US Government Shutdown? Not any more!

[Tel]

Not everyone is to blame. None of this had to happen.

I know you did not have to mandate the purchase of insurance.

As opposed to having people sit there without it, get sick/injured and force everyone else to pay for their stupidity?

[Greed and Death]

I know you did not have to mandate the purchase of insurance.

As opposed to having people sit there without it, get sick/injured and force everyone else to pay for their stupidity?

Young healthy people are unlikely to face that situation.
And since the law targets upper middle class young healthy people they can pay for the bills out of pocket if need be.

[Democratic Koyro]

Not everyone is to blame. None of this had to happen.

I know you did not have to mandate the purchase of insurance.

Yeah, you could always set up a functioning universal health system and not this Obamacare shit. Oh wait, thats communism! or is it socialism you guys across the pond are scared of these days?

[Ifreann]

Insufficent poll options. Blame everyone.

Yep.

Fuck everyone involved. Fuck all of the corrupt, self-centered politicians that have totally forgotten about what they signed up to do.

But fuck the Republicans in particular.

[Greed and Death]

I know you did not have to mandate the purchase of insurance.

Yeah, you could always set up a functioning universal health system and not this Obamacare shit. Oh wait, thats communism! or is it socialism you guys across the pond are scared of these days?

I have no problem with my Tax dollars providing a universal system, or even providing expanded medicaid or medicare. I have objection to the private purchase of insurance.

[Ashmoria]

Not everyone is to blame. None of this had to happen.

I know you did not have to mandate the purchase of insurance.

that comment would make better sense if it was why they shut down the government and are bringing us to the brink of default.

[Democratic Koyro]

Yeah, you could always set up a functioning universal health system and not this Obamacare shit. Oh wait, thats communism! or is it socialism you guys across the pond are scared of these days?

I have no problem with my Tax dollars providing a universal system, or even providing expanded medicaid or medicare. I have objection to the private purchase of insurance.

It wasn't intended as an attack against you, more at the ridiculous assertion from various conservative groups in the States that universal healthcare somehow leads to some form of Cold-war style Communist Dictatorship..

[Greed and Death]

I know you did not have to mandate the purchase of insurance.

that comment would make better sense if it was why they shut down the government and are bringing us to the brink of default.

No one doubts their generic hate of the ACA is why they are doing this.

[Ashmoria]

that comment would make better sense if it was why they shut down the government and are bringing us to the brink of default.

No one doubts their generic hate of the ACA is why they are doing this.

which is not the mandate.

and im not sure that they wouldn't have shut the government down even if the dems had lost their minds and defunded obamacare. after all they have left most of their objections behind and went back to their stupid economic demands.

[Greed and Death]

No one doubts their generic hate of the ACA is why they are doing this.

which is not the mandate.

and im not sure that they wouldn't have shut the government down even if the dems had lost their minds and defunded obamacare. after all they have left most of their objections behind and went back to their stupid economic demands.

Which is depressing and why I sent an email encouraging Ted Cruz to filibuster.

[Ashmoria]

which is not the mandate.

and im not sure that they wouldn't have shut the government down even if the dems had lost their minds and defunded obamacare. after all they have left most of their objections behind and went back to their stupid economic demands.

Which is depressing and why I sent an email encouraging Ted Cruz to filibuster.

at least you are one of his constituents.

[Greed and Death]

Which is depressing and why I sent an email encouraging Ted Cruz to filibuster.

at least you are one of his constituents.

Which is why I got a response.

[Camicon]

Has Senator Ted Cruz started his filibuster yet ?

Give him his proper title: de facto Speaker of the House Ted Cruz (R-Calgary).

Motherfucker. I knew he was Canadian. I didn't know he was Calgarian.

Gimme a few minutes guys. I've dispatched a team to bring him back here, before he causes any more damage. Hopefully they'll catch up with him before he tries a filibuster.

[Risottia]

Politicians don't post on NSG.

Between September 2006 and May 2010 I was the scientific consultant for a member of the Regional Council of Lombardy. I also had the offices (in various periods) of Provincial and Regional Chairman of my party's youth organisation, member of the National Directorate of the same organisation, member of the party's Provincial and Regional Directorates.

