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By: Patterico’s Pontifications » Obamacare: The mask is off

Patterico’s Pontifications » Obamacare: The mask is off — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:50:03 +0000

[...] x2: Given that the point made in the update is one of some controversy, here’s a little more about the relevant provisions of the House bill: Two main bills are [...]

By: JD

JD — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:20:49 +0000

It is smart to always be wary of Fary Garber.

By: Patterico

Patterico — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:04:06 +0000

I went back and looked again at the Drum/Armed Liberal exchange that I had described as a “slander” by Drum, and it doesn’t look like Marc (AL) was as peeved as I had remembered him being. So forget what I said about Drum — at least the part about being “wary” of him.

By: Irish Rabble

Irish Rabble — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:52:04 +0000

Someone started a blog to save the world from the lyin’, cheatin’ neocons and I only hear about them just after he/she/it has once again retreated into noble obscurity.

Thank God for small favors.

By: HeavenSent

HeavenSent — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:28:09 +0000

#85, My father is a great man. A self made man and a decent person to the core. A child of poverty, servitude, abuse and cruelty that few know of. Yet he never stopped fighting and he was never a cruel or abusive man.

He taught himself to read and write as well as math. He taught himself history. He bailed his family out of two dead end countries with sacrifice and hard work. He never stole. He never worked the system.

He would take the Bus and Subway by waking up at 1:00am and work on his feet till 4 or 5 pm in order to earn some overtime. No car because we could not afford it. Couldn’t afford it because he had to pay out-of-pocket for my birth and all its medical complications that my mother went through. And if that would be it, but there was much more about it.

To this day I live in awe my father.

No complaints either because he was just so happy to be in the USA. He was happy to be to move ahead with his own efforts. I am so proud to be his son. If I can be half the man to my sons that he was to me, I can die satisfied.

By: Apogee

Apogee — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:22:36 +0000

Patterico – of course they have to ‘write you off’.

Hilzoy and friends can’t debate your arguments, as they’ve more than demonstrated here.

There’s a reason they’re panicked that people might be reading your site. If their criticisms were justified in any way, they’d be able to supply evidence.

You address the incredible weakness and corruption evident in this current administration, the Democratic Party and the left in general.

Their system doesn’t work, and they’re terrified that people will recognize that it is they that have lost all credibility from supporting the current corrupt frauds in our government.

By: HeavenSent

HeavenSent — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:09:11 +0000

#43, IMDW, Basic health care includes normal wellness screening for cancer. If you happen to get cancer, and if it happens to be life threatening, then the the Gov.t Policy kicks in to cover remediation and therapy.

Not sure what bizarre straw-man you erected to debate the point but to a health care pro it is pretty straight forward.

By: Stashiu3

Stashiu3 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:14:16 +0000

No worries my friends, and no offense taken. I don’t think I’ve ever used it as snark, but I’ve seen it done as you mentioned. My snark is usually more aggressive and a response to dishonest comments. I delete far more than I post… even the ones to Cyrus or Thomas Jackson.

By: Dmac

Dmac — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:10:26 +0000

I am a vet, a conservative, and a great admirer of RR. Wait, you left out some things - aren't you also a concerned Christian voter? I was a Republican until the party went totally off the rails. And how did this occur? Lots of talk, but no substance. Please detail your many grievances. You know what? I was wrong. OK You were wrong. Our side was just plain wrong. Projection is also your middle name. And don't presume to ever speak for others here - if you were a regular reader, you'd never make that assumption in the first place. Consider yourself outed as another Moby and beclowned. live with that. Ohhh, snap! Witty repartee is unfortunately not your style. Better work on that weakness in the future.

By: Patterico

Patterico — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:10:01 +0000

I ask one tiny favor of you for all those page views – could you take 10 minutes and re-read Hilzoy’s last posts?

Had already read them, just re-read them.

The one I criticize in this post does not live up to the principles expressed in the other posts.