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JScott

CV, interesting. Totally agree the Medicare Part D was another flamingly poorly conceived piece of legislation. There is quite a bit of concern about doctor shortages going forward, but honestly the plan appears to be that they will be replaced by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. With n...

JScott

Jim, I will say, maybe it's the water up there, but pols from Maine are among the classiest in the union.

JScott

Alex, first link I've come across: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/video/caused-obamacare-healthcare-costs-rising-17229187 You can look into this more on your own, of course, but there is very little debate that costs continue to rise, despite the predictions prior to passage. Also, though it's not s...

JScott

Jim, you know, Jindahl really does have some chops, I think, but I don't think he's got potential for advancement. It only seems to show up in flashes and his State of the Union rebuttal was his Dukakis-in-the-tank moment.....

JScott

Scott: You know I love you man. You will always be Dorothy's scarecrow to me when it comes to BWE. But you are mad over this Benghazi thing. You are a madman over this! By the way... I know this makes me less of a patriot, that nobody can dare criticize the mythic John McCain because he was a POW, ...

JScott

JScott, You wrote: “I'm not arguing or disagreeing with the premise that an ideal system is available to all, or the nobility of altruism; I'm merely pointing out that the great majority of this country (we can quibble over 85 or 90%) will find they can't get the care to which they have become accu...

JScott

Stefan, agree it is mystifying why this embassy was ignored. It was bombed in April and again in June, and they sent multiple requests for enforcements about impending escalation. Hopefully there will be answers at the hearings. Someone at some level screwed up. Regarding Rice, I believe she believe...

JScott

Here is the link to CNN's fact checking on who said what and when on the Benghazi attack: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/17/politics/fact-check-terror/index.html Stefan, the CNN timeline is completely consistent with what I've outlined, except it does (conveniently?) omit quite a bit. Some time ago the...

JScott

JScott, You wrote “My point is not that the French system is crap or that the only approach is the U.S. one. Those with access and means in the U.S. would not trade this system for any other, and I think it can be said objectively that those people get the very best health care in the world and thr...

JScott

It appears that the states ex. Alabama that resisted planning for the health exchange networks are abdicating responsibility to the government which plans to employ private contractors to perform the work-maybe not 100%, I'm not sure. I see trouble ahead. Part of this has to do with the fact that s...

JScott

Why do you expect that the 90% (or whatever the right number is) of people will get less good health care under Obamacare, Scott? Why should anything change for people who keep the same kind of insurance they have had?... Ahh, this is the point. It isn't going to be the same insurance they've had. ...

JScott

>> I hold the White House responsible for making her go out and promulgate a story they knew to be false. >> Oh, did the WH know the story was wrong when Rice gave the interviews? It was pretty stupid of them not to give Rice the correct information. According to the various statements, this is exa...

JScott

You know the party is in trouble when Bobby Jindahl is coming across as the voice if reason. Yep, The GOP will be a Ghost Of a Party if they don't get their act together and that will not benefit the country. The US is at its best with a strong 2 party system that embraces bipartisanship. We're a l...

JScott

Jim, all valid points. Alex, I will try to get to those links. My point is not that the French system is crap or that the only approach is the U.S. one. Those with access and means in the U.S. would not trade this system for any other, and I think it can be said objectively that those people get the...

JScott

Jim, I don't think this is going to come back to Obama. I do think it will eventually come back to someone, though I personally believe, as I've said, Obama was involved in this to at least some extent. You must admit, as I've outlined above, at the very least he's been dodging around this and not &...

JScott

Regarding Rice, Obama is clearly trying to have it both ways here. He had his coordinated moment in the second debate where he made it clear he did in fact call it terrorism in the Rose Garden, but now says Rice was sent out after the famous Rose Garden moment "at the request of the WH" an...

JScott

I always thought your initial uncertainty was just pre-election jitters, Jim. Glad to see you're out front on 2016: what, no Hilary! (I too have doubts Hilary will run). Being the eternal optimist, though, I think the Dems could even make up some ground in 2014, if they play their cards right over ...

JScott

Was thinking about this more today. Only two years back there was hand-wringing over the House takeover and where the Dems would go from there. Politics are local - and fickle. Still, being as objective as I can be, I think this is the Dems game to win or lose. The GOP is down two touchdowns, no tim...

JScott

Jim, comments this week from Boehner and Mitchell make it look like they've decided their path is to dig in. Maybe it's just a negotiating tactic, but I don't think so. If they just capitulate on everything, they no longer have a raison d'être. Besides, it's not just about fiscal responsibility, soc...

