You know that health insurance reform bill that got passed last year? The one that so many on the right claim is a “Big Government takeover of health care” and so many on the left said was completely worthless? Below are the dozen provisions that kicked in yesterday (from the Kaiser Family Foundation). Minimum Medical Loss Ratio for InsurersRequires health […]

File this is in the “Are you fucking kidding me?” category: Georgia state Rep. Bobby Franklin (R) has sponsored legislation to force the state to conduct all monetary transactions with U.S. gold or silver coins. Pre-1965 silver coins, silver eagles, and gold eagles shall be the exclusive medium which the state shall use to make any payments whatsoever to any […]

Well hallelujah: Joe Miller has given up his legal fight to wrest a U.S. Senate seat away from incumbent Lisa Murkowski, but promised local supporters and national TV audiences on Friday that he will continue the battle for conservative political values. Do you think anyone will call Joe Miller on all the precious and dear taxpayer money he wasted fighting […]

Just a reminder for all our Obama-supporter friends that today is the last day to order one of Anne’s amazing photomosaic posters of our President for only $5 (they are usually $20) plus shipping. Details are HERE. Happy New Year, everyone! I’m just sayin’…

Still wrapping my head around the fact that country music legend Merle Haggard said this It’s really almost criminal what they do with our president. There seems to be no shame or anything. They call him all kinds of names all day long, saying he’s doing certain things that he’s not. It’s just a big old political game that I […]

I’m usually not one for New Year’s resolutions but a diary last week on Daily Kos got me thinking. The diarist asked us to consider our political goals for 2011 in the following categories: Personal Family Financial State Political National Political Policy So, here are mine. Feel free to share yours in the comments. Personal: Write a book (which I […]

Sarah Palin now claims her use of the word “refudiate” was a “typo”. She is, of course, a bald-faced liar. “I pressed an ‘f’ instead of a ‘d’ and people freaked out,” says Ms. Palin, in a clip being broadcast on her reality TV show. ~SNIP~ [T]he record suggests the original Twitter message was no typo. In fact, she had […]

Don’t ask me why I do it but I’m signed up for the Tea Party Nation’s email service. Several times a day I get emails where the teabaggers express their outrage and indignation at the latest government or liberal related atrocity. Last night’s missive was a doozy. MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT OBAMA IS IN HAWAII. (membership req’d.) I’ve been waiting patiently to […]

The Congress really got stuff done the last couple of weeks. One thing that they did that went almost unnoticed was to pass the Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010. It extends the program to help keep service members in their homes for two years. President Obama signed it into law yesterday. I’m just sayin’…

You know how you’ve been waiting for your jetpack? You know, a REAL jetpack that can go for at least a half hour and go over 30 miles? Well, it’s here. Introducing the Martin Jetpack: All for the low, low price of [gulp] $100,000. I thought they would be smaller. And quieter. I’m so picky. Video HERE. I’m just sayin’…

Coolest marketing idea ever by a company that is clearly thinking outside of the box: Spanair. And they truly seem to love their customers. The airline put together Christmas gifts together for an entire jetful of Christmas Day passengers. As they waited for their luggage, Christmas presents started coming out. With the passengers’ names on them. The best part was […]