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WhiteHouse.gov Edits Portion on Obamacare to Include Obama’s “Regrets”, But Leaves Up Original “You Can Keep Your Plan” Promise In At Least Three Places
Last week, I reported that the whitehouse.gov website section pertaining to Obamacare still had the "if you like your plan, you can keep it" Promise. I checked out whitehouse.gov on November 6, a few days after Obama gave a speech during which he explained that the...
Obama Lied. Should We Be Thankful?
The best thing you can say about the Obamacare legislation and recent rollout is that the president lied. He lied about “keeping your plan” and “keeping your doctor”. He lied about the cost savings. He lied to the American people to sell it.That is the best spin that...
White House Website Still Shows Original “You Can Keep Your Plan” Promise
Oopsies! The White House website (whitehouse.gov) still shows the original "If you like your health plan, you can keep it" promise. See the text here on www.whitehouse.gov/healthreform/healthcare-overview: Health Care that Works for Americans On March 23, 2010,...
The Obamapology and Animal Farm
In Animal Farm, the most important of the Seven Commandments of Animalism was the "All Animals Are Equal" Commandment. Upon this, Animalism was supposed to thrive. Later, Napoleon gains power, drives out Snowball, moves into Mr. Jones white house, sells Boxer to the...
84 Years Since the Stock Market Crash of 1929
Today marks 84 years since the Great Stock Market Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday. This typically is considered the beginning event of the Great Depression that lasted some 10 years in the United States. The crash itself did not cause the Depression, but...
Hurricane Sandy, Government Machinations, and Congressional Finances: One Year Later
What a year it has been since Hurricane Sandy hit the US on October 28-30, 2012. The size and scope of Superstorm Sandy is a perfect analogy of the the fiscal ineptitude that has churned up in Congress over the last year. Nearly three months after the Hurricane, the...