JScott

Of course I'm disappointed that I only got the 99.4% ridiculous rating, but I'll take it. :D You know I love you guys, but I think the blinders go on for the home team. The alleged affair was many months ago, but he chose to submit his resignation just after the election and just before his congress...

JScott

....and out of the blue, Patraeus resigns. Of course, he won't be able to testify now regarding Benghazi. Quelle surprise.....

JScott

I'm going to suggest that we move on from the Benghazi issue. We all seem to feel we have a firm grasp on the facts (though they are interestingly not remotely consistent) and therefore no minds are likely to be changed, only tempers flared. There may be hearings. We shall see....

JScott

Alex, my friend, either you have a selective memory or you're not listening on this Benghazi thing. Early on I showed you links that demonstrated that people on the ground had requested assistance for months before the attack, up until hours before and during the assault itself. All requests were de...

JScott

Jim, I said from the beginning the JHEPI was my go to poll. You were all over it. Have to say, the only thing that gives me a touch of pause about your predictions is that I recall one James Carville saying exactly the same thing - the next 50 years - after William Jefferson won. That said, the only...

JScott

Even George Will, who is clearly partisan but usually measured, predicted an easy Romney win. The GOP missed badly here, primarily far underestimating the turnout the Dems are now able to muster. Amazing how things have changed in two years, from the big mid-term sweep.

JScott

Also Jim, you are exactly right on the social issues (gay marriage, women's issues, Hispanic concerns, etc.). The GOP is utterly out of alignment on these, and I think unrecoverably. Whatever they might gain moving in that direction they will lose in the base. They are dead in the water on this stuff.

JScott

Manton, agree with much of what you say. I see no easy solutions for the Republican Party and I also have some serious reservations about the current (and presumed near future) fiscal approach. The only chance that the GOP has is if the public sours substantially on the Dem plan. We shall see if the...

JScott

Morning after assessment.... Obama wins popular vote and electoral very comfortably. There can be no claims of fraud or shenanigans. The verdict is clear. Dems retain the Senate and GOP the House, though many moderates in the House on both sides lost, making this chamber, if anything, more polarized...

JScott

JimHow wrote:I hope you and all the good people of NY, NJ, and elsewhere get relief soon, tmas, that looks like a horrible situation.

Same. Awful. Good karma and prayers your way.

JScott

An unprecedented JHEPI!! Have to say, I am wavering. There's so much bravado and confidence on both sides that I have no idea what to believe. Will be fascinating......

JScott

Speaking of conspiracies, what I'm reading out of New York and New Jersey is sounding pretty horrific. The Red Cross and FEMA starting to take some heat. So far, Obama seems to be getting a pass on it. We were talking earlier about media bias. Maybe I'm remembering in accurately, but by this stage B...

JScott

This polling thing will be interesting to follow post-election. The issue Manton raises is curious; all theses polls are projecting a historically unprecedented Dem turnout, which seems unlikely to me. Last election, if anything, had that kind of historical enthusiasm. On the other hand, the idea th...

JScott

This election continues to be extremely interesting to follow. With due respect to the JHEPI (and I am on record saying it's my 'go to' predictor) it seems to me that both sides are extremely confident of victory at this point. I'm seeing predictions of comfortable wins from both camps. What this me...

JScott

Bacchus wrote:I got the answer to the Christie mystery -- he did it to meet the Boss!

Zing!

JScott

Sampling is a problem, both in terms of how people self-identify and how one chooses to assemble D's and R's, as well as guessing at the likely turnout, as well as the issues Bacchus raised, with old and new technologies (not to mention caller ID, which I have used with abandon this year!). In short...

JScott

....and if Obama loses Ohio, I will shave my face!

JScott

Sheesh, I can't believe how, what's the word, "pollyanna"?, you guys are. To think that Christie isn't thinking about or considering the political implications/ramifications of his self-presentation strikes me as naive. Or perhaps I'm overly cynical. While I'm sure he is concerned about h...

JScott

Agree, Jim. At the risk again of sounding completely insensitive (I swear I'm not!) this break in the polls and away from the politicking feels to me like a break in the Romney mo that had been gathering. It does feel like Obama making a little pushback, just maybe. Who the hell knows? Still think i...

JScott

Wow, huge props for O from Christie, of all people. Pics of them laughing and walking arm in arm down the boardwalk like teenagers in love. Everything but a big wet kiss! Question: will it a) help Obama, b) hurt Christie, c) both, or d) go completely unnoticed and make not a bit of difference.

JScott

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