No Emperor Obama
I read Cal Thomas's June 21 column, "All hail Emperor Obama," and reflexively remembered the story I heard as a small child where an innocent, yet honest child yelled, "The emperor has no clothes!"
We should greatly fear President Obama's re-election. He is making unilateral (and maybe unconstitutional) decisions that I believe are a grave misuse of power, acting as if he is already strutting his new wardrobe. (He told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, "After my election I have more flexibility," when he thought the microphone was off.) He is now refusing to share important documents, claiming "executive privilege."
If "Emperor Obama" wins another term, we will soon realize that he has no clothes (read: no ability or knowledge about how to lead us forward and no desire to do so). He will lead us into socialism as he has always planned. And under his leadership we will likely become the next Third World country, and Obama will reign ad infinitum.
This presidential election is the most important our country has faced. We must vote for Mitt Romney and give him a Congress that will work with him to return us to the United States of America that our forefathers worked so hard to forge. Those who have never cared enough to vote, vote now. Forget party loyalties and vote for America. America's future is in our hands. Vote against Obama's socialism. Wemust understand that we don't need an emperor, clothed or not!
ELIZABETH KISER
Winston-Salem
A successful man
It was with keen interest that I read the article about West Salem's John Ruff ("Father's legacy still grows in West Salem," June 22). I vividly remember back over 30 years ago when he very kindly assisted my young son in selecting a pet parakeet.
Little did I ever know of his love of gardening and success in business as revealed in David Bare's Home & Garden column. My family and I just remember the softhearted care and patience he displayed in making sure a youngster found the perfect pet.
Thanks to the Journal for printing the story of this special man.
JAN TINGLE
Lewisville
GOP strategy
This year's budget again shortchanges public education and school children ("Budget moves to Perdue as assembly gives final OK," June 22). It seems that this is the GOP strategy: to starve public education, then blame the public schools for poor performance and eventually privatize public schools. The aim is to break up teachers unions or associations.
We should realize that to shortchange public education is to shortchange the future of the state. Also, it deals a devastating blow to the aging eugenics victims.
However, the GOP big donors, the rich, are being well taken care of.
BOON T. LEE
Winston-Salem
Columnists spin
So both Cal Thomas ("All hail Emperor Obama," June 21) and Charles Krauthammer ("The immigration bombshell: Naked lawlessness," June 25) nailed President Obama. They both caught him saying that he didn't have the authority to change immigration policy. They both quoted Obama on that topic:
"This notion I can somehow just change the laws unilaterally is just not true. We are doing everything we can administratively, but [the] fact of the matter is there are laws on the books that I have to enforce. And I think there's been [a] great disservice done to the cause of getting the DREAM Act passed and getting comprehensive immigration passed by perpetrating the notion that somehow, by myself, I can go and do these things. It's just not true."
And they both stopped quoting him before he continued with this:
"Now, what we can do is to prioritize enforcement, since there are limited enforcement resources, and say we're not gonna go chasing after this young man or anybody else who's been acting responsibly and would otherwise qualify for legal status if the DREAM Act passed."
Which is exactly what he did.
These columnists join the long line of dishonest commentators — Sean Hannity and others on Fox News did the very same thing, big surprise — who spin the evidence in whatever direction they can to make the president look bad.
HANK BOLES
Winston-Salem
Finish the Thought
Briefly complete the sentence below and send it to us atletters@wsjournal.com. We'll print some of the results in a few days. Only signed entries, please, no anonymous ones.
"Americans celebrate July 4 because …"
LTE #1...No Emperor Obama
ReplyDeleteThose who do not know hysteria are bound to repeat it. The fear card is weak in the game of hyperbole. At least now with the Robert's Court decision on the ACA, you do use the word "maybe" before unconstitutional- that's progressive. "Reign ad infinitum?" That's a long time. And of course this election is the most important we have faced, just like the one before and the one before that. We've heard all this demagoguery before ad absurdum ad nauseum.
The Republicans have once again (6x) scheduled a vote to repeal the ACA. They will spend another week debating in the house on a vote that is purely symbolic, wasting time, money and the patience of Americans everywhere.
ReplyDelete"Americans celebrate July 4 because …" It is tradition and habit, especially if it is attached to a weekend. Also, it is much easier to remember the habit of nastalgia than it is to contemplate our present. Our own corrupt out of control and power hungry governing class has replaced the British Crown.
ReplyDeleteWow, Whitewall - - - that's deep.
