October 04, 2013
Wesley Pruden: The cheap tricks of the game
"The feds closed access to the parking lots this week, even though the lots are jointly owned with the Mount Vernon ladies.... 'It’s a cheap way to deal with the situation,' an angry Park Service ranger in Washington says of the harassment. 'We’ve been told to make life as difficult for people as we can. It’s disgusting.'" (Emphasis added.) [rdbrewer]
Obamacare Poster Boy Chad Henderson and His Dad Haven’t Signed Up for Obamacare, Says His Father
"Chad Henderson is the media’s poster boy for Obamacare. Reporters struggled this week to find individuals who said they had been able to enroll in one of the law’s 36 federally run health-insurance exchanges." Via @slublog. [rdbrewer]
USA Today: Boehner on stalemate: 'This isn't some damn game'
"House Speaker John Boehner on Friday called on President Obama and Democrats to 'sit down' and negotiate, as the government shutdown continued for its fourth day with no end in sight." [rdbrewer]
Reid apologizes for nasty tone on Senate floor
When he attacked a reporter's intelligence for asking about cancer treatments, when he used words like "anarchy," and when he accused Speaker Boehner of trying to protect his job and talked about his hurt feelings, well... it started to look like Reid might be a little cray-cray, IYKIM. Public figures in DC, especially Senators, don't talk like that. He's got no verbal brake. [rdbrewer]