Remy Munasifi hilariously explains the whole problem that people have with Obamacare’s “One Size Fits All” requirement for health insurance:
I really wish someone could explain how INSURANCE works to all of these Democrats; it’s obvious they don’t understand the concept of insurance being a way to manage RISK, not a way to pay for maintenance costs….
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[Cross-posted at RedState]
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[Update 04/01/12]: Wow! This post was a “Recommended Diary” at RedState today – thanks so much!
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Growing up, this was always one of my favorite songs – now whenever I hear it, I think about summertime when I was a kid:
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So a couple of weeks ago, Paul wasn’t feeling well – still – and his doctor wanted him to get some bloodwork done. Why, I still haven’t figured out, but he’s the doctor, so I figure he must have a good reason.
Who let the (old) broads out?
The first day of high school (Fall, 1974), the girl sitting in the desk in front of me in my first class (German II, with Herr Suhr) turned around and said, “Hi! I’m Becky.”
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Just a quick Obamacare update: apparently today the lawyer who is arguing for Obamacare is arguing that it is a tax; tomorrow he will be arguing that it ISN’T a tax:
U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli used the phrase “tax penalty” multiple times to describe the individual mandate’s backstop. He portrayed the fee as a penalty by design, but one that functions as a tax because it’s collected through the tax code.
“General Verrilli, today you are arguing that the penalty is not a tax. Tomorrow you are going to be back and you will be arguing that the penalty is a tax,” said Justice Samuel Alito, in one of the few laugh lines throughout the 90 minutes of argument Monday.
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“If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon,” Obama said Friday.
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Oops. Silly me – that isn’t a picture of Trayvon Martin, that’s a picture of Matthew Bent.
I daresay, Mr. President, that if you did have a son he might just as easily look like young Mr. Bent. According to his mother, Mr. Bent was a good kid – he mowed neighbors’ lawns, volunteered with yard sales at church, did his homework and was an avid basketball player.
Our little munchkin, Rebecca
(That stands for World Down Syndrome Day)
I’m not usually big on “Awareness” Days, but I make an exception for this one, because it celebrates some very special people. The date that was picked (3/21) is no accident – on this date, we celebrate those wonderful people who have 3 copies of the 21st chromosome. Life in a family with a DS member is a whirlwind adventure!
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Poor little Melissa Horton – she took to the opinion pages of the Washington Post to let the world know that she borrowed money to pay for college, and now she doesn’t want to have to pay it back. Not only is she whining about that, but she has the audacity to insinuate that her parents are liars who are dumber than a sack of rocks.
I tried to find this version of "Danny Boy" (Garrett Morris, SNL, 03/18/78), but it's behind a paywall at Hulu...
One of the reasons that I love Saint Patrick’s Day is because it gives me an excuse to listen to one of my all-time favorite songs, “Danny Boy“.
If there were ever any doubt about my ancestry (I’ve got some “Kelly” and “Carroll” in my family tree), the way that this tune makes me feel like I’ve “come home” puts that to rest – there is no denying that music from the British Isles is the kind of music that stirs my soul.
In putting this post together, I listened to a LOT of different versions of the song, and I ran across one that surprised me. You see, I’ve only ever known Bob McGrath as a performer on “Sesame Street” – I didn’t have a CLUE that he had such an amazing voice!
When I heard this version, I knew that I had found “the one” (I apologize for the video quality – the audio is pristine):
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Rebecca’s been home all week, because it’s Spring Break.
Paul came home yesterday, because The Cold That Will Not Die reared its ugly head once again.
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