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You guys do know that the free phone program started before Obama took office, don't you. Do facts even matter on this board?

Was it right or wrong for Orangefield High School to refuse to allow him to speak at their graduation ceromony?

Republicans are the party of do nothing and complain about everything

Had they tried to do anything when they held the office, we probably would not be discusing obamacare.

The days of Hate winning is over Steve, and too many people are watching now to steal an election like the Bushes did in Florida!

It meant that pubs have two years to show there true colors and then the Clinton machine will mop the floor with them like Obama did TWO times!

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GREED by the insurance companys, healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical companys and so forth.....and the poor getting free healthcare anyhow with no penalty, or someone choosing not to buy insurance when they can afford it, but when something happens they get free help or go bankrupt because they dont have healthcare. Some may not be able to afford it beacause of pre-existing conditions. Some may be denied because of pre-existing conditions.

After both Obamaelection wins, if you look into the audience at the victory speechs, looks to me like mostly whites celebrating and they didnt look like people looking for free stuff 

Most companies were headed in that direction before the ACA took effect.

who gives a crap what Ben Carson says, if ben Carson was a dem, the pubs on this board wouldn't listen to nothing he says

What does Rush think?

what the.........

your guy had from 2000 to 2008 to do something about healthcare, but chose to do nothing.

I say that patients should not go to doctors that don"t accept ACA. Lets see how well that works out......

Walker/Perry or Walker/Carson........either way more comediens go to work

I definately see more jobs around here now than in 2007. Oh I guess thats because of Gov Perry...

Smitty has ANY republican politician ever done anything that you didn't agree with? Are do you (and Steve) have no problem with anything as long as its done by and R

Also with control of Congress they will show their.........and lose 2016

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Sarah is thinking about running, so he won't be the worst candidate

They remind me of my car shifter.....D for foward and R for reverse!

Steve.....Smitty....?