And you know this poor guy isn't the only one. But it's all good so long as Gov. Rick Perry, like George W. Bush before him, can strut around acting like a tough SOB.
SUVs are way too big for the kind of city driving we do. The 7-seat crossovers (i.e. small SUVs) are promising, but seem a bit cramped. Minivans are spacious and convenient. A family delight. But damn are they ugly and drive like shit! (And it's not a masculinity thing for me, but a style one.)
I hate buying cars.
"Certainly people honor Sen. Ted Kennedy for all of his work," Hensarling, a top House Republican, said during an appearance on CNBC. "But at the end of the day, this is a democracy, and I think the voice of the people have [sic] been heard quite loudly in the month of August."
I was under the impression that "democracy" gave us the big Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, and a White House landslide. Apparently, I'm wrong. "Democracy" equals teabaggers and Larouchie cultists.
The only thing that would make such a law better would be to prohibit the temporary appointee to run in the special election. In other words, mandate a caretaker senator until the voters can properly fill the seat.
...If Kennedy were to pass away in the next few months, the Senate math on any health care vote would almost certainly get easier, not harder. For one thing, it would single-handedly make the magic number 51 votes, not 60, since it would be suicidal for the GOP to filibuster the culmination of the last Kennedy brother’s lifelong crusade. Beyond that, I suspect the coverage of Kennedy’s death would silence healthcare reform critics and boost proponents in a way that netted at least a couple of wavering moderates—so clearing the 51-vote threshold wouldn’t be a problem. Heck, you might even see Utah Republican (and longtime Kennedy friend) Orrin Hatch back in the reformist camp.
I had almost forgotten that the New Republic still exists...
The people who will be forced to buy insurance will be, to a great degree, those young people who voted Obama into office. Forcing them to buy shitty insurance from insurance company skimmers may just succeed in stemming that generational democratic tide.
Seems so painfully obvious, that it's beyond bizarre that the notion is getting serious consideration in DC. It truly is a sign of how the lobbyists have truly bought Washington DC.
In case you missed it, here's Hunter's brilliant rant on this topic earlier this morning.