A tempest in a teapot. Oh, wait!
-- Owen On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 11:06 AM, glen <[email protected]> wrote: > Russ Abbott wrote at 10/01/2013 08:51 AM: > > What happened is that the Republicans are refusing to allocate money to >> fund the government unless the health-care law is excluded. They are >> willing to shut down the entire government as a way to stop a program that >> was lawfully enacted. It's a backdoor way to win a fight they already >> lost. In effect they are holding the government hostage to demands that >> have been rejected by the normal political process. >> > > Well, I believe I'm as pissed off at the Moron wing of the Republicans as > anyone. Their shutdown of the NIH today has cost me something like $2.5k > (wasted time spent prepping for a cancelled meeting, non-refundable hotel, > etc.). > > But, to be fair, it seems they're using the "power of the purse" to > check/balance the other half of congress and the executive. In this case, > I'm a victim. So, it pisses me off. But back under W, I _wished_ they > would use the power of the purse to resist funding a few things. So, after > taking a deep breath and thinking about how our (seemingly) dysfunctional > government functions, I can't be entirely negative. > > BTW, I took a look at http://coveroregon.com this morning and it is quite > cool to be able to compare the insurance organizations I know with ones > I've never heard of. And, so far _all_ of the plans are much cheaper than > what my (small business) was paying 2 years ago for similar coverage. > > -- > =><= glen e. p. ropella > I've seen the stars disappear in the sun > > > ==============================**============================== > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/**listinfo/friam_redfish.com<http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com> >
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