DeleteIf "Emperor Obama" wins another term, we will soon realize that he has no clothes (read: no ability or knowledge about how to lead us forward and no desire to do so).
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Kiser
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Some of us realized that quite a while ago.
You have no power here. Begone, before someone drops a White House on you too.
Deleteto funny!
DeleteBob, I've exposed Rush for the fool he is.
DeleteYou don't want me to start on you too. Of course, you would be more difficult to handle because you keep pretty much to the truth. Plus, you've got half a brain that you use.
Nonetheless, you should be glad I like you.
"Oh, joy, rapture, I have a brain." Let the games begin. I keep myself pretty all the time.
DeleteLest I forget, bucky, I've been to the depths of Moria, otherwise known as the Henry River Dam in Hildebrand where the Hunger Games were filmed, and have battled the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. A little troll like you means nothing.
DeleteI see Bucky as more of a Grima Wormtongue type.
DeleteNotice the forum 'Troll' didn't appear yesterday. I would say he was too embarassed to show his keyboard, after I exposed his lies, But, he's too stupid to get embarrassed.
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DeleteHere is a list of those who posted yesterday: Phargo, Bucky, Whitewall, Arthur, O.T. Rush, and Staballoy
DeleteIn fact, the forum 'troll' placed 63% of the yesterday's posts. 22/35
DeleteWormtongue, eh? Well, please don't liken me to Saruman, based on OT's likening Bucky as my "remora." Especially since Theoden is one of my favorite characters.
DeleteChristopher Lee was born to play that part.
DeleteYes, he was. He actually did some of his own stunts, in spite of his age. He was in a commando unit in WW2. When director Peter Jackson tried instruct Lee to act when Grima stabs Saruman, Lee told him, "I KNOW what it sounds like when someone is stabbed."
DeleteLee had hoped to reprise the Saruman role in Jackson's "The Hobbit." Sad to say, old age didn't permit the maestro to travel to New Zealand.
I must correct myself: according to Wikipedia, Lee announced in 2011 that he would lay Saruman again.
DeleteThat should be play Saruman again. And the scenes will be shot in England.
DeleteI'm glad to hear that. He has always been one of my favorite actors.
DeleteIt's hard to tell if the writer of LTE #1 was attempting to be sarcastic (the letter reads more like a conspiracy theory) but the "fear" factor is overtly melodramatic. "He will lead us into socialism as he has always planned"? REALLY, Ms. Kiser?!?
ReplyDeleteSome GOP-led states plan to resist health care law, as ruling reins in Medicaid expansion
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Reports are that if some states implement Obamacare, they will go bankrupt. If they refuse, the federal government is responsible for the setting up the exchanges.
If you've ever lived in a state where it has set up insurance exchanges (other than healthcare), you would know prices for those servicesgo up, not down.
Thanks alot Democrats.
Nullification, everyone thinks they are John C. Calhoun now. That went well.
DeleteSeveral states have ignored federal law by making medical marijuana legal. Nothing has happened to them. I don't see why states can't just ignore Obamacare. If the feds want it so bad, let them implement the law. v
DeleteLasta lalaithamin
DeleteThe DEA, ICE, etc, like local enforcement agencies, can choose how to make the best use of its time.
DeleteSo can state governments then. Don't get me started Bob.
DeleteLlie n'vanima ar' lle atara lanneina
DeleteGey red tsu der vant
Deletebucky is a Leopard Troll
ReplyDelete(leopard= LEO in P(ink) (leot)Ards
Dr Feelgood says: "Don't go away mad, Just go away."
DeleteIt's too Darn Hot
ReplyDeleteEspecially at glendale battlefield anniversary tour marking 150 years to the date.
DeleteAh, yes, the Seven Days Campaign.
DeleteTomorrow will be the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Malvern Hill, the final battle of the Seven Days Campaign
DeleteAt the end of the campaign, the Union Army camped out at one of my cousin's places, The Berkeley Plantation.
DeleteGoing to malvern hill in the am. Do you know Freddie kiger?
DeleteYes, I know who he is. He used to lecture at UNC.
DeleteWhat a wonderful tour you're on, Wordly.
DeleteWe've got entitlement programs that are going broke, we've got a ridiculous amount of debt, unemployment is sky high, and what do Democrats do? Pass a bill that adds another entitlement that requires that we spend more money that we don't have.
ReplyDeleteThanks alot Democrats!
It was a pleasure. You're welcome.
DeleteThere's always Western Sahara, no entitlements, no government, no taxes, nice long coastline with excellent offshore fishing, and you can practically swim to the Canary Islands, 6 airports and 3 of them even have paved runways.
