Christie bridge scandal over, just started?

New Jersey governor Chris Christie fired top advisers arfter learning of their involvement to shutdown the George Washington bridge which is a major artery connecting New Jersey with New York. An email reportedly sent by his deputy chief of staff authorizing lane closures against a democratic mayor not endorsing Christie for his reelection campaign. Apparently the FBI and the US Attorney's office are investigating whether there was poltical payback.
Democrats apparently want to keep this scandal going as far they are concerned.  He potentially challenges Hillary Clinton in her attempt  at becoming the first woman president.  Once again this is a situation where the democrats are alligned with the media.  Christie was peppered for over 2 hours. It amazes me how the media complains about how their budgets are being cut when in fact the problem is that their bias is now being revealed. If the news was being actually covered honestly and accurately this would not be an issue.  Their responsibility is hold those in positions of power to hold them accountable but they continue to take sides in subtle and not so subtle ways. 
I believe Christie will survive this scandal. He may be flamboyant at times but I think he will out wit his opponents.

Boehner pushed back on tea party

After being blasted last fall of inept leadership Speaker John Boehner pushed back on the tea party and was determined to pass a budget bill to avert a government shutdown.  Its good to have principle but at the end of the day we need to govern.  This requires hard choices and compromises. The tea party has successfully elected candidates to office.  Now they must learn how to develop a coalition that can pass policy reform and fiscal responsibilty  We must also gain the White House or the US Senate if we want to have more leverage.. 

website works--will the policy?

As republicans have claimed that its not the just the website but the real problem is the policy. Why? There was a reason why certain people were not able to covered because certain conditions cost more money.The issue of pre-existing conditions should have been resolved under a separate funding mechanism.  The people who need to sign up to offset those who will need to use insurance are not likely to sign up.  This means that the people who need to sign to make the exchange financially viable wont.  Also there are young people who will just sign up on their parents plan who are 26 and under.  Also many who already have insurance through private market are being cancelled because it does not meet individual mandate requirements.  Now you have the potiential of more people being uninsured after the law than before the law. Also many insurance companies in the exchange are limmited their network of coverage so that you may be required to switch doctors who may now be out of network.  Also the premiums may be low for some but the deductibles are sometimes double or triple.

US and Iran agree to interim reduction of Iranian nuclear program

The US along with 6 allies have agreed to a interim deal with Iran regarding is nuclear program.  Some are still skeptical because Iran has a history of getting concessions while pretending to reduce its nuclear capability.  I guess time will tell if Iran is serious about reducing its capacity for nuclear weapons.

Obamacare fix or NOT

After the administration announced that they will allow policy holders of health insurance to be reinstated many states have announced that they will not be able to accomodate that fix. Why? It could be ideological but also a logistical issue.  States primarly goverrn insurance law not the federal government.  Many states say that complying with the new fix would destablize the insurance markets.
Many republicans opposed Obamacare because the goverment does not do a very good job of the logistics that this type of system requires. There should have been more time spent consulting with the OLC(Office of Legislative Counsel). The OLC is a non-partisan office of the United States congress that is responsible for providing legal and research services for members of congress in which they desire to see the feasibility of proposed legislation.
Sadly the real problem is not the website although the roll out of  the website has been a disaster.  The most unpopular and most important and costly parts of the law has yet to be realized.  I think it would be smart for republicans to allow this law to fail because it will be clear that it was the democrats who will have to defend the bill.  It will also allow the GOP to craft their own bill. I think that the other major problem is that the individual mandate is requring too many things that are part of the minimum coverage requirement.   

GOP establishment fighting back

Big business and establishment republicans are fighting back and trying to protect some incumbent republicans.  In the special election in Florida the establishment republicans backed an establishment republican against a tea party republican.  Many republicans have come under fire for some of their moderate positions but establishment republicans argue that we lost seats that we should have easily won such as the US senate race in New Hampshire a few years ago. 

Obamacare--another reason why liberal politics doesnt work

Obamacare is a prime example of why liberalism doesnt work. That is why you dont want the government running an organization where accountablity is required. We all agree that there needs to be reform of healthcare. Government control of healthcare is not the answer. We alreaady know this because there is rampant fraud and abuse in the government systems that provide care to our seniors, disabled and our veterans. Government is by necessity a monoply but that is what creates the ineffectivesness. If they dont do a good job they are generally not held accountable. The trouble is that even if a program is running poorly, the government will continue to fund it because typically there are jobs at stake and money for the government agency. Government can regulate but it should not control the economy. The track record for government running economies is terrible. So the next time a liberal tells you that they want more government control remind them of the former Soviet Union, China, North Korea and Cuba. Anybody want to live in these countries? History has proven that it works better when power is disbursed not centralized. Why? Because people are greedy and egotistical(evem your well meaning liberal friends). Incentive works. Capitalism has created a better quality of life for most people than any other system. Is it perfect, no, but it works. The wonderful aspect is that we can continue to improve on what we have. In a communist state there is no debate. In socialist countries its very difficult to start a business, heavy regulation and high unemployment.