Tinker
Do we really need anyone else
telling us just how bad off our country's economy is. Because of the way
President Barack Obama has run the Americans people federal government
into the grown out of the White House in Washington DC.
I have hear some American people say that this country's
social economic mess is what the American people deserve. For voting a
man into that top job just because of his exterior surface, namely the
color of his skin. As the first black American President.
The more I think about the American people feeling
morally obligated towards black American people, because of what the
American society did over a half a century ago, all that does now is
just get me bent out of shape.
We can't redress what happened in Rome Italy 20BC. Just
like we can't redress what happened in the second World War as then the
American President Harry Truman dropping the first Atomic Bomb on
innocent civilians. Murdering Men, Women, and Children on a mass scale.
We as a society cannot redress what happened to the Black
American people in this country past history. No more so than trying
to change the color of the sky above.
So what are we
as a society doing then feeling responsible for another generation from
another time. Have we all gone crazy because a lot of people were
enslaved in this world past history. We can't change what the world did
back then, nor should we try. Those poor souls have passed on from this
world and into heavens gates.
And also because frankly this country is in very serious trouble from the corruption that is drowning our people. Get a grip on fixing what we can, and leave what we can't fix go back into the past, where it belongs?
Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”
And also because frankly this country is in very serious trouble from the corruption that is drowning our people. Get a grip on fixing what we can, and leave what we can't fix go back into the past, where it belongs?
Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”
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First order of business for the returning Congress: The No Bailout for Insurance Companies Act of 2014.
Make it one line long: “Sections 1341 and 1342 of the Affordable Care Act are hereby repealed.”
Krauthammer writes a politics column that runs on Fridays.
End of bill. End of bailout. End of story.
Why do we need it? On Dec. 18, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers was asked what was the administration’s Plan B if, because of adverse selection (enrolling too few young and healthies), the insurance companies face financial difficulty.
Jason Furman wouldn’t bite. “There’s a Plan A,” he replied. Enroll the young.
But of course there’s a Plan B. It’s a government bailout.
Administration officials can’t say it for political reasons. And they don’t have to say it because it’s already in the Affordable Care Act, buried deep.
First, Section 1341, the “reinsurance” fund collected from insurers and self-insuring employers at a nifty $63 a head. (Who do you think the cost is passed on to?) This yields about $20 billion over three years to cover losses.
Then there is Section 1342, the “risk corridor” provision that mandates a major taxpayer payout covering up to 80 percent of insurance-company losses.
Never heard of these? That’s the beauty of passing a bill of such monstrous length. You can insert a chicken soup recipe and no one will notice.
Nancy Pelosi was right: We’d have to pass the damn thing to know what’s in it. Well, now we have and now we know.
The whole scheme was risky enough to begin with — getting enough enrollees and making sure 40 percent were young and healthy. Obamacare is already far behind its own enrollment estimates. But things have gotten worse. The administration has been changing the rules repeatedly — with every scrimmage-line audible raising costs and diminishing revenue. Read more...http://www.
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CHRIS WALLACE: All right, I want to talk about one other thing and that is Republicans. Because one of the most striking aspects of this is how badly it seems to me, the Republican leadership judged their own membership, particularly in the House, how determined House Republicans, the Tea Party faction was to have this fight and continue this fight. Not to have this -- to show thing, all right, we'll defund ObamaCare and then when it's get lifted, we'll drop it. George, your sense of whether you think the leaders, McConnell and Boehner, can and will push back harder on their members this next time around?
GEORGE WILL: I think they will. I'm struck by how much the members have misjudged their leaders. The fact is they have extraordinary leverage. We are now talking entirely in Republican terms, in Republican vocabulary after this so-called defeat. No taxes, how much is the spending going to be cut? The federal workforce is being cut, discretionary domestic spending is being cut and this is all because of the much reviled Mitch McConnell getting basically on his own, the sequester two years ago.
WALLACE: Your thoughts?
BRIT HUME: And this is also better for Republicans on another level. The problem -- one of the problem with the Republican posture in this shutdown is not just that they got blame with the shutdown, which people as I've shown in the past, did not like, and it's also that the Republicans were not really for anything. They were against ObamaCare. That's what they were. No they did not. It is not clear that they devised one. This is a more positive development for entitlement reform. It may be retainable. And that puts them in a better light.
