God damned…
I have no idea where the douchebag is. Why don’t we leave him ALONE?
Yeah, his artistry is the coolest ever. I like the Camel stuff in the Sahara. But let us leave him to whatever.
I’m jus sayin. I wish you guys would do this for me just one year. Like as a birthday present or something.
AU. I hear it. Your friends are the worst. Dude. Dude! Don’t even say nuffin. Do not even open your mouth. I am forming a community. I’m serious. totally serious.
Boom. Goes he Dynamite!
Run Like Hell
I been here
You better run.
If they catch you in the back seat tryin to pick her locks
They are gonna send you back to mother in a cardboard BOX
I will not even give him credit for posting my first rant:
http://www.cnas.org/blogs/abumuqawama/2009/11/traveling.html#comments
I really wanna get rid of these italics.
My story is a lot about Paul and Joe. These are friends of mine. I met them when I was 27 or 28 I think. This is 12 or 13 years ago. 1995? 1996? Sounds about right.
I’ve got no regrets. This is where I always wanted to start. These guys are Viet Namh Combat Vets. Joe is Khe Sahn. Paul… let’s just not say for now. I’ll let Him.
These guys will make you laugh and cry.
[Additional Additional- Ahem Anti-Editor's Note: I appreciate your concern. My sincere apologies. But I must not be distracted in my quest(s). I'm reading Cicero:The Life and Times of Rome's something or other Politician. by Anthony Everitt. Very good. I suggest you get it. $16. For your shelf. I don't give a fuck if you read it. You should. You would love it.. it's just... well, he was a lawyer and all, and... I mean, they say he was the best, I'm jus sayin... maybe like you should have it. I'll read my email tomorrow... morning. swear.]
[Additional Editor's Note: You also need to lose this fixation with not checking your e-mail.]
[Editor's Note: Jesus Christ! 66 comments. Although, I can't really consider myself an editor. Not until I lose this fixation with alcohol and Russian spies... This was my plan, though. From the very start. I wanted Bif and Holmes more involved, as well as some others. I would say I have been 85% successful. I wish I had something interesting to talk about. Maybe swine flu will make a comeback. I know ABC News is pushing it.]
If you want to follow along with me, and explore some of the nooks and crannies of this monstrous farce, here’s a link to the text of H.R. 3962.
As an ignominious point of departure, according to Sec. 59b of the bill, individuals who fail to maintain “Acceptable Coverage” are subject to a tax penalty up to the “applicable national average premium for such taxable year.”
Naturally, there are exceptions [under subsection (c)], such as for NONRESIDENT ALIENS. Notice there’s no exception for RESIDENT ALIENS (i.e., those who have a Green Card, or who were physically present in the U.S. for 31 days during the current year and 183 days during a three-year period that includes the current year and the two years immediately before that).
And there’s a RELIGIOUS CONSCIENCE EXEMPTION, set forth below:
‘(5) RELIGIOUS CONSCIENCE EXEMPTION-
(A) IN GENERAL- Subsection (a) shall not apply to any individual (and any qualifying child residing with such individual) for any period if such individual has in effect an exemption which certifies that such individual is a member of a recognized religious sect or division thereof described in section 1402(g)(1) and an adherent of established tenets or teachings of such sect or division as described in such section.
‘(B) EXEMPTION- An application for the exemption described in subparagraph (A) shall be filed with the Secretary at such time and in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe. The Secretary may treat an application for exemption under section 1402(g)(1) as an application for exemption under this section, or may otherwise coordinate applications under such sections, as the Secretary determines appropriate. Any such exemption granted by the Secretary shall be effective for such period as the Secretary determines appropriate.
Uhhh… H.R. 3962 doesn’t include a section 1402(g)(1). (Jus a little typo, probably, as I’m reasonably sure they intended to refer to 1402(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. )
Anyway, as I was saying, MEDICARE (Coverage under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act) and MEDICAID (Coverage for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act) are considered to be Acceptable Coverage.
I’m no expert in MEDICAID, but it sounds like anyone who is sufficiently poor isn’t going to have to pay for anything. Fair enough, I guess.
It also appears that RESIDENT ALIENS, if they qualify for MEDICAID, will be considered to have obtained Acceptable Coverage. Business as usual.
As to NONRESIDENT ALIENS, well… that’s what emergency rooms are for. More business as usual.
So what are conservatives getting so riled up about?$?
It’s all in the bill, except for the parts that aren’t. I will mine and deconstruct for you additional nuggets of H.R. 3962 legislative grandeur, as my schedule and interest in the topic permit.
God bless America. Land of the Pathologically Stupid.
This looks like a body count to me
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2038709&Language=en
The last interview I saw with a US commander said they were not doing body counts. That it was anti-COIN.
previous to that I saw the command structure saying drone strikes were their most effective weapon in their war on terror previous to McChrystal banning them previous to them using them to kill record numbers of civilians “by accident”
Katya told me she loves the way I say “huh.” And I was like “huh?” – You mean “Hmm” – No – she was positive it was “huh?”
That means one thing. I’m the real American. I know how to say “huh?”
It is quite clear that the Generals in the US armed forces are the most incompetent bunch of clowns God could gather in one place at one time. FUCK YOU. YOU BUNCH OF RETARDS. Run Two wars? You couldn’t beat your daughters at tennis
I’m not afraid. The Nation has an excellent record of documenting me. The New Republic’s Michael Crowley (who is a complete douche) just proved my point about Gates in a very long article. Nice job. I’ll have to interpret what a prick you are.
Correct me if I’m wrong
By bunnbunn request, a gratuitous woodpile shot. Who takes a photo of their woodpile?? WTF?
It split so nice I couldn’t resist squaring off the corners of each wood pile. Perfect 8×4 cords. EE would probably understand why this perfection somehow matters.
Hickory is dense and heavy even after its been seasoned. These babies are slow burning and packed with btu content. Shown are the couple cords I stacked in the basement. In total I put up six cords of hickory and two cords of hard maple. Probably not quite enough to serve as primary heat source in a long winter but plenty for my purpose which is supplementing heat on the colder days and for in case of emergency, i.e. during an unlikely but possible power outage.
My fireplace is very inefficient so recently I put a good woodstove insert into the firebox, removed the damper and ran the stove pipe up the chimney. Thanks to federal stimulus “money”, 30% of the cost of installing high efficiency wood stoves is recouped as a credit on federal income tax returns this year. I would have done this stove anyway but the tax credit is enough to cover the cost of a couple years worth of wood so I’ll take it.
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