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Old 12-23-2013, 02:33 PM
 
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Care to share a link that delves into this claim? Anecdotally, I haven't met very many people who oppose the ACA because it "doesn't go far enough." The majority of those I've talked to about it are opposed to it because it's a terribly written law which does nothing to make health care "affordable" for anyone. I find it hard to believe that "most" people want more government intrusion into their personal health.
A large part of the left, especially as you move more left, wanted single payer. I personally still support the public option. I haven't the data, but I doubt that 'most' people wanted single payer. At least not yet.
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Old 12-23-2013, 03:30 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Ted Cruz, the tea party and republicans tried to warn Americans about Obamacare but Democrats and Obama said they "would not negotiate" and Obama's supporters thought Obama was great.

No wonder Obama thinks Americans are stupid.
It is amazing. Now the Democrats are falling in line with Ted.
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Old 12-23-2013, 04:16 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I'm noticing that all of these posters who are insulting the model in the ad for his "masculinity" and "sexuality" are acting like stereotypical gay men: sitting around, staring at a picture of a man and judging him

"Methinks he doth protest too much"
It took about two-tenths of a second to recognize the obvious pansiness of the subject in question.
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Old 12-23-2013, 04:22 PM
 
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It took about two-tenths of a second to recognize the obvious pansiness of the subject in question.
ok, generation gap is showing. Guys in my day wouldn't have been caught dead in pj's with feet.
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Old 12-23-2013, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Houston
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ok, generation gap is showing. Guys in my day wouldn't have been caught dead in pj's with feet.
Real men don't wear pajamas.
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Old 12-23-2013, 05:30 PM
 
Location: DFW
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OK you no good procrastinators, Obama has given you a Christmas gift of 24 more hours to get signed up for his fabulous new bill that you absolutely will love.

Administration Extends Deadline for Obamacare Sign-Up Through Christmas Eve | National Review Online
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Old 12-23-2013, 05:51 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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OK you no good procrastinators, Obama has given you a Christmas gift of 24 more hours to get signed up for his fabulous new bill that you absolutely will love.

Administration Extends Deadline for Obamacare Sign-Up Through Christmas Eve | National Review Online
Over 1 million visitors on the site just today. The state sites too are seeing very large traffic volumes. One would think that a large percentage today are buyers not lookers anymore.
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Old 12-23-2013, 06:07 PM
 
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Over 1 million visitors on the site just today. The state sites too are seeing very large traffic volumes. One would think that a large percentage today are buyers not lookers anymore.
From what I've seen all day this has been the message.

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HealthCare.gov has a lot of visitors right now!

We need you to wait here, so we can make sure there’s room for you to have a good experience on our site.
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Old 12-23-2013, 06:13 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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From what I've seen all day this has been the message.
It is working as (re)designed. You get queued for a few minutes and then the login screen comes up.
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Old 12-23-2013, 06:34 PM
 
Location: DFW
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Over 1 million visitors on the site just today. .
900,000 with sticker shock
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