WALLACE: And we got less than a minute left. George, I mean the question is, Republicans can just say, you know what -- just like Obama did with the Bush tax cuts, we're going to expire at the end -- in beginning of the year, fine. No deal. We'll just let the law play out. We'll sequester cuts and cut spending $21 billion, done to what -- 967. And will fund you for that at this year. Do you think the Republican members in the House and the Senate are willing to go with that and forego this battle over ObamaCare and as a way to shut down the government?
WILL: I think they will because again, it is playing out entirely on their priorities, at their terms and in their vocabulary. So I think they are delighted to avoid another frontal charge against the entrenched forces of ObamaCare.
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AP Reporter Matt Lee Grills State Department Spokeswoman: Did The U.S. Abandon Iraq?
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- Charles Krauthammer
- Opinion Writer
Stop the bailout — now
By Charles Krauthammer, Published: January 2
First order of business for the returning Congress: The No Bailout for Insurance Companies Act of 2014.
Make it one line long: “Sections 1341 and 1342 of the Affordable Care Act are hereby repealed.”
End of bill. End of bailout. End of story.
Why do we need it? On Dec. 18, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers was asked what was the administration’s Plan B if, because of adverse selection (enrolling too few young and healthies), the insurance companies face financial difficulty.
Jason Furman wouldn’t bite. “There’s a Plan A,” he replied. Enroll the young.
But of course there’s a Plan B. It’s a government bailout.
Administration officials can’t say it for political reasons. And they don’t have to say it because it’s already in the Affordable Care Act, buried deep.
First, Section 1341, the “reinsurance” fund collected from insurers and self-insuring employers at a nifty $63 a head. (Who do you think the cost is passed on to?) This yields about $20 billion over three years to cover losses.
Then there is Section 1342, the “risk corridor” provision that mandates a major taxpayer payout covering up to 80 percent of insurance-company losses.
Never heard of these? That’s the beauty of passing a bill of such monstrous length. You can insert a chicken soup recipe and no one will notice.
Nancy Pelosi was right: We’d have to pass the damn thing to know what’s in it. Well, now we have and now we know.
The whole scheme was risky enough to begin with — getting enough enrollees and making sure 40 percent were young and healthy. Obamacare is already far behind its own enrollment estimates. But things have gotten worse. The administration has been changing the rules repeatedly — with every scrimmage-line audible raising costs and diminishing revenue. Read more...http://www.
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George Will: "We Are Now Talking On Republican Terms" After "So-Called Defeat"
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CHRIS WALLACE: All right, I want to talk about one other thing and that is Republicans. Because one of the most striking aspects of this is how badly it seems to me, the Republican leadership judged their own membership, particularly in the House, how determined House Republicans, the Tea Party faction was to have this fight and continue this fight. Not to have this -- to show thing, all right, we'll defund ObamaCare and then when it's get lifted, we'll drop it. George, your sense of whether you think the leaders, McConnell and Boehner, can and will push back harder on their members this next time around?
GEORGE WILL: I think they will. I'm struck by how much the members have misjudged their leaders. The fact is they have extraordinary leverage. We are now talking entirely in Republican terms, in Republican vocabulary after this so-called defeat. No taxes, how much is the spending going to be cut? The federal workforce is being cut, discretionary domestic spending is being cut and this is all because of the much reviled Mitch McConnell getting basically on his own, the sequester two years ago.
WALLACE: Your thoughts?
BRIT HUME: And this is also better for Republicans on another level. The problem -- one of the problem with the Republican posture in this shutdown is not just that they got blame with the shutdown, which people as I've shown in the past, did not like, and it's also that the Republicans were not really for anything. They were against ObamaCare. That's what they were. No they did not. It is not clear that they devised one. This is a more positive development for entitlement reform. It may be retainable. And that puts them in a better light.
