Archive for October 2013
No QA testing for Obamacare website – roll it out no matter what
In the Fortune 50 world, we called it quality assurance (QA) testing. Either HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius completely ignored all standards for QA testing when it comes to a roll out of a new online application, or she knew it was screwed up and let it launch anyway.
Read MoreMcConnell Debt Ceiling Payoff? $2 billion for Kentucky dam project
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was part of the leadership who brought today’s debt-ceiling legislation into play. The Republican certainly has been labeled a member of the RINO club in the past, but was he willing to fold in part for a $2 billion federal payoff?
Read MoreLautenberg “death gratuity” granted, eliminated, and now granted again
More salt on the wound today. Bonnie Englebart is the wife of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-Pa.) with a current net worth exceeding $50 million. The American taxpayers will write the widow Lautenberg a tax free check for $174,000 as a “thank you.”
Read MorePersonal responsibility gone: Walmart must foot bill for EBT snafu
We know exactly what these people purchased. We know exactly who these people are. We know they were taking advantage of a broken government system. These people should be ashamed of themselves, but the government is telling Walmart to pick up the tab.
Read MoreZero Tolerance – Andover teen suspended for picking up her friend who was drinking
The only argument here is Erin Cox should have contacted her friend’s parents instead of driving to the party to pick her up. But Cox just wanted to ensure her friend got home safe. What’s not acceptable is the school punishing Cox based on their zero tolerance policy against alcohol and drug use.
Read MoreThere is NO reason the federal government need be involved with mortgages
None. Zero. Absolutely not. There is no reason the federal government need be involved with approving home mortgages, yet for some reason we’re now dependent on the federal government for what used to be a simple individual voluntary arrangement and a transaction between that specific individual and their bank.
Read MoreOur culture of dependency on display: Walmart EBT rush and SNAP outage
I know Jim has been talking about this subject today on the big radio show, and I just wanted to get a post up. This weekend we saw just a taste of what happens when the government stops providing support, and when they provide free support.
Read MoreG.W. Bush approval rating average was 37% in second term
Just a reminder. President Bush’s (43) approval average during his second term was 37 percent, reaching a low point of 25 percent sometime during the fall of 2008, right around election time. The main stream press had totally and completely bought into the Bush Derangement Syndrome by mid-2006 when his approval rating was around 40…
Read MoreNanny State: USPS stops stamp production, unsafe child behavior
The first lady has a problem. Her “Just Move” campaign included a series of US Postal Service stamps picturing kids involved with various sporting activities. They are destroying a bunch of the stamps due to safety concerns.
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare cancels agreements with doctors servicing Medicare Advantage patients
As of February, more than 2,000 physicians will be dropped from UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage program in Connecticut. Although you’ll see this referred to as a profit-related move in the media, this is not about United being greedy.
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