[Greed and Death]

Give him his proper title: de facto Speaker of the House Ted Cruz (R-Calgary).

Motherfucker. I knew he was Canadian. I didn't know he was Calgarian.

Gimme a few minutes guys. I've dispatched a team to bring him back here, before he causes any more damage. Hopefully they'll catch up with him before he tries a filibuster.

You know by treaty if you drag him back to Canada he gets to be a senator in Canada.

[Ifreann]

Politicians don't post on NSG.

Between September 2006 and May 2010 I was the scientific consultant for a member of the Regional Council of Lombardy. I also had the offices (in various periods) of Provincial and Regional Chairman of my party's youth organisation, member of the National Directorate of the same organisation, member of the party's Provincial and Regional Directorates.

And I'm secretly Ban Ki Moon.

[Risottia]

Between September 2006 and May 2010 I was the scientific consultant for a member of the Regional Council of Lombardy. I also had the offices (in various periods) of Provincial and Regional Chairman of my party's youth organisation, member of the National Directorate of the same organisation, member of the party's Provincial and Regional Directorates.

And I'm secretly Ban Ki Moon.

I knew you sounded Korean.

[Ifreann]

Motherfucker. I knew he was Canadian. I didn't know he was Calgarian.

Gimme a few minutes guys. I've dispatched a team to bring him back here, before he causes any more damage. Hopefully they'll catch up with him before he tries a filibuster.

You know by treaty if you drag him back to Canada he gets to be a senator in Canada.

Nah, the Queen will have him locked in the Tower of Ontario.

[Zepplien]

at least you are one of his constituents.

Which is why I got a response.

Really?
What was said response?

[Ifreann]

Which is why I got a response.

Really?
What was said response?

"Please stop trying to contact me"

[Democratic Koyro]

Give him his proper title: de facto Speaker of the House Ted Cruz (R-Calgary).

Motherfucker. I knew he was Canadian. I didn't know he was Calgarian.

Gimme a few minutes guys. I've dispatched a team to bring him back here, before he causes any more damage. Hopefully they'll catch up with him before he tries a filibuster.

This whole thing is a coup to cause the financial collapse of America so that Cruz can sieze power for himself, the truth is out!

Personally i welcome our new leader, The Great Fiscally Irresponsable Leader, Emperor Ted Cruz!

[Greed and Death]

Which is why I got a response.

Really?
What was said response?

That he too is very concerned about the healthcare law and that if concessions are not granted to make it a better law he will seriously consider another talking filibuster.

[Risottia]

You know by treaty if you drag him back to Canada he gets to be a senator in Canada.

Nah, the Queen will have him locked in the Tower of Ontario.

By the way, it exists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Tower

And it's not very far from the London Tower, either.

[Page]

As left-wing as I am and seething with rage over this bullshit, I've come to the strange conclusion that I want Boehner to stay Speaker of the House. One, because if he is overthrown, there is an absolute guarantee he will be replaced with someone more extreme. Which means a Speaker who actively supports the tea party rather than just cowering to them. And second, presuming his career was the only reason he didn't bring the clean CR to the floor, Boehner being kicked to the curb means the last 16 days were all for nothing.

Actually, there is no way the last 16 days weren't all for nothing.
If a deal goes through today, I hope after Obama signs it he makes it clear that there's no cause for celebration, and states what the American people think, that this whole thing was a travesty and a disgrace.

[Democratic Koyro]

As left-wing as I am and seething with rage over this bullshit, I've come to the strange conclusion that I want Boehner to stay Speaker of the House. One, because if he is overthrown, there is an absolute guarantee he will be replaced with someone more extreme. Which means a Speaker who actively supports the tea party rather than just cowering to them. And second, presuming his career was the only reason he didn't bring the clean CR to the floor, Boehner being kicked to the curb means the last 16 days were all for nothing.

Actually, there is no way the last 16 days weren't all for nothing.
If a deal goes through today, I hope after Obama signs it he makes it clear that there's no cause for celebration, and states what the American people think, that this whole thing was a travesty and a disgrace.

Speaker Cantor?!

*shudders*