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March 22, 2012

Ever wondered exactly what the Affordable Care Act does for you? (Obamacare as they call it)

Check out our new health care app: https://my.barackobama.com/page/m/55c16fe9/6c72d6b3/1f4113cfb/118a0fc3/4291250040/VEsH/p/eyJKU1ZGVFVGSlRDVWwiOiJUb2RkVy5TY2h1bGVyQEVuZXJnaXplci5jb20iLCJKU1ZhU1ZBbEpRPT0iOiI0NDAxMSIsIkpTVkRWVk5VVDAxZlJFRlVRVk5GVkZ0emJIVm5QV1p2YkdSbGNsOWtZWFJoYzJWMExHdGxlVDFtYjJ4a1pYSmZhR0Z6YUYwbEpRPT0iOiIxZGJkYTM5M2Q4YjU1ZjgwZDlkMGI2MTk2MDE1Y2M0ZSIsIkpTVkRWVk5VVDAxZlJFRlVRVk5GVkZ0emJIVm5QV1pwYkdWZlpHRjBZWE5sZEN4clpYazlabWxzWlY5b1lYTm9YU1VsIjoiYmJkYTI2M2ZmZjlmYzY2YTE0NjU1ZmIzYzI4NWU5MDIifQ==/

Then, Stand with the President on health care

March 21, 2012

The Republican 4G network

God
Guns
Gays
Gynecology

March 21, 2012

Swiftboat financier gives $3 Million to Romney SuperPAC

A reclusive Texas homebuilder who helped finance the “Swift Boat Veterans” attacks against Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004 contributed nearly half of the $6.4 million raised by a super PAC backing Mitt Romney last month.

Bob Perry, owner of the Houston-area custom homebuilder Perry Homes and a longtime backer of conservative causes, gave $3 million last month to the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future, according to a report filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.

Perry has been a prolific donor to Republican candidates and causes this election cycle, having previously given $1 million to the same pro-Romney super PAC, as well as $100,000 to a super PAC that backed Texas Gov. Rick Perry and $2.5 million to American Crossroads, the Republican super PAC founded by Karl Rove.

http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/20/10780852-builder-who-helped-air-swift-boat-ads-gives-3-million-to-pro-romney-super-pac

March 20, 2012

Ryan budget plan puts GOP candidates in tight spot

New GOP budget puts presidential candidates on the spot

The release of the new Republican budget on Tuesday puts their party’s presidential hopefuls in a potentially difficult spot, forcing them to embrace or reject proposals that have little chance of becoming law, but could carry some political risk.

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis, was slated to release his second official budget as the chairman of the committee overseeing fiscal matters; the plan was expected to contain proposals for sweeping reforms to entitlement programs, along with other cuts in spending.

That means, for a second year straight, the field of GOP candidates should expect questions about their positions on the plan, which could prove problematic to their own campaigns.

She added, “I would just be honest when it comes to the stickier parts. Maybe you don't agree with the whole solution, but you agree it has to be addressed."

http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/20/10774580-new-gop-budget-puts-presidential-candidates-on-the-spot

March 20, 2012

At Heart of Health Law Clash, a 1942 Case of a Farmer’s Wheat

WASHINGTON — If the Obama administration persuades the Supreme Court to uphold its health care overhaul law, it will be in large part thanks to a 70-year-old precedent involving an Ohio farmer named Roscoe C. Filburn.

Mr. Filburn sued to overturn a 1938 federal law that told him how much wheat he could grow on his family farm and made him pay a penalty for every extra bushel.

The 1942 decision against him, Wickard v. Filburn, is the basis for the Supreme Court’s modern understanding of the scope of federal power. It is the contested ground on which the health care case has been fought in the lower courts and in the parties’ briefs. And it is likely to be crucial to the votes of Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Antonin Scalia, who are widely seen as open to persuasion by either side.

The administration is probably assured of the votes of the court’s four more liberal members, and it needs one more to win the case. How Justices Kennedy and Scalia think about wheat, marijuana, health insurance and Roscoe Filburn may make all the difference.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/us/politics/at-center-of-health-care-fight-roscoe-filburns-1942-commerce-case.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120320

March 19, 2012