Trumpcare went down in flames. In a move that is both bizarre and totally expected, Trump tried to paint this as his win, while blaming Dems for his loss. In a tweet, he said that Obamacare was going to explode, so we shouldn't worry. That seems odd if you're one of the tens of millions who has ACA coverage or the…

No Puppet Master, no Puppet Master, you're the Puppet Master!

Damn, I was hoping he was starring as Lil Gary.

CUT HEALTH CARE INTO PIECES
THEN JET TO A BEACH RESORT
THE POOR ARE
NOT BREATHING
MEDICAID'S GONE
I HAVE NO FEELINGS

That neglects how the handful of moderate-ish GOP in the Tuesday Group started defecting as the Freedom Caucus pulled it to the right. You are absolutely correct that the biggest batch of no votes came from people who wanted a crueler bill, but spooking the 'moderates' is what prevented them from shifting it harder…

They dismissed us as 'paid protesters' over Trumpcare, but I honestly think that without those calls, town halls, and other protests, it would have at least gotten out of the House.

The fight isn't over. They're moving on to another massive tax cut for the rich. For you youngins, W Bush turned an honest-to-God budget surplus into a huge deficit, blew up income inequality and the National Debt, and stalled the economy with the last trillion dollar tax giveaway near the beginning of his term. It…

My top pick is watching the fallout of Trumpcare's utter failure. My review consists of two main points. First, relief that this disaster won't strip 25 million people of coverage, saddle millions more with plans that don't actually cover essential health care, while passing $600 billion in 'savings' to rich folks in…

A few extra thoughts - they picked today as a deadline because it was the seventh anniversary of the ACA. Which means Dems spent a whole extra year building the coalition and refining the bill. Trump signed onto Ryan's slap dash plan, and is in the process of owning its failure. Also - the fight is NOT over on…

Wealthcare Bulletin - 3/23. The AHCA failed to make it through the House today. They tried to make it even worse in order to appease the 'Freedom Caucus', which alienated the handful of moderate-ish GOP, and reduced budget savings while not reducing the number of newly uninsured, according to the new CBO score. These…

Of course he does. He wants to destroy nature, and is pretty ambivalent towards humanity. Trumy should be his spirit animal (scratch that - spirit machine). I am looking forward to his next CBB interview.

Maybe this makes me old, but I believe the correct answer to your question is "I don't give a shit."

Lol, fair point. They (generally) aren't exactly fans of each other. I honestly can't tell the difference on sight, but you bet your ass they (generally) can.

WRONG! It IS a controversy, but a DIFFERENT controversy. WHY DIDN'T THEY CAST A REAL CYBORG! This is the worst case of fleshwashing since Battlestar Galactica.

It's smart casting in that Johansson is popular, talented, and insanely gorgeous. It's the rational calculation. I still would have liked to see an Asian actress get a chance at a breakthrough role (maybe the woman from Sense8, who is fantastic?) But I can't exactly get all worked up about it.

"getting from game to game in, ahem, comfort, is as simple a process as swiping right on your phone."

My bet is "I plead the fifth. I plead the fifth. One Two Three Four FIIIIFTH!"

Resistance. Brief. 3/22. I have to be brief, because my longer posts are getting flagged to death by trolls. Not to waste characters, but I said, on Monday, that the real, initially neglected headline after Comey's testimony was Spicer saying Trump's former Campaign Manager(!) played a 'limited role' in the campaign.…

Really? Get Out of here!

Let me take this opportunity to crap on The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Emily Rose was a real mentally ill woman tortured to death over superstitions. What that movie presupposes is, what if she was actually murdered by demons, and the people who supposedly 'killed' her by locking her up and denying her medical care as…