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hifiguy

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6. He's the Chief. Chiefs have a somewhat different set of institutional priorities
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 03:43 PM
Jun 2015

than bomb-throwers like Fat Tony. Make that VERY different.

There is another explanation. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #1
That may be something to watch more for in the future. hifiguy Jun 2015 #2
But he started talking about the poor and the need to take care of all ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #12
Yeah, but Scalia is Catholic, too. I think what is more likely is that Scalia's obnoxious, pnwmom Jun 2015 #18
Old pope, new pope. But, ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #23
i do not think he is wearing well with Roberts. hifiguy Jun 2015 #25
And meanwhile, there are the eminently reasonable Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan. pnwmom Jun 2015 #28
Roberts is very smart. hifiguy Jun 2015 #32
My HS classmates and I AndreaCG Jun 2015 #59
There is plenty of money riding on a favorable decision. randome Jun 2015 #3
I mean BIG money hifiguy Jun 2015 #5
I may be in the minority here Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2015 #4
He's the Chief. Chiefs have a somewhat different set of institutional priorities hifiguy Jun 2015 #6
Good point Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2015 #7
With the exception of Rehnquist, generally yes. hifiguy Jun 2015 #8
Roberts surely didn't want to be seen as leading the Supreme Court Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2015 #9
Roberts is no fool. Quite to the contrary hifiguy Jun 2015 #10
I am feeling better about that case as well Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2015 #11
So true ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #48
When I was fresh out of law school I wound up working rather closely hifiguy Jun 2015 #49
Bernie supported the ACA...he voted for it... Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #13
He didn't have anything else to vote for and it has done a lot of good for some people. hifiguy Jun 2015 #14
It's fun to watch alleged Bernie supporters twist themselves into pretzels Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #15
So, having NO coverage for people in need is better? cascadiance Jun 2015 #29
The only people getting triple digit premium increases are the ones pnwmom Jun 2015 #19
I will take the word of the DUers who have discussed hifiguy Jun 2015 #20
Yup, they were happy with their junk policies. pnwmom Jun 2015 #22
Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #16
BTW, nice thread hijack. hifiguy Jun 2015 #21
The subject of your OP was the recent supreme court decision upholding ACA Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #24
Of course not. hifiguy Jun 2015 #26
your second sentence was quite spectacular Sheepshank Jun 2015 #36
I must admit, a comment hifiguy Jun 2015 #38
very nice...thanks Sheepshank Jun 2015 #41
And thank you! hifiguy Jun 2015 #43
I have to admit ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #52
It is always a pleasure to kick ideas around with you, sir. hifiguy Jun 2015 #53
Though we may disagree on matters ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author geek tragedy Jun 2015 #17
So if Bernie becomes president, the time to turn on single payer is when a right wing justice cascadiance Jun 2015 #27
100% agreed Prism Jun 2015 #30
I live near downtown Minneapolis. hifiguy Jun 2015 #50
Roberts is not a knee-jerk right-winger in the same way as Fat Tony The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #31
Everything you said (n/t) Prism Jun 2015 #33
No he isn't. That doesn't mean he isn't conservative, but he tries base his decisions what he still_one Jun 2015 #42
+1 hifiguy Jun 2015 #45
I have to agree with most of what you have written ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #34
That would be an excellent outcome for the average person. hifiguy Jun 2015 #35
Yes , it is. Oh yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #39
I wish I had known what you wrote about before I wrote my OP early this afternoon. hifiguy Jun 2015 #44
you sound disappointed that it was upheld. The reason was very specific. You cannot take 4 words still_one Jun 2015 #37
Not at all. It has a lot of problems, hifiguy Jun 2015 #40
I agree it has quite a lot of problems, but I just don't agree that Robert's vote was because it still_one Jun 2015 #46
Another interesting point, which I did not know. hifiguy Jun 2015 #47
He has had a couple of seizures. So does that mean he has epilepsy? It depends who you talk to I still_one Jun 2015 #58
Obama hate, alive and well on DU randys1 Jun 2015 #51
How do you figure? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #54
Then nothing I could EVER say could possibly matter, if you truly mean that randys1 Jun 2015 #56
No, seriously. The OP criticized aspects of the ACA. So? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #57
Eeyup! hifiguy Jun 2015 #60
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