Tag Archives: Individual Mandate

Romney Was Against the ER Before He Was For It

Posted on September 24, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

During his interview with 60 minutes last night, Mitt Romney implied that it’s not the responsibility of government to insure the tens of millions of Americans who do not have health insurance because those people can just go to the … Continue reading →

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Make Up Your Mind GOP Part 3

Posted on July 5, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Following nearly a week of incoherent and contradictory statements, the Republicans may have finally come to an agreement on whether or the individual mandate is a penalty or a tax. Or rather, Mitt Romney may have finally agreed to agree … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

The only health care mandate they can embrace are transvaginal probes for women -Governor Martin O’Malley Zing! O’Malley may or may not be considered a presidential candidate four years from now.

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Don’t Tread On Them

Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has been implicated for running a secret unit that encourages the pirating of material belonging to rival networks. Amusing given that News Corp is a backer of stricter anti-piracy … Continue reading →

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Romney Makes the Case for the Mandate

Posted on March 28, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

During his appearance on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Mitt Romney unwittingly, or perhaps wittingly (who knows?) made the case for the individual mandate. ROMNEY: People with pre-existing conditions, as long as they have been insured before, they … Continue reading →

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Moment of Derp

Posted on March 27, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Representative Gohmert Pile (R-TX) warns us of the consequences of the Supreme Court upholding the individual mandate. “It ought to scare liberals to come run and join conservatives, because what it means is when this president’s out of the White … Continue reading →

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Personal Responsibility

Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:35 pm by JM Ashby

As our Supreme Overlords debate the constitutionality of the individual mandate, it’s nice to have a reminder that there are still some Republicans out there who practice what they preach. March 26 – Republicans For Mandating Coverage (RMC) — a … Continue reading →

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Medical Bills Bankrupted ACA Challenger

Posted on March 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

From the department of “you can’t make this shit up.” The lead plaintiff in the case against the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans lovingly refer to as Obamacare, who is being represented by the astroturfing National Federation of Independent Business, … Continue reading →

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Positive Campaigning

Posted on January 6, 2012 at 8:30 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Tim Eagan In other news, the Department of Justice filed a brief today detailing their defense of the individual insurance mandate. The DOJ maintains that the individual mandate falls under congress’s authority to regulate commerce and impose taxes.

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The Unconstitutional Paul Ryan Mandate

Posted on May 3, 2011 at 7:20 pm by JM Ashby

From the department of “You Can’t Make This Shit Up” Remember that pesky individual mandate contained within the Affordable Care Act? The one that compels you to either purchase health insurance or face a fine? The same mandate that has … Continue reading →

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