[SoothingDave]

ibtp

[tioga]

Good morning! Homework on the blackboard, apples on my desk. Class is in session.

[tioga]

Good morning! It’s a beautiful morning up here in the once frozen tundra!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Darn. I tried to pull it out by its root, but Ah had to dig it anyway up to grab the root to exterpotato it ...

[mikrofon]

With over 80 years of Socialist insinuation into our lives, it will be nearly impossible to extirpate all the Gov't tentacles. Once instituted, there's very little motivation on the part of professional Politicians to exit, taper off or drastically modify any program that "helps" people ... no one seeking reelection wants the money flow to expire attributed to their watch. These long-timers have become expert at ingratiating themselves with local & special interests that keep them in place, term after term after term.

In the case of Obamacare (simply a pretext I believe for eventual Single-Payer), there was no real Humanitarian OR fiscal need for a program of that scope, especially where much more reasonable, Conservative proposals i.e. to tie pre-tax dollars to Health Savings Accounts are routinely cast aside by the "Party of the Little Guy".