Category Archives: Barack Obama

Lurch Blinks

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Fred Stiening

John Kerry has announced that regime change is off the table in Syria. The people of Syria get to choose their leader. What a difference four submarine launched nuclear capable cruise missiles can make.

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My Presidential Obamacare Veto Speech to the nation

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Fred Stiening

(After the House adopts the Senate version) [roll TelePrompTer] Good Evening fellow Americans and Republicans, The Republican controlled House and Senate have placed on my desk a Repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which I believe has been the most … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Update

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Fred Stiening

My enrollment confirmation and temporary ID card has arrived from United Healthcare. That leaves the loose end that Blue Cross will automatically renew my policy for 2016 if I don’t tell them to not renew me. So this morning at … Continue reading →

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Why John McCain wants to declare war on ISIS

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Fred Stiening

How War Affects the Formal Federal Budget Process There is no precedent for Congress making a formal declaration of war without first getting a request from the President. So why are some in Congress and some of the Presidential candidates … Continue reading →

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Michael Savage calls for invocation of the 25th Amendment

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Continuing in his Stalinist methods, Savage is calling for a board of doctors to meet and certify that Barack Obama is delusional and psychotic and remove the elected President from office. The closest the Constitution gets to that is the … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Year three

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Fred Stiening

This time Healthcare.gov did what it should have done the first year. It delivered what it said it would. I could seem plans and premiums before identifying myself. In North Carolina, there are three active insurers – Blue Cross/Shield of … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Year 3 – TSHTF

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Well, reality is hitting the fan. Just a quick recap – I turn 60 in three weeks, live in North Carolina, continually insured since 1986, rarely see a doctor. This isn’t about me – just to provide a data point … Continue reading →

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The politics of the Caspian Sea

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Headlines are starting to appear that Iranian warships are headed to Russian military bases! OMG! Stupid Obama! Nuke Iran! Nuke Russia! Kill Assad! Kill the people trying to kill Assad! Nuke the West Bank!… Errrr – hold the phone. The … Continue reading →

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Welcome Speaker of the house, Nancy Pelosi

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Fred Stiening

It hasn’t happened yet, but it could. As I suggested when Boehner’s ass was kicked, infighting within the Republicans could end up putting Nancy Pelosi in charge of the House again. Boehner’s designated successor has withdrawn. The actual mechanics of … Continue reading →

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Time is growing short

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Back in 2010, This post Refers to an earlier post that I can’t find – regarding the probability that Barack Obama and Eric Holder would use the pretext of the racial imbalance in prisons to turn angry Islamic converts onto … Continue reading →

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