tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post8165655891626676201..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Dr. Nick will see you nowErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-49623873189452512952013-11-25T13:25:46.816-05:002013-11-25T13:25:46.816-05:00Well, like the old saying goes, 12th time's th...Well, like the old saying goes, 12th time's the charm. <br /><br />Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.Elizabeth "41st Vote" Warrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-38896164850778381672013-11-24T15:10:35.561-05:002013-11-24T15:10:35.561-05:00Are you serious? Most of these are demonstrably t...Are you serious? Most of these are demonstrably true.<br /><br />I'll make this prediction, oddly missing from the list: now that the full impact of this disaster is known, 2014 will be a referendum on Obamacare.<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-37218220231226246392013-11-24T14:32:16.729-05:002013-11-24T14:32:16.729-05:00Perhaps not the best political week to accuse Demo...Perhaps not the best political week to accuse Democrats of speculative "you'll be sorry!" fist shakes.<br /><br /><i>Tell me chief: which side of the aisle has been consistently correct about the effects of Obamacare</i><br /><br />When you're right, you're right.<br /><br />*Obamacare is socialism.<br />*Obamacare is a government takeover.<br />*Obamacare is the largest taxChiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-16709472778250258342013-11-24T07:39:39.520-05:002013-11-24T07:39:39.520-05:00This entire comment is speculative, a long "y...This entire comment is speculative, a long "you'll be sorry!" shake of the fist. Tell me chief: which side of the aisle has been consistently correct about the effects of Obamacare and which has needed to explain the unknown intricacies of "if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor?"<br /><br />I'd like to see the words "It was a necessary lie" Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-24746015734479737902013-11-23T21:25:15.698-05:002013-11-23T21:25:15.698-05:00Gasp! Obamacare's approval has collapsed to a...Gasp! Obamacare's approval has collapsed to a point substantially higher than the previous federal health law that's rebounded to 90% in under a decade? What a counterplay.<br /><br />Obamacare will never reach 90%, of course, because Democrats in 2005 didn't recreate themselves as a fullblown Medicare Part D opposition party, and because they didn't throw sand and firecrackers Numbersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-29500512798850031052013-11-23T20:26:53.265-05:002013-11-23T20:26:53.265-05:00Kaiser is still polling Obamacare and approval has...Kaiser is still polling Obamacare and approval has collapsed to 33%.<br /><br />But I think we both know that a large chunk of that disapproval is people who really love Obamacare but secretly want single payer.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-10917367088438260072013-11-23T16:14:35.109-05:002013-11-23T16:14:35.109-05:00Total Romneycare enrollments, 2007:
After month #1...Total Romneycare enrollments, 2007:<br />After month #1: 123<br />After month #2: 2,089<br />After month #11 (the last before the penalty): 36,617<br /><br />Kaiser polling on the Medicare Part D drug plan:<br />Feb. '04: 55% unfavorable, 17% favorable<br />Oct. '04: 44% unfavorable, 27% favorable<br />Dec. '05 (pre-launch): 50% unfavorable, 28% favorable<br /><br />Kaiser Numbersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-42097287686229140082013-11-23T08:57:57.836-05:002013-11-23T08:57:57.836-05:00That's why I like numbers. For example: 80,000...That's why I like numbers. For example: 80,000 Californians have signed up for Obamacare. And 1.1 million have lost their health insurance.<br /><br />But somewhere in that 80,000 is a sick child getting help. Win!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-40096430205851795212013-11-23T08:45:55.202-05:002013-11-23T08:45:55.202-05:00Good anecdotes affirm our preconceptions and rooti...Good anecdotes affirm our preconceptions and rooting interests. Bad anecdotes suggest the possibility that we may be mistaken. <br /><br />It was good that you cited that WashPost article about reduced choice. It is bad that the article is poisoned with a bothersome example of Obamacare helping a sick child.<br /><br />Good anecdotes must be shared. Bad anecdotes must be crushed.Once upon a linknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-4966166467594030882013-11-22T22:42:15.750-05:002013-11-22T22:42:15.750-05:00I've been told that I should not use personal ...I've been told that I should not use personal anecdotes as evidence to the success or failure of Obamacare.<br /><br />Unless it's hilariously ironic: "Woman Who Obama Cited as Obamacare Success Story Now Says She Can’t Afford Health Coverage."<br /><br />http://reason.com/blog/2013/11/19/woman-who-obama-cited-as-obamacare-succe<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-10543063000134200422013-11-21T16:29:51.073-05:002013-11-21T16:29:51.073-05:00From the WashPost article:
"Blank’s insurer, ...From the WashPost article:<br />"Blank’s insurer, Premera, has suggested that he enroll in the new Premera plan on the marketplace. But Children’s is not in the new network. So, Blank must make a choice...<br /><br /><b>Blank faults the insurer and not the health law, which has already benefited his family</b>, he said. Before its enactment, insurance companies routinely put a dollar cap on Boo, the bad kind of anecdotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-43467985353316209912013-11-21T16:22:49.544-05:002013-11-21T16:22:49.544-05:00That's why Seattle Children's Hospital fil...That's why Seattle Children's Hospital filed suit last month against Washington’s insurance commissioner, after five of seven insurers kept it out of their provider networks. “It is unprecedented in our market to have major insurance plans exclude Seattle Children’s,” said Sandy Melzer, senior vice president. <br /><br />One of the five insurers has already reversed itself and agreed to Kicking and screaming, kicking and screamingnoreply@blogger.com