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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 08, 2013 19 Comments

From J in Virginia: A hodge podge of lunatic-left imagery. ...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2013 18 Comments

Laurel's list of inflammatory schoolyard taunts by senior Democratic politicians and their spokesmen reflected the increasingly eliminationist rhetoric which is part of Democratic shut-down scale-back strategy. Perhaps it's time for a new list: Mainstream Media Gone Wild, or something similar. I know that No. 1 on the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2013 24 Comments

I guess this goes in either the "there he goes again" or "chutzpah" files. Tropical Storm Karen is expected to make landfall later this week in the Gulf of Mexico.  FEMA started recalling workers several days ago to prepare for the storm, and in any event,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2013 4 Comments

It was, as usual, a busy weekend.  We covered a number of "Barrycade" events.  John Nolte at Breitbart.com has an even more extensive list of petty and unnecessary closures and lock-outs.. Here are some of the shut-down scale-back related items we covered, in case you missed...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2013 17 Comments
After Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a funding bill for the National Institutes of Health, NBC Nightly News has run two feature stories about children and other patients who could not enroll in a cancer clinical trial at NIH because of the "shutdown." In neither story was the Republican funding bill or Democratic rejection of funding mentioned. The most recent feature story was last night. Those of you who read this blog, or pay even cursory attention to the news, know that House Republicans passed the NIH funding bill, over the objections of 170 Democrats who voted against it. House Vote NIH funding 10-2-13 Harry Reid then refused to agree to a consent motion in the Senate to approve the funding. Dana Bash at CNN even questioned Reid about it at a press conference, wondering why he won't just agree to the House funding bill since it might help a child. All of this took place against an Obama veto threat. Anyone who pays even a little attention knows that it is Democrats, and Democrats alone who have blocked funding for NIH child clinical trials. Yet in the entire segment on NBC tonight, not a word was mentioned about why there is no funding. All that is mentioned is a generic and presumably bi-partisan failure to reach an agreement. Here's the full video (full transcript here): NBC New Shutdown Blocks Girl From Clinical Trial

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Posted by Mandy Nagy on October 06, 2013 39 Comments
The other day, I wrote that long wait times are not the only issue with the Obamacare website, highlighting my skepticism of the administration’s claims that high volume was to blame for all the glitches in the system. It turns out that Reuters news agency spoke with five technology experts who expressed similar skepticism and question the architecture of the Obamacare website.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversaw development of the [Obamacare] site, declined to make any of its IT experts available for interviews. CGI Group Inc, the Canadian contractor that built HealthCare.gov, is "declining to comment at this time," said spokeswoman Linda Odorisio. Five outside technology experts interviewed by Reuters, however, say they believe flaws in system architecture, not traffic alone, contributed to the problems. For instance, when a user tries to create an account on HealthCare.gov, which serves insurance exchanges in 36 states, it prompts the computer to load an unusually large amount of files and software, overwhelming the browser, experts said. If they are right, then just bringing more servers online, as officials say they are doing, will not fix the site.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2013 26 Comments
Can't Keep Me Out Sign They've chained the parking lot at the Minute Man* National Park in Lexington-Concord, MA. A reader would not be stopped, and writes, quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem about the "rude bridge":
"By the rude bridge that arched the flood Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard 'round the world." Yes, that too is shut down... and, thanks to a comment left at eddriscoll.com, several of us were there today. We didn't bring a photographer, and it was raining, but we spent over an hour there, swapping stories and greeting the occasional tourists. You'll probably get other photos from some of the other people there. It was a special feeling, to stand on that 'rude bridge', imagining the Patriots gathering to stand against British regulars. The feeling was all the stronger, knowing that our own government -- we fought a war, which started right here, to establish that government! -- was telling us that we couldn't visit here because it was necessary to require us to pay a Federal healthcare tax... and was trying to deprive us of our guns besides. The memory of the British tea tax, and of the British attempts to deprive the colonists of guns, has never been stronger.
And sent along these photos: Minuteman Park chained parking lot

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2013 80 Comments
We wrote earlier today about the Vets on the Syracuse (NY) Honor Flight whose buses pushed through barricades at the Iwo Jima Memorial with the help of volunteers accompanying the group. This is part of an ongoing Battle of the Barrycades that has taken place also at the WWII and Vietnam War Memorials. The Syracuse Honor flight veterans of World War II and the Korean War returned tonight to Syracuse, where Michael Alan of Legal Insurrection was able to conduct several interviews. This World War II Veteran, who fought on several fronts including North Africa Southern France, Italy, and the Battle of the Bulge and was wounded twice, could not contain his joy at moving the barricades at the Iwo Jima Memorial (full interview at bottom of post):
"That blew my mind, my God look at that, it was great, a little initiative I guess."
The group received a hero's welcome home, here are several interviews: (added) Some photos: [caption id="attachment_67111" align="alignnone" width="484"]("We are so proud of you Grandpa" sign for Syracuse Honor Flight) ("We are so proud of you Grandpa" sign for Syracuse Honor Flight)[/caption]
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