I was on a webinar this afternoon listening to analysis and “analysis” of the Medicaid proposals in the AHCA. One of the things that I wish they brought up was the incentives that a cap structure gives state Medicaid directors to severely limit care that patients with outlying care requirements can receive. Let’s assume that …
Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Begin As You Mean to Go On
(Drew Sheneman via GoComics.com) . I endorse Catherine Rampell’s proposal in the Washington Post: … Officers wielding gigantic guns guard Trump Tower, where President-elect Donald Trump conducts all transition business, and soon lots of presidential business, too. Shoppers patronizing the stores, cafes or public gardens inside must endure layers of security screening. Streets and sidewalks …
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Trump’s election was illegitimate. Now what?
What he said: This election result is illegitimate. Full stop. I don't know what we do once we've admitted that to ourselves. But it's real. ILLEGITIMATE. https://t.co/l6RilXpwR6 — Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) December 10, 2016 I don’t know what we do either, but I suspect this all goes down the memory hole. We’d need a better …
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Yesterday in American Sedition: (Not Actually Mentioned in the) Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers & Senators Too Edition
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke had some interesting thoughts he decided to share on social media yesterday: It's incredible that our institutions of gov, WH, Congress, DOJ, and big media are corrupt & all we do is bitch. Pitchforks and torches time pic.twitter.com/8G5G0daGVN — David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) October 15, 2016 You remember Sheriff …
Portrait of a Winnable
Not every 2010 redistricting was a win for Republicans. One of our winnable districts, CO-6, is a great example. The sixth is Tom Tancredo’s old seat, and that racist windbag was able to rack up 60/40 wins until he retired in 2008 so he could fail, badly, at running for President. But the 2010 redistricting …
Matt Lauer: Easter Bunny
At first, I thought DoorMatt richly deserved the beat-down he’s getting for his appallingly bad turn as a moderator last night. But now I see him for what he really is: a big, fluffy Easter Bunny. Think about it: The Easter Bunny doesn’t lay the eggs pastel-clothed Christian children find in colorful baskets on their …
Late Night Open Thread: The Cracks in the Media Village’s Defensive Wall Are Beginning to Show
WTF. The NY Times seems to have deleted an accurate story on the forum & replaced it with one that’s not https://t.co/OxIYxM3Bah HT @jbarro — Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) September 8, 2016 Murphy the Trickster God bless Newsdiffs! I don’t have the tech skills for a screen shot, so you’ll have to click over to see …