Still in shock over the SC ruling yesterday. Wondering how he's gonna run against a healthcare law that he implemented himself with great success.

Ayotte stands in for Romney at pro-life conference

That's the GOP for ya. They're losing on every other issue, so they have to dip into their bag of wedge issues and see if they can't stir up some "Fetus's are Us" vote.........

I'll bet within the hour, some RWNJ will post something like this: All Obama-Care will do is kill unborn babies!

Still in shock over the SC ruling yesterday.

Same here Bryan - like you said earlier; "It's going to be the hottest November on record" LOL!

Pro-Life Conference.......but, but, vowing to Repeal ObamaCare!

WTF!

and also willing to send other families sons and daughters (except their own) to fight in wars we don't belong in!

How "pro-life" is it to tell 30 million people without health insurance to go screw themselves?

Pro-Life Conference.......but, but, vowing to Repeal ObamaCare!

Chilled - They're only concerned before they are born. After that, it cost too much money to be concerned...

Standard Right-wing logic!

Feisty asks - Where was Willard?

One of the most beautiful places in NYC is Central Park. And there is a hotel there that I think, but not sure, is the most expensive hotel to stay in in Manhattan. It is directly across the street from Central Park if I remember correctly. That is where Willard was last night.

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The Pierre, the iconic U.S. flagship of Taj Hotels on New York's Fifth Avenue overlooking Central Park is re-opening following an impressive $100 million renovation debuting new guestroom and bath interiors.

Even in a city where exclusive luxuries are the norm, there is one hotel that is far more rare and special than the rest. Possessing a fabled Central Park location in Midtown Manhattan and legendary history, The Pierre continues to set the standard for elegance and unrivalled hospitality.

Politics and Royalty: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of England, Princess Grace of Monaco, Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton have all stayed at this hotel.

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And Romney wants to repeal health care.

So, Mittens has resorted to using a stunt douche...now that's a shocker.

Imagine the disappointment with the overflow crowd of 500 who came to see Willard & instead got Wilma...

Feisty -

Willard's recouping from his big event. You don't realize how taxing it is performing before 500 drunken toothless rednecks. It'll definitely take it out of ya....

Obama/Biden 2012

lol @ "stunt douche". I'm using that....

Most major national medical organizations -- including the American Medical Association, the National Physicians Alliance, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Association of American Medical Colleges -- hail the ruling as a victory. Many of these organizations have been strong supporters of the ACA since Congress passed it in 2010.

"The American Medical Association has long supported health insurance coverage for all, and we are pleased that this decision means millions of Americans can look forward to the coverage they need to get healthy and stay healthy," said Dr. Jeremy Lazarus, president of the American Medical Association.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/medical-organizations-respond-aca-ruling/story?id=16673570

Professionals who actually care for people, not partisan politics, support the Affordable Care Act. Mitt Romney and his Cat Woman are political hacks.

Chilled - They're only concerned before they are born. After that, it cost too much money to be concerned...

Protect/care for the unborn ...everybody else, oh well.

Guess that's where the 'personal responsibility' kicks in.....but wait they gotta get rid of the 'mandate' in Obamacare.

Fitsy, Obama is a just another tax and spend libby. Crushing the middle class. Sad.

While we were all debating the cost to our liberty due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), we were ignoring the cost to our pockets. If there ever was a reason for bipartisan rage about this law, it should be on the twenty - yes, twenty - hidden new taxes of this law. Making matters even more relevant is that seven of these taxes are levied on all citizens regardless of income. Hence, Mr. Obama’s promise not to raise taxes on anyone earning less than $250,000 is just another falsehood associated with this legislation.

Mitt is in a bad spot today. He's been using the ACA to stir up his base, screaming 'the mandate is unconstitutional' and all.

Now it's been found constitutional.

Not much more he can say on it now that the SC ruled, and that ruling is really going to hurt him in the future.

All those soundbites where he made some big statements will inevitably be pupped up to show that Mitt isn't Bo. Where Bo knew everything, Mitt doesn't know anything.

Oh, too many good ones to pick which made me laugh the most as well as great thoughts of the more serious nature.

Amy, my local paper this morning had an article. The local hospital administrator interviewed was equally happy with the SCOTUS rule. As he said, the ACA rewards hospitals and doctors for quality of care not quantity; the electronic system for patient files required by ACA allows specialists to access what has been done without repeating procedures and tests. He spoke of several aspects of ACA and said, they will reduce the cost of health care in the future as well as the cost of insurance. He said that is what health care should be about and ACA will go a long way to making us a healthier country.

Of course, they also interviewed a local insurance man who was whining about how this will drive insurers out of the market but in the same sentence said that for many years, he has had fewer insurance carriers to offer his clients (failing to note that this decline began long before ACA was even a glimmer in President Obama's eye). Naturally, he also gave the tried and true GOPTP talking point "long lines for health care like they have in Canada" for good measure.

P.S. I see that just like good little GOPTP sheep, the conservatives have glummed on to the "tax" talking point.

Oh Goodie - the same Ayotte that throws around $300k of tax payer money for fun.

http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/gaynor/100913 Ticking time bomb: Kelly Ayotte's huge Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood problem

@Amy - wasn't sure if you saw it .. but Domenico left you a response to a question you posed a couple days ago.

The Republicans wanted the mandate tax in particular first (before they were against it). They are the ones who have to reconcile that with their pledge of no-new-tax allegiance to Norquist.

I thought the ruling was poetic justice, if only for that.

To all you RWNJ's decrying the ACA, can you say 'Romneycare' with a straight face?

