Article

2010-03-29 Home Front: Politix

2010 could be the Black Swan year in politics

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by ryuge 2010-03-29 07:23|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 When corporate health plan open enrollment dates roll around in October and employees and retirees see huge increases in costs and decreases in coverage they won't be blaming Obamacare, they will be blaming Wall Street and greedy Republican fat cats.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-03-29 08:06|| 2010-03-29 08:06|| Front Page Top

#2 In any other year, maybe, Glenmore. But if the "fat cats" keep their mouths shut and let Pelosi & Co start emoting and reminding them about the $hit $andwich they just passed, it could work to their advantage. That goes double if the economy is still in the toilet then, too.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2010-03-29 09:38|| 2010-03-29 09:38|| Front Page Top

#3 The Donks are running ads thanking our local congresscritter (Boccieri) for voting for the health care bill. That would be the health care bill that 60%+ of his constituents opposed.

They've taken ownership of the issue. It won't be so easy to deflect blame.

Posted by Mike 2010-03-29 10:18|| 2010-03-29 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 I think the Donks are hoping to use the Media to set the tone. "Oh we passed healthcare but the mean old insurance companies and republicans won't let you have the savings" or "The evil Republicans wouldn't let us implement anything before 2014...." or some such crap.

Unfortunately for them not many trust the media anymore - the've been praising the goodness of the healthcare bill for over a year now and most people still oppose it.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-03-29 10:35|| 2010-03-29 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Employers will be doing the math. Many of them will be altering the insurance they offer to reflect the new economics of Obamacare.

So will the insurance companies. My health insurance just upped my co-pay for one drug from $50 to $350 due to Obamacare. Expect more of that.

Posted by Frozen Al 2010-03-29 11:58|| 2010-03-29 11:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Ahhhhhhh, but Al ... That's just the evil insurance shysters trying to make The One look bad, doncha know.

And how could they do that already?

Posted by Bobby 2010-03-29 12:34|| 2010-03-29 12:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Bobby - the insurance shysters are breaking out the champagne. Their profits will soar under ObamaCare. Government Sachs has a buy recommendation on Cigna and the rest of the sector.

Neither Tweedledum nor Tweedledee will take on these predators, which means we'll continue to pi$$ away a few hundred billion each year in utterly useless admin expense, aka private insurer revenues. We need a new political class.

Posted by lex 2010-03-29 20:34|| 2010-03-29 20:34|| Front Page Top

23:59 GirlThursday
23:57 trailing wife
23:53 Verlaine
22:26 abu do you love
22:18 Old Patriot
22:13 DarthVader
22:09 DMFD
22:03 DMFD
21:55 Barbara Skolaut
21:51 tipper
21:45 Redneck Jim
21:37 Asymmetrical Triangulation
21:32 ryuge
21:29 notascrename
21:28 Rambler in Virginia
21:25 KBK
21:21 Redneck Jim
21:17 Dave D.
20:59 Pappy
20:59 Frank G
20:59 gorb
20:48 crosspatch
20:48 Barbara Skolaut
20:47 john frum