en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2491027 Comments by texan59 http://jenkuznicki.com/2014/08/rinos-cant-figure-out-why-romney-lost/#IDComment861927043 The only thing Mittens had in common with RR is that they both had good hair. But then again, I'm just a hick in flyover country who doesn't understand nuance. Wed, 6 Aug 2014 12:55:59 +0000 http://jenkuznicki.com/2014/08/rinos-cant-figure-out-why-romney-lost/#IDComment861927043 http://herit.ag/1kpUjq8#IDComment838141575 These folks in the Executive branch must be very concerned about a republican takeover of the Senate as they are extremely busy with this, the coal plants, more trades than the Texans on draft day. No wonder Carney quit from exhaustion. /sarc Mon, 2 Jun 2014 20:00:11 +0000 http://herit.ag/1kpUjq8#IDComment838141575 http://herit.ag/1pseuH9#IDComment837073600 “The VA is a big organization that has had problems for a very long time with both management and funding,” - AKA it was Bush's fault. Fri, 30 May 2014 19:11:50 +0000 http://herit.ag/1pseuH9#IDComment837073600 http://herit.ag/1eSW5yJ#IDComment795387709 Is Mr. Gates willing to put his money where his mouth is? Will he be putting his children through the public school system? Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:40:25 +0000 http://herit.ag/1eSW5yJ#IDComment795387709 http://epaabuse.com/14728/news/epa-regulations-shutter-brick-plants/#IDComment747193581 The creativity of the EPA shows no bounds. Sat, 9 Nov 2013 14:23:54 +0000 http://epaabuse.com/14728/news/epa-regulations-shutter-brick-plants/#IDComment747193581 http://herit.ag/1aAzr6z#IDComment738743777 How many examples of putting lipstick on a pig are we going to get? That's a rhetorical question. :) Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:28:56 +0000 http://herit.ag/1aAzr6z#IDComment738743777 http://blog.heritage.org/2013/06/17/what-obamas-campaign-group-wont-tell-you-about-obamacare/#IDComment664040134 Third-party payors are a symptom of the problem. Insurance companies essentially respond to the marketplace. In the early 80's there were relatively few HMO programs. Folks had a deductible and coinsurance so they had some skin in the game. Problem was that those plans never kept pace with general or medical inflation. Eventually the marketplace became overwhelmed with managed care programs like HMO's, PPO's and so forth. These program reduced folks skin in the game. Once that happens the cost curve took a bit steeper acceleration of costs. The marketplace demanded these types of programs and the insurance companies built them. There was most likely no thought to the psychological aspect of reducing the interaction between patient and provider. There are plenty of other reasons just as you've pointed out, including medical technology. When I began in the industry there were no such things as MRI machines, AIDS and the lawyers didn't completely run the industry. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:08:40 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/2013/06/17/what-obamas-campaign-group-wont-tell-you-about-obamacare/#IDComment664040134 http://blog.heritage.org/2013/06/17/what-obamas-campaign-group-wont-tell-you-about-obamacare/#IDComment663591250 I have spent more than 20 years in the health insurance industry in various capacities from the underwriting of large group plans to selling benefit programs to managing those same accounts. At no time has the cost curve ever bent downward. From the widespread implementation of HMO programs to the remainder of the alphabet soup of programs such as PPO's to EPO's to DMO's there has not been one year in which costs went down on an aggregate basis. This legislation will serve to exacerbate the upward trajectory of all programs. Several years ago, the president was caught on tape telling some that it would probably take 10-15 years to set up the system to lead to a single-payer system. He was wrong. It will most likely take much less time to fully destroy the system we've had in place for the last 60+ years. While the financial aspects of the system we've been working with would not exactly be termed a success, it has enabled the care we receive to be second-to-none. IMHO, you can kiss those results to level off rather rapidly and I fear that we will be as successful as the NHS, which many in power seem to idolize. Not good folks. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:11:51 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/2013/06/17/what-obamas-campaign-group-wont-tell-you-about-obamacare/#IDComment663591250 http://frontpagemag.com/2012/dgreenfield/how-obamas-green-jobs-boondoggle-cost-1500-american-jobs/#IDComment478717047 Aw come on. Uncle Joe and The Won told us green is good. Hundreds of jobs. I must have missed that part where they said it was gonna lose thousands of 'em. Were they just kidding us? If they keep this up, the only place people will be working is in DC. Fri, 2 Nov 2012 14:45:44 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2012/dgreenfield/how-obamas-green-jobs-boondoggle-cost-1500-american-jobs/#IDComment478717047 http://www.hoosieraccess.com/2012/07/05/indianas-muslim-congressman-says-us-schools-should-use-koran-as-foundation-like-madrassas-do/#IDComment396443128 Boy am I lucky. Since I moved to TX over 30 years ago, I only have to deal with morons like Sheila Jackson Lee. Y'all can keep electing these kind of loonies and I'll take my chances. Fri, 6 Jul 2012 01:06:42 +0000 http://www.hoosieraccess.com/2012/07/05/indianas-muslim-congressman-says-us-schools-should-use-koran-as-foundation-like-madrassas-do/#IDComment396443128 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/06/12/morning-bell-unions-out-to-divide-and-conquer-workplaces/#IDComment379569775 And just exactly what will Romney do about this type of ludicrous action from the NLRB during his first 100 days , if elected. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:45:59 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/06/12/morning-bell-unions-out-to-divide-and-conquer-workplaces/#IDComment379569775 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2012/02/09/breaking-bachus-to-face-insider-trading-probe/#IDComment288556432 I say we keep Allen West and Paul Ryan and start from there. There might be a few others, but these are my two that we start with. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:02:06 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2012/02/09/breaking-bachus-to-face-insider-trading-probe/#IDComment288556432 http://www.hoosieraccess.com/2012/02/01/time-for-a-reality-check-for-indiana-mass-transit/#IDComment281354103 As a former Hoosier who lives in Houston now, I can tell you for a fact that passage of this bill will doom the taxpayers forever. Here in Houston we have a "light-rail" system that is a joke. It runs from an area just south of the Astrodome, through our Medical Center and into our downtown area (N-S route). There are just a few thousand riders each day using the system. We are now in a kerfulffle about expanding the system into some of the lower income areas of town (E-W route) with a cost estimated in the billions of dollars. Our current bus system is extremely under-utilized as it is and now the city wants to add billions on the backs of the taxpayers in the Houston area. It will NEVER pay for itself. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:58:38 +0000 http://www.hoosieraccess.com/2012/02/01/time-for-a-reality-check-for-indiana-mass-transit/#IDComment281354103 http://biggovernment.com/cjohnson/2012/01/21/incompetence-mismanagement-hamper-republican-conference/#IDComment270570001 Who exactly was the genius that came up with the idea that $1k tickets would end well? Major DUH! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:18:12 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/cjohnson/2012/01/21/incompetence-mismanagement-hamper-republican-conference/#IDComment270570001 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/19/breaking-on-fast-and-furious-subpoena-issued-for-patrick-j-cunningham-u-s-attorneys-office-in-arizona/#IDComment269109350 If there is a fall guy for this whole manure wagon, this guy is probably first in line. Be assured that he will not rat out any of the big fish unless something drastic happens. If he lives that long. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:19:27 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/19/breaking-on-fast-and-furious-subpoena-issued-for-patrick-j-cunningham-u-s-attorneys-office-in-arizona/#IDComment269109350 http://bigjournalism.com/rfutrell/2011/12/03/sirens-go-off-at-nbc-but-not-over-fast-and-furious-or-solyndra/#IDComment232456069 When NBC brings John Belushi back from the dead and put the SNL "band" back together I might....just might click my clicker and watch that channel. Oh yeah, they need to ditch the greenie-weinie crap too. Sun, 4 Dec 2011 05:02:49 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/rfutrell/2011/12/03/sirens-go-off-at-nbc-but-not-over-fast-and-furious-or-solyndra/#IDComment232456069 http://biggovernment.com/lstranahan/2011/12/02/occupy-leader-says-union-opposition-to-planned-1212-west-coast-port-shutdown-is-just-a-game/#IDComment232373232 best of luck on your endeavor. You're gonna need it. haha. Just don't come crying to me when you get your ass kicked you doofus. Sun, 4 Dec 2011 00:30:46 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/lstranahan/2011/12/02/occupy-leader-says-union-opposition-to-planned-1212-west-coast-port-shutdown-is-just-a-game/#IDComment232373232 http://biggovernment.com/lstranahan/2011/12/02/occupy-leader-says-union-opposition-to-planned-1212-west-coast-port-shutdown-is-just-a-game/#IDComment231996217 Hey bootsy, we shall see which side of history you are very soon. You had better take a couple hard hats. Place one on top of your head. With the other one you'll need to find a way to attach it to your ass before a few longshoremen ram their boots up your backside. These are people you really don't want to piss off. They play hardball. You have been warned by more people than just me. Enter at your own peril. Have a nice day. Sat, 3 Dec 2011 05:36:55 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/lstranahan/2011/12/02/occupy-leader-says-union-opposition-to-planned-1212-west-coast-port-shutdown-is-just-a-game/#IDComment231996217 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2011/11/18/exclusive-documents-the-kerrys-curious-stock-trades/#IDComment224200409 Sure do wish I could use Lurch as my broker. This guy is good!/sarc Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:36:23 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2011/11/18/exclusive-documents-the-kerrys-curious-stock-trades/#IDComment224200409 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2010/05/22/the-problem-with-newt/#IDComment224194982 OK. Let's assume that the Dem's aren't socialists. What would you call a group who wants to nationalize the banks, the auto companies, our entire healthcare system? Would those be nationalists rather than socialists? Fascists like Mussolini? Having never lived in the rarified air of NY, we simpletons out here in flyover country see things just a bit different than those of you who wish to run every aspect of our lives. Here's another shocker for you. There are many on the Republican side of the aisle we don't care for much either. They are content to lead us down the same path as your folks, albeit at a much slower pace. We are tired of those of you on the left playing the vicitm care every time someone from the right says something you disagree with. Why is it compromise when we capitulate to the demands of Barney Frank, John Kerry and Harry Reid. When those on the right propose something, the response from the left is to grab their ball and go home. After they cry into the tv cameras. The act is wearing very thin. This is the most transparency we've seen from them in a long time. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:17:15 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2010/05/22/the-problem-with-newt/#IDComment224194982