Indefensible.

AreaMan · Oct 10, 2007

I just read through all 14 pages of this crap and now I have a headache. Thank god I have those Wal-Mart pain relievers!!

old_tony · Oct 11, 2007

AreaMan said:

I just read through all 14 pages of this crap and now I have a headache. Thank god I have those Wal-Mart pain relievers!!
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But the pertinent question is this: Did you throw out some kind of sob story and demand that the federal government pay for those Wal-Mart pain relievers?

Football_Bat · Oct 11, 2007

AreaMan said:

I just read through all 14 pages of this crap and now I have a headache. Thank god I have those Wal-Mart pain relievers!!
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I just read through all 14 pages of this crap too, and now I have a headache too. Thank God I have beer.

And kudoes to all for keeping it on topic and (not too) personal, for a change. Now have yourself a happy Michelle Wie Is Legal Day.

MCbamr · Oct 12, 2007

deskslave said:

MCbamr said:

"New York State is filing a lawsuit challenging the Administration's disapproval of its request to allow SCHIP to cover children in some families making as much as $83,000 per year. "Gov. Eliot Spitzer said yesterday that New York , joined by six other states, would file suit against the Bush administration, challenging stricter eligibility rules for the government health insurance program that covers poor children. In their legal challenges, the eight states contend that the new eligibility rules, which went into effect in August and limit coverage to children living at or below 250 percent of the poverty level, will either force out children in the program or leave tens of thousands without coverage who would be eligible. Three weeks ago the federal health officials denied a request by New York to insure more children by covering those in families with incomes up to 400 percent of the poverty rate, or $82,600 for a family of four." (Sarah Kershaw, "8 States Plan To Press Bush On Health Bill," The New York Times , 10/2/07 ) "

The vetoed SCHIP bill also grandfathers in New Jersey 's program at 350 percent of the Federal poverty level, which includes children in families with incomes of $72,000 a year. "Corzine added that the state, which covers about 122,000 kids in its program, known as FamilyCare, 'will continue to provide health care to children in families with income up to 350 percent' of the federal poverty level or $72,275 for a family of four. He also wrote that he is prepared to file a lawsuit challenging the new rules." (Christopher Lee, "N.J.'s Corzine To Defy New Health-Care Rules," The Washington Post , 9/14/07 )
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Yep, that press release from the White House came across my wire too. It was nice of you to give the source.
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Which conveniently allows you to ignore the direct quotes from those right wing co-conspirators, the New York Times and Washington Post. Man, facts must really hurt.

Fenian_Bastard · Oct 12, 2007

MCbamr said:

deskslave said:

MCbamr said:

"New York State is filing a lawsuit challenging the Administration's disapproval of its request to allow SCHIP to cover children in some families making as much as $83,000 per year. "Gov. Eliot Spitzer said yesterday that New York , joined by six other states, would file suit against the Bush administration, challenging stricter eligibility rules for the government health insurance program that covers poor children. In their legal challenges, the eight states contend that the new eligibility rules, which went into effect in August and limit coverage to children living at or below 250 percent of the poverty level, will either force out children in the program or leave tens of thousands without coverage who would be eligible. Three weeks ago the federal health officials denied a request by New York to insure more children by covering those in families with incomes up to 400 percent of the poverty rate, or $82,600 for a family of four." (Sarah Kershaw, "8 States Plan To Press Bush On Health Bill," The New York Times , 10/2/07 ) "

The vetoed SCHIP bill also grandfathers in New Jersey 's program at 350 percent of the Federal poverty level, which includes children in families with incomes of $72,000 a year. "Corzine added that the state, which covers about 122,000 kids in its program, known as FamilyCare, 'will continue to provide health care to children in families with income up to 350 percent' of the federal poverty level or $72,275 for a family of four. He also wrote that he is prepared to file a lawsuit challenging the new rules." (Christopher Lee, "N.J.'s Corzine To Defy New Health-Care Rules," The Washington Post , 9/14/07 )
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Yep, that press release from the White House came across my wire too. It was nice of you to give the source.
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Which conveniently allows you to ignore the direct quotes from those right wing co-conspirators, the New York Times and Washington Post. Man, facts must really hurt.
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Oh, boy.
The WH quotes a NYT story in which "federal officials" describe how they're fighting with NY state -- in other words, the WH quotes the NYT saying what the WH is doing -- in a press release, and our latest Brainiac has converted that into some sort of NYT endorsement of the WH position.
Wow.

zeke12 · Oct 13, 2007

Apparently, defending the indefensible has sent some folks round the bend...

http://republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/News/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=6636

deskslave · Oct 13, 2007

Zeke12 said:

Apparently, defending the indefensible has sent some folks round the bend...

http://republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/News/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=6636
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Wow. I'm torn between whether to think he's insane or to give him credit. Maybe a little from Column A, a little from Column B.

zeke12 · Oct 13, 2007

deskslave said:

Zeke12 said:

Apparently, defending the indefensible has sent some folks round the bend...

http://republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/News/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=6636
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Wow. I'm torn between whether to think he's insane or to give him credit. Maybe a little from Column A, a little from Column B.
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My thoughts.

You'd love to give credit for a Simpsons parody, but you must deduct points for making absolutely no sense.

old_tony · Oct 16, 2007

And just a little more for the "universal health care" and how great it is crowd.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071015160912.2jq4i1wm&show_article=1

I love puppies! · Oct 16, 2007

A British person pulled his own tooth out, therefore, we shouldn't fund a program that helps millions of children get health care.

Yup, makes sense to me.

Fenian_Bastard · Oct 16, 2007

And, of course, we do it so much better here.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/119/Supplement_1/S12

JR · Oct 16, 2007

I really think we should get SportsJournalists.com t-shirts made with this design:

Tommy Douglas--#1 Canadian.

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