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To: i-node who wrote (841901)	3/11/2015 11:16:01 AM
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Lots of people not logging on that system because of security issues. Cotton was right on. There are other ways to get the insurance though.

To: i-node who wrote (841901)	3/11/2015 7:21:01 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1572873

Looking at a Post-King v. Burwell World With More Precision Political Animal by Ed Kilgore Via the Scholars Strategy Network, Harvard's Theda Skocpol and the University of Minnesota's Lawrence Jacobs have prepared a succinct but comprehensive analysis of what, exactly, would happen if the Supreme Court decides for the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell. It's not as dreadful a scenario as you might imagine--unless you are a Republican politician beginning to understand with horror the position it might put you in. Skocpol and Jacobs note that the major national policy changes--most notably bans on discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions, and limitations on price discrimination against the old and the sick--would stay in place. And in states that either already have or could be expected to quickly adopt their own exchanges, life would go on as before: Overall, from half to three-fifths of Americans reside in states where subsidies probably or certainly would not be discontinued. These states almost all have effectively functioning marketplaces where growing numbers of insurers are offering competitively priced plans and making solid profits.The rest of the states are for the most part governed by conservative Republicans, and aside from the immediate distress of people losing subsidies and probably insurance altogether, Obamacare waivers that adapted exchanges for use by the entire Medicaid population would be endangered. Worst of all, the ensuing debate will focus on the real linchpin of GOP resistance to Obamacare, which is equitable treatment of old and sick people. But as Skocpol and Jacobs note, that is precisely the most popular element of the Affordable Care Act. So far, Republicans have been able to denounce “ObamaCare” without discussing popular specifics. But that strategy will collapse if the Supreme Court threatens profits and benefits already in place - and a new Republican Party strategy may prove hard to devise amid splits between ultra-conservatives eager to destroy the health reform law and pragmatists seeking to modify and live with it.Yep, that about sums it up. Conservatives may be publicly asking SCOTUS to toss a spear into the Great White Whale of Obamacare. But privately they may be praying for a reprieve from waves of discontent that might capsize their entire ship.

To: i-node who wrote (841901)	3/11/2015 7:35:02 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1572873

Historians Say GOP Letter Is Without Precedent Taegan Goddard's Political Wire by Taegan Goddard ( Cotton's first big national move was a historical blunder! ) “The U.S. Senate Historian’s Office has so far been unable to find another example in the chamber’s history where one political party openly tried to deal with a foreign power against a presidential policy, as Republicans have attempted in their open letter to Iran this week,” McClatchy reports.

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3/11/2015 7:42:51 PM

From: bentway

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nydailynews.com

Senate GOP’s Iran letter sparks American outrage, #47Traitors Twitter trend
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BY Melissa Chan / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Twitter has turned on the nation’s 47 traitors.

Outraged Americans on Tuesday blasted the overwhelming majority of Senate Republicans for sending a letter to Iran’s leaders, sparking a top trending #47Traitors hashtag on the social media site following the Daily News’ front-page coverage of the unprecedented missive.

“We have met the enemy, and they are ours. #47Traitors,” user @Normsmusic of California wrote.

“Judas got thirty pieces of silver. What did you get? @SenJohnMcCain #47Traitors,” New Jersey resident @annmariepoli added.

Others took to social media to individually list the renegade lawmakers who sent an open letter to Iran’s leaders warning them that a future President “could revoke” any nuclear deal not approved by Congress.

The News condemned the dangerous treachery in Tuesday’s scathing editorial — and a chorus of patriots chimed in.

“These are the faces of #47Traitors. Make no mistake, these leaders are risking U.S. #NatSecurity,” @southerntalker fumed.

The #47Traitors hashtag Tuesday morning made the Top 10 trending list on Twitter, along with #IranLetter. It was bumped to No. 1 shortly before 10 a.m.

The News’ coverage was shared on several national news outlets, including MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” talk show.