Delete2/3s of Independents say the Obamacare mandate is a violation of individual rights. They're not stupid. They know when a political Sandusky is standing behind them.
Deletetell 'em to take it to the Supreme Court.
DeleteThey may not be stupid, just wrong.
DeleteThe USA Today/Gallup poll found that 46 percent of respondents agree with the court's ruling that the law is Constitutional, while 46 percent disagree. Seventy-nine percent of Democrats back the high court's decision, while only 13 percent of Republicans do. Independents are divided, with 45 percent agreeing with the court and 42 percent disagreeing.
Delete55% of the Judges on the Supreme Court agree; it's constitutional. That means a majority of Democrats, SCOTUS judges, and a plurality of independents all agree. Of course, we've been saying it was constitutional all along
DeleteThe mandate only effects those who don't have insurance. In Mass., only about 2% of the population, you know, those unwilling to take "personal responsibility."
Deleteand for those unable to afford insurance, I would much rather help pay their insurance premiums than their uninsured hospital bills.
Deleteit's the Spainhour effect.
DeleteBob, you've lived in FC too long. Obamacare does nothing to address the thousands and thousand of people that come here illegally and legally and then go to our emergency rooms incurring billions in expenses which is then passed on to 'insured' individuals.
DeleteIt's the browning of America effect. In short, we're getting screwed and we're not in a shower to clean off. Does that make any sense to you?
Norfolk Virginia Police Lt. William Mackenzie killed his wife, Veterinarian Technician Patricia, and himself. March 21, 2011.
DeleteSan Jose California Police Sgt. Christopher Shimek strangled his wife Lynn and fatally shot himself. November 27, 2011.
Former Bad Axe Michigan Police Chief Gary Bucholtz committed murder-suicide on his estranged wife Honda Lynn Tine Bucholtz. November 29, 2011.
These are violent people and someone needs to be reporting this stuff.
Report away Bob.
DeleteI don't know why you want to pull a tiger's tail?
DeleteLet's see, last year 400,000 were deported at a cost of $12,500/deportation . Now let's see, 11million x 12,500 =
Delete“Overwhelming evidence supports the belief that homosexuality is a sexual deviancy often accompanied by disorders that have dire consequences for our culture,” wrote Steve Baldwin in, “Child Molestation and the Homosexual Movement,” soon to be published by the Regent University Law Review.
DeleteBaldwin is the executive director of the Council for National Policy in Washington, D.C.
I used to be a Tiger. A Lewisville Tiger Little league baseball. I was one of two 9 year olds on the team (9-12). I didn't get to play much but the first game I started (all the older boys had gone to the beach), I was first batter and the first pitch, I hit a home-run. I almost hit for the cycle that day, only I had two home runs, a ground rule double, and a single.
DeleteBy the way Bob, is that lady Mary Guinca, reporter for the Journal, lesbian?
DeleteCrystal DeEtte Judson, was fatally shot in a public parking lot on April 26, 2003 by her estranged husband David Brame, police chief of Tacoma Washington. He then shot and killed himself - with their 2 young children only feet away, running to them, pleading to strangers to please help "mommy."
DeleteAllegheny County Pennsylvania Homicide Detective Lawrence Carpico committed suicide following a four-hour SWAT standoff at his home in a Pittsburgh suburb. "I think he lost perspective on how many people love him," his wife said. August 13, 2011.
n Florida, Orange County Deputy Sheriff Paul Terry and his two young children, 10-year-old Elyse and 8-year-old Ian, were found shot dead in their home 3 days after Leigh Ann Terry filed for divorce.
DC Metro Police Vice Detective Richmond Phillips is indicted in the killing of his girlfriend Wynetta Wright. Her baby Jaylin died as a result of her murder, abandoned in a car. Officer Phillips is facing two counts of first degree murder, one count of child abuse resulting in death, and one count of reckless endangerment. May 31, 2011.
DeleteI figured she was/is because of all of her articles about gayness.
DeleteIt just never stops.
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Delete4 year old Austin Hayslip-Tyler was shot and killed at his daycare by his father, Albany Georgia Police Officer Andrew Hayslip. Officer Hayslip then killed himself. Austin's mother, a former Albany Police Officer, also sustained a gunshot wound while trying to save Austin.
DeleteCan you die from a head injury? Not according to liberals when they're babbling about the Zimmerman case, but just ask Kathleen Savio, if you could.
