2014 U.S. Mid-term Elections

[On Guard for Thee]

Healthcare was very accessible long before Obamacare....Canadians crossed the U.S. border to access health care on a routine basis !

If you have lot's of money.

[cybercoma]

Healthcare was very accessible long before Obamacare....Canadians crossed the U.S. border to access health care on a routine basis !

Oh, isn't that cute. The American wants to talk about medical tourism. That's probably a can of worms you should keep shut when you drape yourself in the flag.

[bush_cheney2004]

Speaking of U.S. healthcare (which Canadians love to access), maybe the new Congress will try to roll back some of the Affordable Care Act. Insurance benefits openers are starting this month for 2015 and there is lots of sticker shock. Communism is expensive !!

[On Guard for Thee]

I'm quite sure the new congress will roll back ACA. Lot's of them probably have stocks in insurance companies that are ripping you guys off no end. Capitalism is expensive.!!!!!

[kimmy]

On "The view" the former assistant to GW said that who won big was WOMEN, more women won than men.

Women who own banks and coal companies might be winners, but other women not so much.

-k

[kimmy]

It will be interesting to see how the balance plays out between executive power and veto power. I suspect one of the first things the GOP will go after will be Obamacare. Heaven forbid healthcare be accessible!

Not to fear! The Republicans have promised they are not going to return to the pre-ObamaCare era. They are going to introduce a new solution that is Market-Based™ and Patient-Focused™, and will prevent discrimination against patients with pre-existing conditions, and have no individual mandates, and will have everything that people like about the ACA with none of the things that people don't like about the ACA, and will use the power of the free market to make all of this happen.

And when they figure out what this magical plan is, they'll make sure to tell you.

-k

[bush_cheney2004]

Women in the U.S. are not a monolithic voting block, regardless of economic circumstances. Senator "Uterus" Udall found this out when he lost his Senate seat in Colorado to a Republican.

[Shady]

Women in the U.S. are not a monolithic voting block, regardless of economic circumstances. Senator "Uterus" Udall found this out when he lost his Senate seat in Colorado to a Republican.

Yep, the idiotic war on women routine was roundly mocked by editorial boards and voters alike. Senator Uterus was the best example. It's old and stale, just like the Democrat party. The average age of the new Republicans is almost 20 years younger than the current congressional average age. And the average age of the Democrat leaders in congress is above 70.

[Shady]

Not to fear! The Republicans have promised they are not going to return to the pre-ObamaCare era. They are going to introduce a new solution that is Market-Based and Patient-Focused, and will prevent discrimination against patients with pre-existing conditions, and have no individual mandates, and will have everything that people like about the ACA with none of the things that people don't like about the ACA, and will use the power of the free market to make all of this happen.

And when they figure out what this magical plan is, they'll make sure to tell you.

-k

Actually, if you paid attention at all, several Republicans campagined on alternatives. Ed Gellespie in Virginia actually ran on his own detailed plan. You should look it up sometime. Some of it you might like. But you won't find that information of the usual leftwing blogs though.

[Shady]

Eighteen-year-old Republican Saira Blair will become the youngest state lawmaker in West Virginia history. She must be a bank owner or coal plant owner.

[Black Dog]

Eighteen-year-old Republican Saira Blair will become the youngest state lawmaker in West Virginia history. She must be a bank owner or coal plant owner.

Nope. Just an idiot.

[Shady]

Btw, don't election results look much different when a higher percentage of actual taxpayers vote? Yep.

[cybercoma]

Eighteen-year-old Republican Saira Blair will become the youngest state lawmaker in West Virginia history. She must be a bank owner or coal plant owner.

Oh, she's going to be the token representative of the whole party, right?

[Big Guy]

The latest results are ;

Senate - Republicans 52 Democrats 45

House - Republicans 243 Democrats 180

Looks like that guy who predicted the results in post #66 knew what he was talking about.

[Shady]

The latest results are ;

Senate - Republicans 52 Democrats 45

House - Republicans 243 Democrats 180

Looks like that guy who predicted the results in post #66 knew what he was talking about.

Republicans should end up with 54 seats.

[Black Dog]

Btw, don't election results look much different when a higher percentage of actual taxpayers vote? Yep.

You mean when rich old white people vote and more poor people of colour are excluded? Yeah, shocker, that.

[Argus]

Don't you love it? But, but, but Bush! But, but, but Bush! Obama's been president for almost 2 full terms, and they're still going on about Bush. Even though the average unemployment rate under Bush was much lower than under Obama. Even though the average defiict was much lower than under Obama.

Average deficit? Average unemployment? LOLOLOL.

So that's a way to say, well, yeah, unemployment and the deficit were pretty low when Clinton handed the baton off to Bush, and if you add those first years before all his tax cuts and his economic screwups nearly wiped out the economy you can sorta, kinda say that in a way he did better 'on average' than Obama, who got handed high unemployment and a financial system on the edge of collapse and took years to recover from.

But that would be laughable.

[Argus]

Yep, brought about by the Freddie and Fannie enablers.

That would be the people in charge of the various financial wastchdogs who ignored all the rules violations and worked hard to cut every reglulation they could, right?

Oh, of course not. What was I thinking!?

[Argus]

Healthcare was very accessible long before Obamacare....

If you had money.

[bush_cheney2004]

Actually, Clinton handed Bush the beginning of a recession and continued terrorism.

Edited November 6, 2014 by bush_cheney2004

[Black Dog]

Average deficit? Average unemployment? LOLOLOL.

So that's a way to say, well, yeah, unemployment and the deficit were pretty low when Clinton handed the baton off to Bush, and if you add those first years before all his tax cuts and his economic screwups nearly wiped out the economy you can sorta, kinda say that in a way he did better 'on average' than Obama, who got handed high unemployment and a financial system on the edge of collapse and took years to recover from.

But that would be laughable.

Whoa whoa whoa: you mean they don't hit reset on all these measures when a new president comes in?

[bush_cheney2004]

If you had money.

Even if you didn't have money.....Canadian provinces had contracts with American providers...still do.

[Shady]

That would be the people in charge of the various financial wastchdogs who ignored all the rules violations and worked hard to cut every reglulation they could, right?

Oh, of course not. What was I thinking!?

Which regulations were cut by Bush? Name one. Just one.

[guyser]

Which regulations were cut by Bush? Name one. Just one.

OSHA

Tax cuts

Deregualtion of Wall St.

[Mighty AC]

Which regulations were cut by Bush? Name one. Just one.

Here is a lengthy report on regulations cut by the Dubya regime.

Center for Effective Government, The Bush Legacy: An Assault on Public Protections

Edited November 6, 2014 by Mighty AC