Archive for January, 2014

What the Obama Administration & Covered California Hasn’t Disclosed About Enrollment Data

Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Covered CaliforniaAllen Echiverri@Twitter “Tried calling ‘Covered California’ about my coverage. They’re not taking calls and online wait time is 1 hr+”

(KPCC) The U.S. Dept of HHS released ObamaCare/Covered California enrollment data yesterday saying that as of the 31 December, 499,000 California residents signed up for ObamaCare but absent from the ‘enrollment’ numbers is:

  • (a) How many have actually paid their first months premiums;
  • (b) How many of the 499,000 enrollees now are receiving Medi-Cal coverage;
  • (c) Why haven’t the HHS released this data?

‘Covered California’ says that we’ll have to wait longer for a more detailed breakdown of these numbers.

Related: Covered California Applicants Still Hit By Snags –SF Gate

Big Gaps in Enrollment Data Makes It Hard to Judge ObamaCare Success

Obama: Wah, Wah, Wah…Just Cant Get Enough Respect

Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Res Ipsa LoquiturRes Ipsa Loquitur –Image Courtesy: Michael A. Nothem@Twitter

(Twitchy) Wah, Wah, Wah…Poor, Poor Pitiful Obama during a visit today with two time NBA Champions Miami Heat at the White House, Obama confessed that people are mean to him sometimes–he just can’t get no respect.

USA Today Editorial Board Insults Israel and Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

Monday, January 13th, 2014

Ariel SharonIsrael Defense Forces Remember Ariel Sharon –Image: IDF Blog

While the ‘USA Today’ doesn’t editorialize often about Israel, when it has, its been very wrong. The most recent example was Ariel Sharon’s Life a Metaphor for Israel’s: Our View published yesterday.

The ‘USA Today’ Editorial Board smears Israel and Former Prime Minister Sharon, by suggesting that our best friend in the middle east Israel’s very survival and Sharon’s contributions amount to “a lesson in whether ends justify means.” The ‘Editorial Board’ wrongly asserts that Israel “punishes” all Palestinians ‘for the actions of some’ and falsely claims the Jewish State seizes lands from Palestinians for its own settlements and blames Israel for derailing the peace process.

On the 30 December, 2010 I wrote here that although a distinct ‘Palestinian Nationalism’ is taken for granted internationally today, the notion of a Palestinian people separate and distinct from neighboring Arab’s is a relatively recent belief. In-fact former PLO Executive Committee Member Zhir Mushein (1936-1979) admitted, “There is no such thing as a Palestinian people, its just an Arab tactic for the destruction of Israel.”

Sweeping generalizations by the ‘Editorial Board’ such as ‘Sharon’s excesses increased Israel’s vulnerability’ are unsubstantiated and smacks of the same historical revisionism that the so called Palestinians–Arabs engage.

Related: Predictably, Ariel Sharon Falsehoods Underway –CAMERA

Myths & Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israel Conflict

Israel: A 65 Year Miracle –FLAME

Obama Orders Fed Regs ‘Impose the Least Burden on Society’ Issues 80,000 Pages of Regs in 2013

Monday, January 13th, 2014

Federal RegulationsObama’s Watch: 2013 Federal Register 80,000 Pages of New Regulations –Image Courtesy: Sen Mike Lee R-UT@Facebook

Flashback: Remember when President Obama issued Executive Order 13563 on the 18 January, 2011

Section 1 General Principles of Regulation:

(b) (1) ‘Propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify its costs (recognizing that some benefits and costs are are difficult to quantify); (2) tailor its regulations to impose the least burden on society—taking into account among other things and to the extent practicable, the costs of cumulative regulations; (3) select, in choosing among alternative regulatory approaches, those approaches that maximize net benefits…”

Section 4 Flexible Approaches:

‘Where relevant, feasible and consistent with regulatory objectives and to the extent permitted by law, each agency shall identify and consider regulatory approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for the public….’

The Obama Administration has violated their own regulation.

Related: Red Tape Rising–Obama Era Regulations –Heritage Foundation

Obama Admin Plans to Reform Business Regs–Again –John Birch Society

ObamaCare Claims Another Casualty, California Democrat George Miller Announces Retirement

Monday, January 13th, 2014

Rep George MillerRep George Miller (D-CA) Promoting ObamaCare/Covered California Disaster –Image: SF Gate

(Politico) Incumbent Liberal Democrat Congressman George Miller, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) strong advocate, has announced that he will be retiring from Congress at the end of the year.

Miller represents California’s 11th Congressional District which consists of portions of Alameda County, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Santa Clara counties.

In a short interview, Miller wanted to downplay the significance of his departure saying, “I was never in awe of the indispensable man theory,” adding “I tried that once on my high school football coach and I sat on the bench for for most of the year.”

Earlier this month, Legal Insurrection reported that Rep Mike McIntyre (D-NC) after nearly two decades in Congress announced his departure, McIntyre was considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats in this years mid-term Congressional elections.