Mitt was all for it for MA, assisted in the design of the ACA, but now all he can say is it's a bad bad thing because Obama did it - and we need to repeal it by voting for me.

Poor Mitt needs to look in the mirror every time he says Obamacare and then say 'Hey, that's me'!

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So.

Can't sanction states for failing to impose the exchanges.

Any bets on whether states do it anyways, to get some of that sweet federal cash?

Even the reddest states are going to take the handout while biting the hand.

Jody--you are spot-on! Many of us are watching and are happy to see that we can deliver and be paid for quality care. This has the potential of creating better health outcomes for all Americans at a lower cost. Previously, our country has been at the bottom of the list for healthy outcomes among industrialized or developed nations, with our costs per capita being at the top of the list. So essentially, American citizens have been paying premium prices for less than premium outcomes (ref. Commonwealth Fund, World Health Organization statistics). We now have the opportunity, and there are a number of pilot projects going on, both at the state level and the national level. This is a marvelous opportunity to show that our country is finally getting with the program. My hope is that we will eventually go to a one payer system!

"We have met the enemy and he is us!" Pogo by Walt Kelly

Ayott is in for this pro-life rally, while Willard is -on-life-support - gasping for air behind the scene after the Supreme Court decision

Oh does this insanity of the far right EVER end? Mitt isn't even man enough to show up at an event? That surprising to anyone? I think he's getting depressed that he can't even draw the crowds our First Lady does. Pathetic little Mitt. Probably riding the car elevator up and down whining "why don't they like me???"

RedSux

twenty - yes, twenty - hidden new taxes of this law.

Probably bout' as acccurate as all the other Bull-schtein you post son.

Bryan E, yes, and those straws are slippery little buggers.

RedSux and the fake outrage!

95% of republican votes come from people voting for their guns or for the "pro-life" stance. For these voters, nothing else matters, including health care, which thank God is in place now thanks to Roberts.

Noid--you took the words right out of my mouth. "Pro-life, only for the unborn. The rest...not so much, or should I say...not at all!

“How we treat the weakest among us is truly a reflection on who we are as a nation and President Obama’s record shocks the conscious when it comes to protecting life and unfortunately on many other issues as well,” Ayotte told the crowd at the National Right to Life conference.

Gutting the safety net and SS, programs that take care of the "weakest among us," is a reflection of the TPGOP "pro-life" stance? Other industrialized nations take care of ALL their citizens. In our country, only the wealthy and unborn are considered sacred. Our country way outspends all other nations combined on military and killing other people's children. I do not understand how the TPGOP members have the unmitigated gall to stand there and tell the world "we believe in the sanctity of life."

"We have met the enemy and he is us!" Pogo by Walt Kelly

When I tried to write out "social security, it became a hyperlink for an advertisement. I am not sure why that happened. I don't know to whom I should complain about this!

Yeah! Better come outta the womb shootin'!!

she is the only female pro-life senator in Congress

and the repubs draw no inference from this fact at all? Hmmmmmm.

Willard's pro-life creds are spotty at best, and judging from his evasion of this conference it would appear that it is prioritized right around "rearranging sock drawer",....and "washing my hair" on Willard's calendar.

You pro-lifers,.....take notice.

"I believe in a woman's right to choose" - Mitt Romney

DaNoid, home run.

The GOP believes life begins at conception (some are now claiming it begins so many hours before and put that in some state's legislation) but once born, they could not care less if the child has food, clothing or a place to sleep; and education, well, who needs teachers for the poor anyway.

oh goodie... for a moment, I thought TP/GOP believe that life begins at erection...

Don't worry Jody,

By this time next month Mittens will be taking credit for the ACA, saying it was all his idea, thats why he did it in when he was governor. Just like he did with the auto bailout. Next thing you know, he'll be taking credit for sliced bread...BTW, what was the best thing before sliced bread was invented?

Jody ... Wayward Willard is busy working on his ultimate speech, it will be full of sound and fury and as the rest of the saying goes, signify absolutely nothing. It will be a summation of his entire paltry existence reamed with denial.

Detroit, no doubt; kind of like the auto industry loans. He'll be singing the same tune, "President Obama did what I told him to do." Old Willard did write that Op Ed saying that the Massachusetts health care plan should be used as a template for Federal law.

ideology, ahh, yes. He is quite good at saying a lot of nothing.

The biggest problem I have is the fact that so many people are so out of touch with reality, and that they actually support the likes of the so called Republicans-Radical Right. They are like a group of blind little sheep that fall into lock step with these villains who want nothing more than to destroy our President at all cost, and set back our nation and our people.

Yesterday is a great example of such insanity, with the fake outrage attacks against the people who are doing what is best for our Nation.

job1

You just described the Tea party. They are doing what is BEST for this nation. Your President is the problem. Now they will come out in force. 2010 was a warm up. Hang on.

The tea bag people are not doing what's best for the Nation. They are a group of people that don't know anything and 2010 in not going to happen in 2012,

In 2010 hardly anyone voted. Remember this group of TB formed less than a month after the President took office, and I think we all what they are really about.

Romney can pack it up because he in nothing more than a lying empty suit that that can't take a position.

Replacing Obamacare for Willard will be very easy, he will strikeout Obama and replace it with Romney. RWNJs will stand in a circle and spank the monkey.

robone, good points. Romney may think he can continue to avoid specifics but voters want specifics; long about August they will demand them. He also risks alienating the press which he needs. I noticed he did not get the GOPTP memo to say that he wants to "repeal" only.

It will be interesting to see if any of his specifics come out in the debates or if he too is a Pivot King.

Ideology Where did your Canadian politeness go? You have been hanging around here too much.