tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post5343168688871081945..comments2024-03-15T03:20:38.106-05:00Comments on Brains and Eggs: The prospects for Medicaid expansion in TexasPDiddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-82084222595166039712013-03-14T11:39:19.643-05:002013-03-14T11:39:19.643-05:00Gadfly: Straus is only worried about self-preserva...Gadfly: Straus is only worried about self-preservation, nothing more. His comments at the end of this post don't even reflect a good effort at salving his conscience.<br /><br />It's not about the money, it's not about showing leadership, it's only about his status and his ego. He's concerned about being neutered -- and then replaced in two years -- by someone who has excised his or her empathy. And that's only bad to the extent that it's bad personally for Joe Straus.PDiddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-53843182055316646912013-03-14T11:33:49.117-05:002013-03-14T11:33:49.117-05:00Stay calm and fight back when you feelin' it, ...Stay calm and fight back when you feelin' it, Kitty.PDiddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-4159805680837103172013-03-14T11:08:21.459-05:002013-03-14T11:08:21.459-05:00BossKitty is retired and teetering the edge of thi...BossKitty is retired and teetering the edge of this debate. <br />I have just sooo much to support me for the next 5 years and see nothing optimistic beyond that. <br />If I fall through the expanding sinkholes in the system, I will have to dust off my bag-lady duds and shuffle off to the nearest dumpster.<br />Watch for a line of feral cats trailing me because I drop things more often ...BossKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776233309570930938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-77680061786462166052013-03-14T00:52:10.619-05:002013-03-14T00:52:10.619-05:00"So it's humiliating enough for seniors l..."So it's humiliating enough for seniors like him who find themselves at the prospect of spending the very end of their lives on the government dole (when they are even capable of understanding that)."<br /><br />Can't you take care of your father, or won't you?Matt Bramantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13970003130199066596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-6217385286331398482013-03-11T16:36:45.993-05:002013-03-11T16:36:45.993-05:00First, it's "interesting" that JoePa...First, it's "interesting" that JoePa Straus only made his comment because he said "Arkansas is ahead of Texas." <br /><br />Second, even in a reddish-but-not-nutbar area, buying into Medicaid has support. Both Waco's mayor and the McClennan County judge support it.<br /><br />Per my own link about "over-conservative perception," is Straus worried about getting primaried, or if not that, getting enough nutbars to challenge him for the speakership?Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-69654077073969347162013-03-10T19:16:34.005-05:002013-03-10T19:16:34.005-05:00I have a blog but I am not adding anything new the...I have a blog but I am not adding anything new there. Best to not link it.Charles Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327538374957906718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-6950670699596605702013-03-10T15:38:12.246-05:002013-03-10T15:38:12.246-05:00Thanks, Edgar. Is there any place you're posti...Thanks, Edgar. Is there any place you're posting your writing that I can link to?PDiddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-67497487274957762412013-03-09T20:49:14.582-06:002013-03-09T20:49:14.582-06:00I want to commend you for the work you are doing w...I want to commend you for the work you are doing with this blog. I always learn something here.Charles Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327538374957906718noreply@blogger.com