DeletePittston Police Officer Matthew "Matt" Brokenshire murdered his girlfriend Caitlin "Cait" McGuire and then took his own life. State Police called it unpremeditated. February 6, 2011.
DeleteArizona Department of Corrections Officer Anthony Philip Rinaldi is charged with 1st degree murder in the killing of his wife Amanda Blaies Rinaldi. December 13, 2011.
DeleteCheck out Sandusky, Ohio. I'll bet it's a nice place unless you're a 10 to 12 year old boy.
Deletehttp://www.ci.sandusky.oh.us/
Buena Vista Township Michigan Police Officer Kenneth Bluew is facing charges of having killed his near-full term pregnant girlfriend Jennifer Marie Webb. The unborn baby was a boy, and was already named - Braxton James Donald Webb. August 30, 2011.
DeleteGay police officer kills gay lover.
Deletehttp://articles.cnn.com/2005-05-23/justice/rios_1_gay-lover-police-officer-police-force?_s=PM:LAW
Franklin County Virginia Sheriff's Deputy Jonathan Agee left home with assault rifle to kill his ex-wife Jennifer Louise Carter Agee. Deputy Agee's current wife, also a deputy, called Sheriff Ewell Hunt to tell him. The sheriff opted to not put out a BOLO (Be on the lookout) and to handle it himself. A half hour later Jennifer was fatally shot multiple times in front of one of their daughters. May 30, 2011.
DeleteFranklin County Ohio Sheriff's Deputy Laura Worthington was attacked and stabbed in the neck critically by her ex-Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy husband, Matthew Worthington, who then called 911 and shot himself fatally in the chest. March 16, 2011.
DeleteGay murder rates at all time high.
Deletehttp://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBT-related-murder-rates-at-all-time-high/38023.html
In Kansas, Sedgwick County Sheriff's Deputy Brett Seacat is facing trial for the murder of his wife Vashti Seacat. He is said to have attempted to make it look like a suicide. April 30, 2011.
Deleteetired Bedford Massachusetts Police Officer John Brasnahan shot and killed his wife's mother Mary Pizzuto, and his wife's two brothers, Robert Pizzuto and Patrick Pizzuto. Then he killed himself. December 9, 2011.
DeleteRed Springs North Carolina Assistant Police Chief Kevin Locklear's fiancée, Cumberland County EMS dispatch supervisor Amanda Graham Barker - mother of two, was found shot to death in their home. Locklear was formerly Raeford's police chief - fired after being charged with assaulting his estranged wife. Amanda death is under investigation. August 10, 2011.
DeleteNew York Police Officer Philip Chlanda, said to have been angry over his girlfriend's Facebook postings and afraid that she'd leave him - fatally shot himself right in front of her on a Manhattan street. May 17, 2011.
DeleteRetired New York State Police Captain Thomas "Tom" Phelan stabbed his wife, wounding her, and then killed himself. Phelan was with the force for 21 years and retired as a captain. December 18, 2011.
Deleteorain County Ohio Sheriff's Division Corrections Officer William Dembie killed his wife, Holly Dembie. August 11, 2011.
DeleteHatfield Pennsylvania Police Lieutenant Eric Schmitz fatally shot his son Stephen Andrew Schmitz in the chest. He stated that it was in self-defense and has been cleared. June 08, 2011.
DeleteEx-Lexington South Carolina SWAT Detective Craig Brewster Thompson threatened to kill his wife, held his 4 year old twin daughters hostage for hours, and came out of the house finally to turn himself in, but wearing tactical vest, bearing arms, and carrying a knife. He lunged and cut an officer and his former fellow officers than shot and killed him. March 17, 2011.
DeleteHomosexual diseases sky-rocket.
Deletehttp://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0075.html
In Washington State, Yakima County sheriff's Deputy Sean Moore killed himself in jail rather than face prison. He had recently been convicted for first- and second-degree assault on two victims, as well as third-degree rape and residential burglary, with a domestic violence enhancement. May 21, 2011.
DeleteFired Idaho Ada County Sheriff's Jail Deputy Michael James Lee brutally assaulted his wife and then murdered his mother, Lynn Marie Blake.. January 4, 2011.
DeleteEx-North Chicago Illinois Police Officer Devin Bickham, hired a man to kill his girlfriend, aspiring police officer Chevron Alexander. JULY 11, 2011.
DeleteGay and bisexual men are more severely affected by HIV than any other group in the United States (US).