WALLACE: And we got less than a minute left. George, I mean the question is, Republicans can just say, you know what -- just like Obama did with the Bush tax cuts, we're going to expire at the end -- in beginning of the year, fine. No deal. We'll just let the law play out. We'll sequester cuts and cut spending $21 billion, done to what -- 967. And will fund you for that at this year. Do you think the Republican members in the House and the Senate are willing to go with that and forego this battle over ObamaCare and as a way to shut down the government?
WILL: I think they will because again, it is playing out entirely on their priorities, at their terms and in their vocabulary. So I think they are delighted to avoid another frontal charge against the entrenched forces of ObamaCare.
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WHAT RECOVERY? George Will Exposes Obama's Failed Economic Record---Video
George Will: “The recession began in December
2007. Since then we’ve added 13 million more Americans are in the
country and we have 1.3 million fewer jobs. We’ve lowered the
unemployment largely, not entirely, but largely because workforce
participation rate has gone down as more and more workers have been
discouraged and are no longer count any more because they’re no longer
looking for work. If the workforce participation rate today were as high
as it was when the recession began the unemployment rate would be
11.3%. We wouldn’t be calling it a poor recovery because it wouldn’t
count as a recovery at all.”
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Does LSU head coach Les Miles really eats the exact same dinner every night -- grilled fish with steamed vegetables. Every. Single. Night?
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Commentary
Originally Published: January 3, 2014
By
Rick Reilly | ESPN.com
Joel Auerbach/Getty ImagesNick
Saban hoisting the Coaches' Trophy back in January of last year. If Gus
Malzahn does this Monday, a certain writer will be very sad.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- If Auburn wins the national title Monday
night, I swear I'm going to eat my fist. I'm going to weep softly. I'm
going to go to Columbus, Ohio, and termite-tent Urban Meyer's house with
him zipped inside. After all, he and his Ohio State team let Auburn
into this game in the first place.
The SEC's title streak could end. Would this be a good thing? Can any conference challenge the SEC regularly? Vote! »
I need undefeated Florida State to win Monday. I need it
like I need circulating blood. If Auburn wins and gives the SEC its
eighth straight national championship I'm going to dress backwards and
take up the flugelhorn.
Before you start yelling, I know. This is a reason-free column. It's leaking emotion from the bilge. It's journalistically wrong. I know.
I just don't care.
I can't take another year of the bragging, the self-slobbering and the chest-thumping. And that's just from Condoleezza Rice. SEC people are the acknowledged GOATs -- Gloatingest Of All Time. If they make it eight in a row, they will be as insufferable as Russell Brand.
Oh, no? Here's what Auburn fullback Jay Prosch told me Thursday: "The competition in the SEC is way beyond any other conference in the country … SEC players are smarter, faster and stronger." Smarter? Really? Smarter than a conference that has Stanford, UCLA and Cal? Bet me a first-year Google salary on that?
And I'm not even sure about "stronger and faster" after watching Oklahoma smash Alabama Thursday night in the Sugar Bowl 45-31. OU looked stronger and faster and OU coach Bob Stoops looked smarter, especially after pointing out once again how overhyped the SEC is before the game. He's now 3-1 versus Nick Saban at Alabama. Lately, the emperor has no close.
Time is wasting. The window is only open for a half a second here, people. Saban just signed another deal at Alabama, Florida will surely bounce back quickly, and even Ole Miss is getting good.
No, this is it. It's now or never. Florida State is a 9-point favorite, has about two dozen guys who can play Sundays and has the Heisman Trophy winner in QB Jameis Winston. If the streak doesn't end now, we could be stuck with these people until they SECede.
A man can hope, can't he?
Heather Dinich and Chris Low discuss if Florida State is tired of hearing about the SEC's dominance in college football.
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the SEC will get four cracks at it. Knowing their blind luck, they'll
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Let's go Seminoles!
Enough of SEC dominance. Let another conference rule college football
Originally Published: January 3, 2014
Joel Auerbach/Getty ImagesNick
Saban hoisting the Coaches' Trophy back in January of last year. If Gus
Malzahn does this Monday, a certain writer will be very sad.SportsNation: SEC domination over?
The SEC's title streak could end. Would this be a good thing? Can any conference challenge the SEC regularly? Vote! »Before you start yelling, I know. This is a reason-free column. It's leaking emotion from the bilge. It's journalistically wrong. I know.
