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Ted Nugent says it might have been best if South had won Civil War
Seventies rocker turned conservative firebrand Ted Nugent has penned a column for the Washington Times in which he slams Chief Justice John Roberts for his decision on the Affordable Care Act and posits that the world might be a better place if the United States had dissolved into separate powers…
Top 6 hyperbolic responses to the health care ruling
Not surprisingly, conservatives were upset on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the individual mandate in President Barack Obama’s health care law was constitutional in a 5-4 decision. Republicans reacted to the ruling by vowing — once again — to repeal all of the Affordable Care Act. Some said…
WATCH LIVE: Lawmakers react to Supreme Court health care ruling
The Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act Thursday, determining the individual mandate was a tax. Watch live analysis on MSNBC, broadcast June 28. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Watch lawmakers react live on MSNBC, broadcast June 28. Visit msnbc.com for breaking…
WATCH LIVE: Supreme Court heath care ruling
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the most anticipated case this season: Whether the Affordable Care Act, or specifically the individual mandate, is constitutional. WPWC 1480AM DC’s Main Street Talk Radio is broadcasting live from the steps of the Supreme Court. Watch live, broadcast on June 28 via…
Boehner vows to repeal ‘Obamacare’ if it survives court challenge
Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday vowed to repeal all of the Affordable Care Act if the U.S. Supreme Court did not strike down the health care reform law. “Now we all know the Supreme Court is likely to make some announcement about ObamaCare tomorrow,” he said. “We made…
Scott Brown opposes ‘Obamacare’ policy that covers his daughter
Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R) doesn’t see anything wrong with the fact that he has voted to overturn the Affordable Care Act four times, in spite of the fact that it enables him to keep his 23-year-old daughter on his Congressional health plan. Brown told The Boston Globe that his…
Rep. Gohmert warns of ‘redneck’ mandates if Obamacare upheld
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert (R) on Monday said liberals should be opposed to the insurance mandate in the Affordable Care Act because it could be used against them by a future “redneck” president, according to The Hill. “Let’s say you want to follow this administration’s idea of greatest good for…
Fmr. Reagan official: Health care ‘broccoli mandates’ argument is ‘totally bogus’
A former Solicitor General appointed by President Ronald Reagan says that the conservative argument that the heath care reform law would eventually allow the government to force people to eat broccoli is “totally bogus.” Florida’s Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi and others have insisted (PDF) that if the Affordable Care…
Affordable Care Act gives 2.5 million young adults coverage
Defenders of the Affordable Care Act received good news Wednesday morning. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 2.5 million young adults received health insurance, thanks to a provision in the laws which allows people under 26-years-old to stay on their parents’ insurance. The percentage of 19 to 25-year-olds…
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