Related: Covered California Applicants Still Hit By Snags –SF Gate

Lotta Denial Out There: Chuck Todd Gets Dose of ObamaCare Reality

Obama Attends Funeral for South Africa Marxist Nelson Mandela But Sends Biden to Funeral for Former Israel PM Ariel Sharon

Sunday, January 12th, 2014

Obama Attends Memorial Service for Maexist MandelaObama Attends Funeral for America Bashing Marxist Nelson Mandela
Image: Buzz Feed News

Biden Arriving in IsraelVP Joe Biden Arrives in Israel Monday Morning to Attend the Funeral for American Ally, Former Prime Minster Ariel Sharon
Image:
Israel News Feed

RIP Major General Ariel Sharon

Saturday, January 11th, 2014

Ariel SharonIsrael 11th Prime Minister (2001-2006) ‘May His Memory Be a Blessing’
Image: Israel Foreign Ministry@Twitter

Related: IDF Remembers Ariel Sharon in Pictures

Obamanomics: Is The Real War on Women, Employment Opportunities Continue to Deteriorate

Friday, January 10th, 2014

War on WomenIn 2012 There Were 780,000 More Unemployed Women in Labor Force Concerned Women for America

(CNS) One year later, the number of Women not in the labor force continued to deteriorate during Obama’s Watch, declining by 20,000 from November to December, 2013 according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Related: Jobs Report Shows Hiring Crash –Washington Examiner

How Will Obama Try to Spin These Anemic Employment Numbers?

Friday, January 10th, 2014

US Jobs GrowthOnly 74,000 Jobs Created in December, 347,000 Americans Left Work Force U.S. Job Growth Skids to Lowest Level Since 2011 –FOX Business

US Labor Participation RateU.S. Labor Participation Rate Drops to 35 Year Low of 62.8%
Image: Koen DeLeus@Twitter

People Not in Labor ForceAmericans Dropping Out of Labor Force Explodes by 535,000 to a New All Time High of 91.8 Million –Image: Zero Hedge

Related: Just 74000 Jobs Created, Labor Force Shrinks Again –NRO

Macy’s Announce 2500 Layoffs, Closing Stores –Chicago Tribune

80% of U.S. Adults Face Near Poverty, Unemployment –CBS News

U.S. Women are Dying Younger Than Their Mothers, No One Knows Why

Covered California Day 9 How Are Things Going? Still Not Much Better Huh…

Thursday, January 9th, 2014

Covered California“The Story of Our Life @CoveredCA @ObamaCare Error.”
Adriana Rodriguez@Twitter

Covered CA Delay“Wow, I am a fan of @CoveredCA but after being notified that I’m 425 in the queue with 46 minute wait, I’m peeved!” –MVQ@Twitter

What Others Are Saying at Facebook

Nick Stewart from San Jose “Im still waiting for info from Anthem Blue Cross so I can pay my premium. Their phone system doesn’t even put me on hold anymore–It just tells me they can’t take my call due to technical difficulties. Before it started doing that, it would put me on hold for about an hour and then hang up on me.”

Johnny Tran from San Diego “Website is not straight forward at all…such a joke.”

Linda Glassman-Davis “How does one access health care…All docs have canceled their appts this month and there is no way to get thru to Anthem Blue Cross or Covered CA reps????”

Carl Sforza  “Are there any agents out there in the Sacramento area? I’m done with this worthless website and nobody at Covered California answers emails or telephone calls.”

Kate Lundquist “I applied on December 6 and qualify for financial assistance. I was never notified what documents to submit to where and my application status is still ‘pending’ I never got a letter from Anthem Blue Cross though I sent them a check anyway. Now I can’t get through to either Covered California or Anthem Blue Cross. Help!” 

Timothy Kahn from Irvine “Yea its impossible to reach you guys–does anyone know how to sign up as a student (no income currently) without the system forcing you to MediCal? My wife needs insurance too…the website is forcing us to apply for MediCal…definitely don’t want. Is there anyway to decline MediCal–I like many others have been unable to reach anyone by online chat or email or phone–SUPER FRUSTRATING.”

Katy Maylor from La Canada Flintridge “So frustrating! ‘This page cannot be displayed’ is making my blood pressure go higher! Have been trying for weeks, can get to a website but when I click on one topic or another, I get the same message. I am ready to give up! BP can’t take it. When will it ever be fixed?”

Favie Jimeno “Agrrgghhhh!!! Can’t log on to the website. I wanted to upload proof/documents needed! Been waiting on chat for over an hour now. Tried to call customer service but automated tells me to go online and then hangs up :/ WOW!”

Christine Anne Taylor “Still waiting for my MediCal paperwork!!! Am I insured or not???????”

Tammy Hamilton from Sacramento “The goal was to get 30 million uninsured insured. The plan was to uninsure the insured and then reinsure them at higher premiums and take the extra money to insure the original uninsured. Make sense so far? Oh it gets better. So we’ve taken the insured who were happy with a product, forced them to buy a product they don’t want at higher rates to pay for those who didn’t want insurance in the first place and don’t want to pay for insurance. Welcome to Progressivism where Obama knows what’s best for you peasants…”