All Government Shutdown; All the Time

Beneficial
(Health insurance exchanges) are a central part of Mr. Obama’s health care law, which was passed in 2010 to extend coverage to those who do not get insurance benefits on the job. (NYT, 10/5/2013)

This lie, unchallenged, has been retold a million times: Before Obamacare, it was impossible for individuals to buy health insurance. 

Baloney! 

RedStateVT stands alone in setting the record straight. In fact, prior to Obamacare here is what you had to do if you wanted insurance and did not get it through an employer:

Call up an insurance company and have them send you an application. Fill out the application and send it in with your premium.   

That's it. You're covered.

Some insurance companies even provided information and applications on something called a computer. Millions of Americans have computers and hence could apply using that same computer. This was called an "on-line application."

History, however, has already been written: Obamacare has allowed uninsured Americans to buy health insurance.


Swing Set
The recent revelation that New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio supported Nicaragua's Sandinista military government in the 1980s is a reminder of the high cost Latin America pays for being the playground of the American left. It should also further enlighten New Yorkers as to the politics of the man who is the front runner in the race.
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In an interview with a New York radio station last month, however, some hints emerged when he was asked about his decision to honeymoon in Cuba in 1994. (Mary Anastasia O'Grady, 10/6/2013)

New York City's next mayor. 

Note to residents: You have been warned.