I just don't care.
I can't take another year of the bragging, the self-slobbering and the chest-thumping. And that's just from Condoleezza Rice. SEC people are the acknowledged GOATs -- Gloatingest Of All Time. If they make it eight in a row, they will be as insufferable as Russell Brand.
Oh, no? Here's what Auburn fullback Jay Prosch told me Thursday: "The competition in the SEC is way beyond any other conference in the country … SEC players are smarter, faster and stronger." Smarter? Really? Smarter than a conference that has Stanford, UCLA and Cal? Bet me a first-year Google salary on that?
And I'm not even sure about "stronger and faster" after watching Oklahoma smash Alabama Thursday night in the Sugar Bowl 45-31. OU looked stronger and faster and OU coach Bob Stoops looked smarter, especially after pointing out once again how overhyped the SEC is before the game. He's now 3-1 versus Nick Saban at Alabama. Lately, the emperor has no close.
Time is wasting. The window is only open for a half a second here, people. Saban just signed another deal at Alabama, Florida will surely bounce back quickly, and even Ole Miss is getting good.
No, this is it. It's now or never. Florida State is a 9-point favorite, has about two dozen guys who can play Sundays and has the Heisman Trophy winner in QB Jameis Winston. If the streak doesn't end now, we could be stuck with these people until they SECede.
A man can hope, can't he?
Florida State vs. Auburn
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Report
1/4/13 6:10 am CT
Good morning, Tiger Fans,
Thursday evening and all through yesterday the emails continued to roll in about the two big-time commitments LSU picked up and the ones that got away. Most of the folks I heard from feel pretty much the same as I do - thrilled that we got Leonard Fournette and Jamal Adams, but concerned that the two Edna Karr kids, especially Gerald Willis, decided to leave the state.
With that in mind, I got back in touch with Mike Detillier, who is very familiar with the New Orleans area schools and prospects, and questioned him further about Willis and the situation at Edna Karr. Mike had some interesting insight to share, which you can read in this Q&A session. And being that Mike is an NFL analyst, I asked him to share his expertise on LSU’s potential early departures, which is a topic that became more interesting yesterday now that defensive lineman Ego Ferguson and offensive lineman Trai Turner have joined Athletes’ Performance, an NFL combine training facility. While at it, I picked Mike’s brain about LSU’s Outback Bowl performance and the quarterback situation.
Click here to read my latest Q&A with Mike Detillier, which is a continuation of the segment I posted yesterday.
Today at noon (CT) on NBC, four LSU commits and three targets will be participating in the US Army All-Star game, and there is a chance that LSU could pick up another commitment. The four current LSU commits are wide receiver Trey Quinn of Barbe, defensive end Davon Godchaux of Plaquemine, cornerback Ed Paris of Arlington, TX, and linebacker Clifton Garrett of Plainfield South, IL. The LSU targets who will be participating are wide receiver Frank Iheanacho of Westside, TX, defensive lineman Travonte Valentine of Champagnat, FL, and linebacker Dwight Williams of Gardena, CA.
Iheanacho, a 6-6, 220-pounder who is being recruited by some schools as a tight end but would rather play wide receiver, is expected to announce his school of choice during the game. LSU first approached Iheanacho as a tight end, but has since made great inroads by deciding to pursue him as a wide receiver. “Nacho,” as he’s called, recognizes the potential for immediate playing time at LSU with the almost certain departure of Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry, and has vaulted LSU into his top-5. The other four are Texas A&M, Oregon, Missouri, and Arkansas. The Aggies appear to be the leader, but LSU is very much in the race and you never know. Stranger things have happened.
Williams will also be announcing his school of choice today, but LSU is considered a long shot with the 6-1, 205-pound linebacker from the Golden State. Oklahoma and UCLA appear to be his most likely destinations.
Valentine will not be announcing his school of choice today, but he is the more likely of the three to eventually commit to LSU despite being currently committed to Miami. As we’ve well established, defensive linemen, especially defensive tackles, are a major need for this recruiting class, and at 6-3, 320 pounds, Valentine is very high on LSU’s wish list. LSU will be hosting Valentine on an official visit the weekend of January 17th, and I’m very optimistic about LSU’s chances of landing the big man.