Deletehttp://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/msm/index.htm
Statesville Police Officer Robert Przasnyski shot Heather Przasnyski, who was estranged from him, when she came to pick up their 2 boys. He shot her as she walked away from him, and then shot himself. Heather was a hair stylist with Shear Designs in Statesville. "She was a sweet girl, and she loved her boys more than anything in this world." Statesville Police Chief Tom Anderson said he and others at the SPD knew that Przasnyski was having problems with his marriage. December 14, 2010.
DeleteParker Florida Police officer Mark Bomia killed ex-girlfriend Anna Beach while on duty and in uniform. He was convicted of her murder. Sept. 30, 2010.
DeleteIn Cobb County, Georgia - United States Customs and Border Protection Federal law enforcement officer Michael Abrah Ntiamoah murdered his estranged wife Fatoumata and her boyfriend Mohamed Zaine. "...Neighbors said they heard nearly 30 shots, and watched as Ntiamoah chased his wife down the street shooting at her. She died in a neighbor's driveway..." December 18th, 2010.
DeleteSeparate Showers For Gays?
Deletehttp://www.lineofdeparture.com/2010/12/31/separate-showers-for-gays/
Sounds like a good idea to me! Especially after the Jerry Sandusky trial.
I wish they would give us separate showers. Who wants to shower with those fat ass breeders anyway. Let them eat cake.
DeleteAh, yes, the "free" market:
ReplyDeleteCasual e-mails tell chilling story of market fixes
Do Canadians ever threaten to move to the United States?
ReplyDeleteOnly when claiming an insanity defense.
DeleteSecret wiretaps will tell the story about Holder's involvement in 'Fast and Furious'.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rollcall.com/news/darrell_issa_puts_details_of_secret_wiretap_applications_in_congressional-215828-1.html
The gun program that was started under President Bush or his administration was shut down, and a similar one was reopened under Holder, just case you were wondering, Bob. That's what I'm hearing.
This is a good video Bob, in case you want to get up to date.
Deletehttp://video.foxnews.com/v/1714120105001/
I'm not sure Holder can make it to the next election without being fired.
In California David McGowan, a Riverside County District Attorney Detective and former police officer at Desert Hot Springs and Cathedral City police departments, killed his wife Karen, his 3 children, his mother Angela, and himself. Son Chase was 14, daughter Paige was 10, & daughter Rayne McGowan was 8. Karen McGowan had been a Cathedral City firefighter until she retired to be a full-time mom.
DeleteVancouver Washington Police Officer Douglas Deaver was found in the woods dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a domestic disturbance. A shot had been fired at the home before he left, but no one was injured. The person who called police said Douglas had mentioned suicide, then walked out with a gun. Douglas Deaver was hired by Vancouver in October 2000 and previously worked 10 years for the Dallas, Texas, police. January 18, 2011.
ReplyDeleteRetired New York Police Officer Clarence Cash shot his wife multiple times, killing her. He says it was after she told him she was leaving him. Tracey Young worked in the Criminal Investigations Division of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, involved in surveillance work and undercover stings against illicit cigarette importers. December 10, 2011.
ReplyDeleteMaryland Heights Missouri Police Officer Ryan Metz's 3 year old son Daniel was killed while playing with his father's gun. July 19, 2011.
ReplyDeleteJackson Mississippi Police Detective Natyyo Gray is facing a capital murder charge after the blunt-force death of his 1 year old daughter Aubrey Zoe Brown while in his care. November 20, 2011.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia Department of Corrections Lieutenant Virgil Millon fatally shot his ex-fiancee, Arabella Bradford, and her close friend, Malvin Conley Jr. Police then killed Millon outside the home he and Bradford owned. Bradford and Conley also worked for the Department of Corrections. MAY 10, 2011
ReplyDeleteIn Oregon, Clackamas County Sheriff's Sergeant Jeffrey Grahn shot and killed his wife Charlotte, her friend Kathleen Hoffmeister, her friend Victoria Schulmerich, and himself. Charlotte feared her husband but was afraid to report him to police. February 12, 2010.
ReplyDeleteOxford Alabama Police Officer William "Bill" Hancock shot and killed his wife Tabatha, their 8 month-old son Logan, and himself Tabatha and Logan are memorialized with a need-based scholarship for students at the University of West Georgia. July 20th 2010.
ReplyDeleteLongview Police Officer Jamie Ellyn Goodan was physically assaulted by her husband, Longview 911 Communications Administrator Harry Goodan, before he shot and killed her with her with her own gun. Ellen has a son who was her life and she had served 15 years in law enforcement - with 29 commendations for her service. December 11, 2010.
