Morning Briefing
For July 8, 2013
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1. Barack Obama Wants Your Mom To Nag You To Buy Insurance
Once upon a time, young voters, you remember
Barack Obama: cool, hip, The Future. But not anymore. Now, he’s just a
guy who wants your mom to nag you to buy the insurance policy he’s
having trouble selling.
Democrats are hopeful that a nagging mother will be hard to say no to.
But
“[m]others, however, have been turned off by the divisive nature of the
debate over the law, Lake said. Even for mothers engaged in politics,
the law’s close association with President Obama is not always a plus.”
That’s right: Mom finds the guy a little too pushy, too. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. How you will know when #obamacare is doomed.
Semantically speaking, this interview with AMA President Dr. Arvis Hovenon the
AMA’s future relationship with Obamacare is pretty much a null value
exercise – here’s a sample, so that you understand what I mean . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. I am of two minds about this John Kerry Nantucket story.
You see,
on the one hand: John Kerry went yachting, instead of getting involved
in the Egypt none-dare-call-it-coup. On the other hand: John Kerry went
yachting, instead of getting involved in the Egypt
none-dare-call-it-coup. And on the gripping hand: I had and have
precisely zero confidence in Susan Rice when it comes to any sort of
foreign affairs involving the continent of Africa. To use the classic military formulation*: John Kerry is Stupid/Lazy; Rice is Stupid/Energetic. Which
is to say: Kerry can be counted on at least to generally not
deliberately go out and do something (and thus mess things up); you
would have been able to count on Rice to do precisely that. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4. Lamar Alexander Fishing for Distraction from Amnesty Vote
What happens when you bring a Lamar Alexander to a Chuck Schumer fight? He turns around and becomes a weapon for Chuck Schumer and his allies, albeit an ineffective one.
In 2007,
before running for a second term, Alexander rightfully noted that “to
regain the public’s confidence, we ought to scale it back and fix the
problem step-by-step by absolutely securing our borders first, then
enforcing our laws without amnesty.” Now,
after years of voting for more spending, higher taxes, more debt,
expanded government healthcare, massive energy regulations and
subsidies, and liberal judicial nominees, the former third ranking
Senate Republican has become a Chuck Schumer Republican. He led the fight, along with Bob Corker, to push a fledgling amnesty-first bill across the finish line. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
5. Dear GOP: Don’t Get Cute With This
The
President has decided to scrap the employer mandate in Obamacare. It is
questionable if he actually can do this without Congress okaying it. But
no one will challenge him. The scrapping is really a delaying until
after the election.
Republican
strategists are already opining that we should fight to repeal the
individual mandate too. What's good for employers should be good for
people after all.
Republicans,
please take note — that’s stupid. It won't stop Obamacare. It simply
gives the Democrats an out that will make the overall law both more
expensive and less onerous to the American public. Do not get cute here.
. . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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Erick Erickson
Editor-in-Chief, RedState
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