At the request of several of you, here is a list of names (ordered alphabetically) I’ve been hearing as possible targets for completing LSU’s 2014 class. I’m sure that there will be more names to surface between now and National Signing Day. With 18 current commitments, LSU has room for 8 more.
Malachi Dupre (WR, 6’3", 180, John Curtis)
Lorenzo Carter (DE, 6’5”, 232, Norcross, GA)
Frank Iheanacho (WR, 6’6”, 220, Westside, TX)
Adoree’ Jackson (CB, 5’9”, 182, Gardena, CA)
Derrick Kelly (OT, 6’5”, 295, Havana, FL)
Malik McDowell (DE, 6’7”, 290, Detroit, MI)
Elijah Rodriguez (OT, 6’5”, 275, Houston, TX)
Breeland Speaks (DE, 6’4”, 285, Jackson, MS)
Alex Shine (OG, 6’4”, 305, Scottsdale, AZ - JUCO)
Chad Thomas (DE, 6’5”, 240, Miami)
Travonte Valentine (DT, 6’3”, 320, Champagnat, FL)
Dwight Williams (LB, 6’1”, 205, Gardena, CA)
Kenny Young (LB, 6’2”, 225, John Curtis)
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toughcrittercrumb
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Houston
Member since Nov 2008
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Mike Detiller made some great points... (Posted on 1/3/14 at 7:56 pm)
1. He said that losing a guy like Gerald Willis is much, much bigger than losing a Wr or CB. He said you can always find skill guys, but athletic, fast big men are very rare. Mike also said that Willis was the biggest surprise of all the prospects who left because Muschamp will likely be gone after next season.
2. Mike also said all the OL need work on their pass blocking. He said this in reference to Trai Turner exiting for the NFL. As athletic as LSUs OL are especially Hawkins we should have as much trouble as we do with pass blocking.
3. Detiller said that more and more juniors will leave early because of the new NFL deal. Lower level draftees are making much more. For example, Mike Ford made $400,000 this season which is only $100,000 less than Bennie Logan made as a third round pick. LSU will continue to see guys leave early. He also stated that Hill would likely be a 3rd round pick and that the first RB would like get picked in the 2nd round. (IMO, there is always a RB that slips into the bottom of the 1st round)
4. Ed Orgeron would listen to any offer made by LSU but people expecting him to come in as the recruiting coordinator are very mistaken. It would likely be a longshot to get Ed.
5. Anthony Jennings has to work on his foot work. That is why his passes were floating. Also, he was probably very nervous making his first start. Iowa showed him a lot of coverages he hasn't seen before. Mike made the comparison to AJ McCarron first season as a starter. AJ did the very same thing for most of that season until the last 3 games where the light seemed to come on.
6. Harris could really push Jennings. Mike is very impressed with Harris arm strength and thinks there will be a real battle in the spring. (I have to wonder if both Rivers and Retting get passed up by Harris, if we will enter the 2014 season with only two QBs.)
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mpwilging
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Virginia Beach, VA
Member since Jan 2011
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Coaching Changes Coming Soon... (Posted on 1/4/14 at 6:36 am)
I hear that we will have 2 new coaches coming in soon. Can't reveal source but this will happen and Tiger nation will not be unhappy...
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BillyBobBlitzkrieg
LSU Fan
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2013
314 posts
Fournette talking about why he picked LSU and his STATE PRIDE (Posted on 1/3/14 at 12:33 pm)
Was posted on the rant, but it deserves its own thread/ bump on here. Can't say enough how much it's is appreciated that one of our kids gets it
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“I love my state,” he said. “I love the Boot, and I want to help LSU win national championships. We’re going to be fine because the coaches do a great job recruiting, and I know they will get more good players to go with who we already have.”
Fournette’s father told Geaux247 on Tuesday that he expected other schools to continue to recruit his son despite him making his decision.
How does the nation’s No. 1 running back feel about that?
“Recruiting is over for me,” he said. “I’m not taking any visits or anything at all. I’m a Tiger and that’s all there is to it.”
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