ReplyDeleteGay senior centers on the rise.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-30/gay-senior-centers/55946066/1
lol, Gay senior centers. There are even gated gay retirement communities in Arizona. lol
DeletePartying to Death: Drug Abuse and Gay Nightlife Culture
ReplyDeletehttp://www.michaelshouse.com/featured-articles/drug-abuse-gay-nightlife/
California, Delaware, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Mass, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas, New Mexico
ReplyDeleteBetween the Gays and LEOs, this country is full of murderers and druggies. Of course we know what happens to all the police confiscated drugs
ReplyDeleteand don't forget LEOtard, Dr Feelgood says: "Don't go away mad, Just go away." Good night.
ReplyDeleteoh, and before I forget. The one thing nice about only having half a brain, it only takes 1% of that to out think a LEOtard.
DeleteYesterday morning I made a mistake. I stated that the SCOTUS decision on ACA was based on the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, which Bucky quite rightly pointed out was incorrect. I apologize for that.
ReplyDeleteI then left for the mountains, where I and a group of friends spent the next 36 hours or so TV/computer/cell phone free lounging on the porch, talking, eating, drinking and otherwise enjoying good company in the relative coolness of the high altitude...the highs there yesterday and today were only about 5-6 degrees less than here, but the colling was much faster.
"...the cooling was much faster".
DeleteThat being said, Dunce is not kicking anybody's ass on this forum except in the wild reaches of his sociopathic imagination.
ReplyDeleteLet's take a look at a few of his BS posts today, one at a time. Since Dunce always ignores the previous day's posts because his lies were exposed, I will repost these tomorrow if need be.
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Bucky June 30, 2012 4:13 PM
2/3s of Independents say the Obamacare mandate is a violation of individual rights.
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Phargo June 30, 2012 5:11 PM
The USA Today/Gallup poll found that 46 percent of respondents agree with the court's ruling that the law is Constitutional, while 46 percent disagree...Independents are divided, with 45 percent agreeing with the court and 42 percent disagreeing.
Bucky June 30, 2012 8:45 AM
ReplyDeleteSome GOP-led states plan to resist health care law, as ruling reins in Medicaid expansion
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Reports are that if some states implement Obamacare, they will go bankrupt.
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Only one problem. States, contrary to what Dunce says, can’t go bankrupt at all.
Bankruptcy is a formal process with a clear legal outcome that leads to a partial or total discharge of debts. It’s available only to individuals and certain classes of organizations. Individuals, most private companies, and local governments can go bankrupt but state governments, banks, and insurers can’t.
(Banks and insurers “become insolvent” and have government-run or mandated insurers pay some or all what they owe.)
States, if they can’t pay, instead must “repudiate” their debts. But state debt repudiation isn’t even a formal process like bank and insurer insolvency either; it’s more of a legislature saying “We won’t pay and, because we’re the government, we don’t have to! So there!” A lot of state constitutions require states to pay their debts so, in many cases, an effort to repudiate debts would cause a state constitutional crisis that could lead to things like courts ordering tax increases or asset sales. In short, state bankruptcy is not possible.
Bucky June 30, 2012 10:14 PM
ReplyDeleteBy the way Bob, is that lady Mary Guinca, reporter for the Journal, lesbian?
BuckyJune 30, 2012 10:17 PM
I figured she was/is because of all of her articles about gayness.
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As always, stupid is as stupid does.
I have known Mary Giunca for almost 30 years.
First, her name is spelled Giunca, not Guinca.
Second, she has not worked at the Journal for over a year.
Third, she is quite happily married to a fine, decent heterosexual man...just the opposite of Sewer Boy.
Fourth, her quite elegant toenail polish ranks well above Dunce's "brain" on the IQ scale.
The verb "figure" implies use of logical mental processes. Dunce should never use that word when referring to himself.
Bucky June 30, 2012 10:41 PM
ReplyDeletePartying to Death: Drug Abuse and Gay Nightlife Culture
http://www.michaelshouse.com/featured-articles/drug-abuse-gay-nightlife/
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Sorry, but I am indeed ROTFLMAO now.
It's bad enough when Dunce cites the self-serving statements of accused criminals or the twisted political propaganda of the so-called Tea Party as facts.
But now he has hit rock bottom. The source he cites here is an advertisement for a commercial establishment, masquerading as a non-profit, known as Michael's House, soliciting drug treatment patients.
They suck a lot of government funds while enjoying tax exempt status.