As the sages foretold, yea, the ACA ruling yesterday did verily lead to a near-infinite amount of butthurt. The comments on this Popehat post are a good roundup of whiny bitchery on both sides. And here's a post with some fabulous tweets. Most of the mainstream mockery since the decision was announced has focused on CNN reporting that the ( Read more... )

About half an hour ago I commented on a federal appeals decision in Maryland to one of my friends. (“To be sure, Montgomery County is entitled to believe that pregnancy is first and foremost a medical condition, but it may not compel unwilling speakers to express that view,” Niemeyer wrote.) "Since when is pregnancy not a medical condition? Is ( Read more... )

So I get this "zomg" missive from Firedoglake this afternoon:

For almost the entirety of the health care debate, the Obama Administration has relied on economist Jonathan Gruber to make the public case for its idea of reform - even the most unpopular parts. But as Firedoglake revealed on Friday, the Obama Administration has failed to disclose that ( Read more... )