Thursday Open Thread 8.22.13
At Wonkblog, Sarah Kliff has an ironic revelation: “A new poll finds that young Republicans are more likely to have health coverage through their parents’ policy than young Democrats, an option widely expanded under the Affordable Care Act…The poll comes from the Commonwealth Foundation, which has spent two years tracking how adults between the ages of 19 and 25 are reacting to the Affordable Care Act. Beginning in 2010, the health care law allowed young adults up to age 26 to stay covered under their parents’ health plans…The Commonwealth Foundation estimates that of the 15 million young adults that have insurance coverage through a parent, 7.8 million would not have qualified without this policy.”
Howard Dean is visiting Iowa and New Hampshire this week, CNN reports.
Rick Klein: “There is no perceptible groundswell for Dean to get the band back together, a decade after his campaign implosion. But when Dean says — and yes, he’s said this — that he’d think about giving it another go if other Democratic candidates aren’t speaking to the progressive base, take him seriously. Whether Dean becomes the vehicle or not, there’s room to President Obama’s — and Hillary Clinton’s — left at the moment, on topics both foreign and domestic. Dean may not be the vehicle to channel that energy, but his reception could in part dictate what kind of vehicle will be in order.”
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) is now the most unpopular Republican governor in the Country. A new Public Policy Polling survey has just 28% of voters approving of Jindal to 59% who disapprove. That’s an 11 point decline in his net approval just since February.
Howard Dean? Are the Democrats really ready to nominate a Democrat?
I wish I could pin the Jindal popularity drop on something. We haven’t heard much from him lately.
Actually, there is something to pin it to. Back in January, Jindal introduced a tax plan that would have eliminated state income and corporate taxes. Not just cut them. Eliminate them. To pay for it, he promised massive cuts in the budget and a massive increase in the sales tax. This turned out to be unpopular.
One reason more Republican young people are covered is that more Republican parents have jobs that provide health insurance. You can’t get on your parents’ plan if they don’t have one.
Ah, I was misreading the polling. I was thinking that it was a national poll of governors. Since it was Louisiana voters, that makes sense.
Holy Cow! It sure would be fun to stir up some stuff with Gov. Dean again. I may be ready for Hillary but a little rabble rousing for the left wouldn’t hurt my feelings and would do this county a world of good. Sign me up Howard.
Now Bradley Manning announces he wants to live as a woman. Not that there’s anything wrong with that – but is that really what you want to say before you enter prison for 35 years? I question his situational awareness.
Meet up. Brew ha ha. Seems like two months ago.
How to drink vinho verde
1. Put a glass tumbler in the freezer.
2. Get the bottle as cold as you can. The freezer is good, or the bottom of the fridge, or in a cooler fill of ice. I am not ruling out liquid nitrogen.
3. Make sure the temperature outside is a minimum of 90 degrees, with uncomfortable humidity. There is no maximum temperature.
4. Stemware is absolutely forbidden. You need a heavy frozen tumbler that will retain the coldness. If you pour the wine into stemware and leave it sit like warm wedding champagne while you tinker with dinner, you are not qualified to drink vinho verde.
5. Unscrew the cap of the wine bottle. Yes, I said “unscrew.” Screwcaps hold the effervescence better.
6. Hold the frozen tumbler in one hand, and without hesitation pour from the bottle in the other hand. Do it quickly – remember this stuff is effervescent and will lose fizziness fast.
7. Without putting the bottle down, drink the entire glass immediately.
8. Still without putting the bottle down, refill your glass.
9. Now you can put the bottle down (BACK ON THE ICE!) and relax or serve dinner. (Vinho verde is great with grilled salmon or grilled vegetables).
10. Repeat as needed.
On the first hot day of summer I’m grabbing the vinho verde! It’s the perfect summer wine – cold and crisp! I’ll have to try the tumbler idea!
Give me a dry crisp rose for summer dinners.
Me too! I’ve been drinking a lovely Pinot Rose all summer long….
are you ready for some football?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdjSUSvlWSQ&feature=player_embedded
Open-Market Health Insurance Exchanges starts in October. Interesting to see how this will all play out. If people do not have jobs that pay living wages-then what? Expand Medicaid & Medicare Enrollment? Any thoughts?
Get ready for August 29th-National Food Workers Walk-Out. Demanding the Minimum Wage to be Increased to $15.00