ObamaCare - as liberal as an orgy between Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity

There are liberals, and "liberals". It's the "liberals" who support ObamaCare - these are people who will vote democrat because family (etc) tradition dictates it, regardless of whether such a vote is in their interest. ObamaCare is no more liberal than a ménage a trois between Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter. Our allegedly "liberal" president could have promoted a healthcare program along the lines of other industrialized nations, and gotten the necessary input to craft it from scientific, medical, nursing etc. professionals and experts from within the support industries. Not a bit of it - Obama the "liberal" shut all these groups out of the discussion and enlisted the uber-rightwing Heritage Foundation - alongside input from big pharmaceutical corporations and the insurance industry. ObamaCare is a rightwing product, but because so many democrats still have their heads in the sand and equate "democrat" with "liberal" -  this rotting hairball of legislative effluent somehow made it onto the books. Meanwhile, conservatives, in need of a bete noir - pushed the blame on Obama by equating his administration with "liberalism"... which is clearly a farce.

Larry Silverstein, accessory before the fact to terror

My heart bleeds for Larry Silverstein, Bernie Madoff's buddyboy.

Larry Silverstein bought the lease on the World Trade Center from the Port Authority of New York shortly before the attacks. The buildings were in violation of NYC codes and it was estimated that the mandated asbestos removal/treatment from the seven buildings in the complex would have cost several $hundreds of millions. Many of the offices in the Twin Towers were vacant and the entire complex was losing money. Then he insured each building against separate terrorist attacks some 6 weeks prior to the attacks.

When asked as to why he bought the lease on the site, he said "it felt like the right thing to do". (?/!!)

If *I* had a business which was failing, which had several premises, then I insured each premises against arson attacks, and each building was burned to the ground shortly afterwards, I think the FBI would be quite interested, to say the least. Lucky Larry never was the subject of any inquiry; he is too well connected. He "Madoff" with some $4.5 billion in insurance money, no questions asked.

Imagine if the lease owner had been an Arab?

Oh my. One can't even go there.