Steve Marmel | September 9th, 2009

WASHINGTON – Americans would be fined up to $3,800 for failing to buy health insurance under a plan that circulated in Congress on Tuesday as divisions among Democrats undercut President Barack Obama’s effort to regain traction on his health care overhaul.
As Obama talked strategy with Democratic leaders at the White House, the one idea that most appeals [...]
Steve Marmel | September 8th, 2009

From the Obama folk:
Steve –
On Wednesday night, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, President Obama is delivering a major address on health insurance reform to a special joint session of Congress. It’ll be a historic event — and a turning point in our push for real reform. So we’ve organized special watch parties that [...]
Steve Marmel | September 6th, 2009

“And Yes, Chuck Grassley, you disingenuous wrinkled sack of horse crap, you can tweet about this right now. I didn’t even know the Jitterbug allowed for tweeting. Do the big buttons make it easier, because half the time you sound like somebody shook Grandpa Simpson out of a horrible dream. Could somebody tap him on his shoulder and let him know I am speaking to him? Yes. You. Turn up your hearing aid – WE. ARE. DONE. Nothing? Nothing getting through? Can somebody sign that for him? Or write it in gigantic letters like it’s one of those crossword puzzles in big print that he probably works while he’s watching his stories?”
Steve Marmel | September 4th, 2009

Really? The white house is surprised?
Don’t they understand that Obama could fart out the cure for cancer and Republicans would figure out a way to tear it apart? How do we know it’s not also a cure for freedom? What will this do to our corn and fiber industries? Did anybody check with Aetna?