The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA, aka Obamacare) is perhaps one of the most deceptively labeled, deceptively marketed, and deceptively authored pieces of legislation ever to be created by a US Congress in the history of the Republic.

Signed into law on March 23, 2010, Vice President Biden couldn’t have spoken truer words ( Read more... )

The President of the United States wants to know "whose ass to kick."

Umm... look in the mirror, Mr. President.

And next time, don't take any PR advice from Spike Lee. Really.

America ( Read more... )

We haven't done one of these in a while, so go ahead and joy in the fun. :P

Poll Yet Another itzWicks Political Poll

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MINOR GRIPE OF THE DAY: Starbucks' Marketing Department doesn't seem to think that Oklahomans are interested in having a collector's mug featuring skylines and trivia information about our major cities. What the heck? If I cross the Red River and travel far enough, ( Read more... )

Mr. Holder, Ms. Napolitano, would you at least read the damn law before you pontificate about it?

Ahhh yes... I can see November 2010 and 2012 from my window!!!

* I am OVERTAXED, that is, too much of my time and resources are dedicated to the support of Big Government. The city of Lawton, the county of Comanche, the state of Oklahoma, and the US federal government are entitled to a fair portion of my wages, but there should be a set (preferably flat) limit, and in combination with the tax contributions of ( Read more... )

Okay, so the Obama administration has a big WIN under their belt for passing their health care reform legislation bill. They were able to get the job done because there was enough elected Democrats in positions of power to make it happen. And they are NOT done yet exercising the power that they currently have ( Read more... )

Sometimes, being plain-spoken and firm in tone beats ambiguity and tactfulness, especially when dealing with people who don't necessarily have the same life experiences and values as yourself.

U.S. State Department: Please take note.

It is likely too late for both sides of the Healthcare Reform Debate to agree to disagree and start the whole process again from scratch. I fully expect the Democrats to go it alone (assuming that they can all agree to do so) next week and begin to start the process of passing something that will please their core voting base ( Read more... )

While a lot of pundits are all too happy to chat up the US Presidential Race in 2012, let us all remember that President Obama has only been in office for less than 400 days. It is only just past the middle of February... of the year 2010 ( Read more... )