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I agree. The ACA is akin to domestic terrorism because it is fucking over millions of peoples' lives Tom Send a noteboard - 01/10/2013 10:00:59 PM

I believe that the Republicans have chosen the wrong tactic but the right strategy. By making their opposition to the ACA strong, vocal, repeated and persistent, they are staking a clear position on a law that is in all likelihood a complete and total clusterfuck. However, they're destroying the positive political capital that they can reap from that in the midterm elections next year by shutting down the government.

If the ACA is as bad as they say (and I agree with them that it is), Americans now know where the Republican Party stands on the issue. Let the Democrats double down and lose in 2014, but get the government up and running again. If it isn't the complete nightmare that it is shaping up to be, then the Republicans should stop obstructing things. Either way, the better tactic right now is to step aside and let things take their course. That way, the Republicans can position themselves to sweep the House and Senate in 2014 (well, the Senate to the extent they can based on what states are up). They can then destroy the ACA and all Obama can do is veto bill after bill after bill, against the backdrop of rising public anger that the ACA is still in place.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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President Obama should not negotiate with terrorists moondog - 24/09/2013 06:09:59 PM 1231 Views
I assume the purpose of this post was ranting and provoking heated reactions for your amusement? Legolas - 24/09/2013 08:16:14 PM 696 Views
I assumed that was the point of the post. Tom - 24/09/2013 08:25:16 PM 578 Views
As would I, that's for sure. Legolas - 24/09/2013 08:44:31 PM 697 Views
There is a viral FB post out there Tom - 24/09/2013 09:16:22 PM 635 Views
Is there any chance of that happening? MonCul - 26/09/2013 07:21:51 PM 608 Views
I also just found this surprisingly good related op-ed piece by, of all people, Ted Cruz. Legolas - 24/09/2013 08:31:03 PM 665 Views
consider this my swan song moondog - 24/09/2013 09:39:02 PM 653 Views
To be fair, they only have a terrorist ATTITUDE; the GOP coup attempt has been non-violent. Joel - 27/09/2013 03:28:48 PM 650 Views
only the far left would call this a coup random thoughts - 28/09/2013 04:13:18 PM 699 Views
A minority of a minority forcing its will on the majority in defiance of rule of law is a coup. Joel - 28/09/2013 11:17:43 PM 593 Views
gross accumulation of wealth of real problem I am just not sure how you find a solution random thoughts - 28/09/2013 04:21:37 PM 532 Views
That doesn't happen that easily. Legolas - 28/09/2013 10:31:40 PM 620 Views
I agree in theory but in practice it is a lot harder random thoughts - 30/09/2013 03:20:14 PM 599 Views
The Affordable Care Act has nothing to do with affordability. ranagrande - 24/09/2013 08:46:15 PM 711 Views
I remember people complaining when their patriotism was questioned, thought they had a valid beef... Isaac - 25/09/2013 05:57:52 AM 606 Views
i'm sorry your party has gone off the deep end and can't tell reality from their ass moondog - 27/09/2013 05:24:52 PM 597 Views
Yeah, they're out of touch with reality, Mr. Peaceful Protest = terrorism, sure, gotcha Isaac - 28/09/2013 01:41:55 AM 676 Views
Re: Yeah, they're out of touch with reality, Mr. Peaceful Protest = terrorism, sure, gotcha everynametaken - 29/09/2013 03:51:06 AM 604 Views
fucking over millions of people's lives is NOT "peaceful protest" moondog - 01/10/2013 09:04:30 PM 702 Views
I agree. The ACA is akin to domestic terrorism because it is fucking over millions of peoples' lives Tom - 01/10/2013 10:00:59 PM 838 Views
just because you won't benefit doesn't mean it isn't helping moondog - 01/10/2013 11:27:10 PM 566 Views
Oh, please. Cut the fucking hyperbole. Tom - 02/10/2013 02:54:31 AM 583 Views
It isn't hypberbole tyo him it is his reality random thoughts - 02/10/2013 03:47:30 AM 553 Views
I was with you until you engaged in your own hyperbole in that last line. *NM* Legolas - 02/10/2013 06:05:12 PM 333 Views
I thought it was more of simple observation random thoughts - 04/10/2013 02:21:32 AM 499 Views
Bringing up the Nazis or other totalitarian regimes hardly counts as "simple observation". Legolas - 04/10/2013 06:40:16 PM 612 Views
the far right scares me as much if not more than the far left random thoughts - 05/10/2013 05:21:22 AM 614 Views
You have an amazingly cherry-picked view of the world don't you? Peaceful protests often hurt people Isaac - 01/10/2013 10:20:43 PM 551 Views
yeah, you keep believing that. i suppose black is now white as well? moondog - 01/10/2013 11:28:58 PM 594 Views
If you insist on seeing everything as black and white it really doesn't matter which is which Isaac - 02/10/2013 12:07:51 AM 515 Views
I had hoped gban007 - 02/10/2013 08:43:58 AM 613 Views
Re: I had hoped Isaac - 02/10/2013 10:48:13 AM 556 Views
Re: I had hoped gban007 - 02/10/2013 11:35:04 AM 608 Views
Re: I had hoped Isaac - 02/10/2013 12:07:34 PM 595 Views
Congress is given teh power of the purse so it is the left who is threatening a shut down random thoughts - 26/09/2013 12:59:20 PM 562 Views
Both right and wrong. Bored - 26/09/2013 04:55:36 PM 546 Views
sorry but that doesn't change the power of the purse random thoughts - 28/09/2013 04:06:53 PM 682 Views
Pretty much my take for the last two years; the GOP is pulling an Arafat: "95% is not good enough!" Joel - 27/09/2013 01:12:53 AM 689 Views
funny how the media celibrated the silly twit from Fort Worth for doing basically the same thing *NM* random thoughts - 28/09/2013 04:19:31 PM 349 Views
Yes, opposing an effective statewide ban on ALL abortion (for ALL reasons) is extremist Joel - 28/09/2013 11:22:32 PM 546 Views
you would have a point if you posistion approached reality instead of being extermist blather random thoughts - 30/09/2013 01:58:13 PM 554 Views
So all TX outpatient clinics must meet the standards set for hospitals? Joel - 30/09/2013 11:00:24 PM 523 Views
no all TX abortion clince have to meet the same standards as outpatient surgical centers. random thoughts - 30/09/2013 11:29:48 PM 517 Views
"... mandate[s]... a doctor who performs abortions have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital." Joel - 02/10/2013 01:54:41 AM 713 Views
You miss a lot of points random thoughts - 02/10/2013 03:37:00 AM 551 Views
Like where Wendy Davis threatened to shut down TX unless she got her way. Joel - 02/10/2013 06:49:52 AM 611 Views
Like I said you support grandstanding as long as it is your side doing it random thoughts - 04/10/2013 02:20:09 AM 548 Views
Neither shut down government? Sorry; I did not realize the US government was and has been open. Joel - 05/10/2013 12:49:50 AM 654 Views
I guess you also didn't realize Cruz is a senator. Unless of courrse you blame the senate? random thoughts - 05/10/2013 05:16:01 AM 576 Views
GOP Rep. on the shutdowns future: "You really have to call Cruz, I'm not even joking about that." Joel - 05/10/2013 03:59:01 PM 738 Views
Joel do youeven understand what you say? random thoughts - 06/10/2013 04:09:50 PM 578 Views
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