Dear Leader never told them what his “fixer’s” plan was.   Dear Leader never told them “the Fixer’s advice” was to sell short and cut his political losses.   Dear Leader never told them all the work they had done over the past 3 years was going to be dispatched to save his team’s ass.   They never knew, well, because he never gave them a heads’ up, he just did it…..
…. And so now, 24 hours after his announcement, they meet.

How does he approach them? How to sooth the anger?  Why, “The Chicago Way”, with a suitcase, a bribe, full of other peoples money – of course.
After all, it’s the Chicago Way.
WASHINGTON DC VIA NYT – A day after they were caught off guard by President Obama’s proposal to prevent cancellation of insurance policies for millions of Americans, top executives of some of the biggest insurance companies emerged from a meeting at the White House on Friday, expressing mixed feelings about whether the idea could work in every state.
The hastily called meeting was an attempt by the White House to address the growing frustration of the nation’s insurers over the administration’s fumbling of the health care law. It came just a day after the president announced on television that insurers could now continue coverage for people whose policies were being canceled because they did not meet the new law’s standards. (more…)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

'Up Late with Alec Baldwin' suspended for 2 episodes, MSNBC says http://t.co/a2UqXpiQ86 via @fox411

— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 16, 2013

Epic day for wonderfully progressive MSNBC.    Apparently the collapse of Obamacare is affecting the liberally-minded folks who are in charge of selling it…. or something:

(Via Huffington Post)  Alec Baldwin’s MSNBC show was pulled from the network’s schedule for two weeks on Friday following the actor’s latest homophobia scandal.
Baldwin was embroiled in controversy after he was caught on tape swearing at a photographer. Most people thought he called the man a “c–k sucking f–g”; Baldwin denied saying the latter word, but apologized for saying the former one.
MSNBC made no comment about the simmering scandal for days—something that led to heated criticism. Other cable news hosts, such as Anderson Cooper, also attacked Baldwin for making the comments. (more…)

(Via NBC) The 12,000 volunteers who donned superhero capes and morphed San Francisco into Gotham City today can’t make sure a California boy will stay clear of leukemia for the rest of his life.
But, in handing the 5-year-old the key to the city, they can sure give him every boy’s dream come true for a few hours and a memory for a lifetime.

PHOTO: #SFBatKid presented with the key to 'Gotham City' pic.twitter.com/bo4OKkarxp

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) November 15, 2013

Right at 10 a.m. on Friday, Miles – a shy kindergartner with bright blue eyes and is in remission from his cancer – became “Batkid,” complete with mask, cape and puffy fake muscles. He exited the Batmobile, from the front of the two-person sportscar – of course – safety first – after unstrapping himself from his carseat. (more…)

OY, this level of arrogance is merely reflective.    Rand Paul says Mitch McConnell challenger, Matt Bevin, is a “good, honest, Christian man”.    McConnell’s campaign manager gets tweeked and says Rand Paul misspoke. 
The arrogance of the power hungry McConnell people is astounding.   I’m thinking Rand Paul can speak for himself, but that’s just me…. 
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Tea party darling Rand Paul has endorsed Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, [the reason is well outlined HERE] but he’s saying kind words about McConnell’s GOP primary challenger, Louisville businessman Matt Bevin.
Paul referred to Bevin as a “good, honest, Christian man” and said he doesn’t have anything bad to say about McConnell’s challenger. Paul made the comments Friday in Louisville, shortly after Bevin filed to run against McConnell in next May’s GOP primary in Kentucky. (more…)

Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme carries out his famous split between two reversing trucks.   Obviously, never done or attempted before.   Jean-Claude  said it was the most epic of splits;  what do you think?
This purpose of the stunt and live test was to demonstrate the precision and directional stability of Volvo Dynamic Steering –  a world first technology that makes the new Volvo FM easier to drive.
It was filmed in Spain on a closed-off landing field at sunrise in one take.
Here’s how they set it up: (more…)

“I think Democratic politics drove yesterday more than anything else. There was widespread panic on Capitol Hill this week… But you know the bigger, the thing we’re not really talking about – he didn’t fix anything. There was nothing that was fixed because he doesn’t have the power to do it. John Boehner’s right.”