I think he clearly will in small ways, throwing contractor business to friends/allies, but even I would be surprised if he takes it as far as ordering forces into somewhere to protect his business interests. I guess it is partly because I doubt his ability to maintain long term strategy (like longer than two weeks). I…

Trumps lack of trust in anyone but a very small inner circle is one of his worst flaws and is the core of how incompetently his administration has managed everything. I heard an interview with an economist, Cowan or something, where he said that he thought growing up in rural New Jersey made him a more interesting…

I’ve heard this described as swanning, trying to look all serene while paddling for your life under the surface. When’s i TA’d at a high pressure, high status undergrad school the students did this all the time, brushing off an exam I knew they had stayed up many nights preparing for (because I got the two am emails),…

I think the perception of the Clintons as a dynasty was worsened by the Bush family, an actual political dynasty. The optics of a Bush or Clinton being a major figure in EVERY presidential election save one for my entire lifetime (39 years) is incredible and disturbing.

Ryan was so cagey about becoming speaker and he had to be so certain Trump was going to lose, and he could ride an opposition speakship to the nomination. Ryan doesn’t have an obvious next step other than president. WI has an inexplicably popular republican governor who is clearly not going national, becoming a…

And old people on Medicare and social security. His constituents have a lot to lose under Trump and Ryan’s agenda, and McCain is an eighty year old 6th term senator. At some point, what is he storing political to do?

Yes. I have fond memories of Simmons from TV appearances, the compassion he would show his clients was really wonderful and I think he was a trailblazer in promoting fitness for all body types. I really hope that he has just retired, and is living a happy and private life. That said, he doesn’t owe me an update on his…

Sessions is immune to new information. The experiment is still early, but in states with legalized marijuana do you see a massive increase in substance abuse cases (I’m talking about people who have suffered severe negative consequences related to using drugs). Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think so. Certainly nothing…

I just have a conspiracy theory based on my experience on a project shut down by the sanctions:

I didn’t see the movie as it looked both banal and depressing, but I disagree. There is always a judgement on the artist as well as the art in giving awards. If his abusive behavior was part of his process in creating that character, like the dickhead who directed American Hustle and the dreadful I ❤️ Huckabees, it is…

This is what bothered me about people who loved their insurance and lost it when the ACA rolled out. For most individual market customers, being fully insured wouldn’t have covered your then future husbands bills, their insurance plans were cancelled because they provided inadequate coverage. The truth is, you don’t…

Always good to remember that the poor are poor because they are bad with money. Just think of all the chemo treatments they could afford if they gave up the Starbucks!

Krugman has gotten way more interesting now that he gets to write in opposition to the administration.

I’m really sorry that your caught in a gap between types of coverage and are on your own for expenses. I think we all need to remember that the ACA didn’t help everyone, and clearly changes are needed to fix omissions and unintended consequences of the rushed and incomplete job of the first bill. I wish the…

They’re making a show of how the credits decrease with income, but fail to tout that they are cancelling the tax on the most expensive employer plans, so it is effectively working out to corporate/rich people’s advantage.

This is the style of spending account I have at work, such a pain and I feel like it is designed to prevent you from getting your reimbursement.

This tax credit won’t be sufficient to buy coverage, but it will help a little-if it overwhelms your tax burden you will receive it as a refund. At least this is the way the earned income tax credit works.

He’s aging very quickly, if you look at him in 2008, you could call him handsome.

Tell your story about separation of senate and campaign duties to Julian Castro, you can’t flip between roles with a quick sentence:http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/julian-castro-ethics-hud-hatch-225732

It’s the eyes, and the sharp chin, and thanks! It was bothering me that I knew she reminded me of someone.