Minority Leader John Boehner totally looks like actor Daniel von Bargen
I noticed this as soon as I got home from work today and turned on msnbc too see some clip of Boehner and it instantly came to me.
They also sound alike too!
Here’s a clip from the Super Troopers trailer and you can hear von Bargen’s voice around the 1:14 mark.
And here’s a clip of the Minority Leader clearly showing he doesn’t know the difference between the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence
Constitution vs. Declaration of Independence FAIL
So if for whatever ungodly reason a movie/tv role should need to be cast for Rep. Boehner, clearly we have our frontrunner for the role. The only thing he’ll need to do to get in to costume would be to paint himself 4 shades of orange to match the Minority Leader.
what to expect as soon as the bill is signed in to law
Taken from FACTBOX.
WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF ENACTMENT
* Insurance companies will be barred from dropping people from coverage when they get sick. Lifetime coverage limits will be eliminated and annual limits are to be restricted.
* Insurers will be barred from excluding children for coverage because of pre-existing conditions.
* Young adults will be able to stay on their parents’ health plans until the age of 26. Many health plans currently drop dependents from coverage when they turn 19 or finish college.
* Uninsured adults with pre-existing conditions will be able to obtain health coverage through a new program that will expire once new insurance exchanges begin operating in 2014.
* A temporary reinsurance program is created to help companies maintain health coverage for early retirees between the ages of 55 and 64. This also expires in 2014.
* Medicare drug beneficiaries who fall into the "doughnut hole" coverage gap will get a $250 rebate. The bill eventually closes that gap which currently begins after $2,700 is spent on drugs. Coverage starts again after $6,154 is spent.
* A tax credit becomes available for some small businesses to help provide coverage for workers.
* A 10 percent tax on indoor tanning services that use ultraviolet lamps goes into effect on July 1.
WHAT HAPPENS IN 2011
* Medicare provides 10 percent bonus payments to primary care physicians and general surgeons.
* Medicare beneficiaries will be able to get a free annual wellness visit and personalized prevention plan service. New health plans will be required to cover preventive services with little or no cost to patients.
* A new program under the Medicaid plan for the poor goes into effect in October that allows states to offer home and community based care for the disabled that might otherwise require institutional care.
* Payments to insurers offering Medicare Advantage services are frozen at 2010 levels. These payments are to be gradually reduced to bring them more in line with traditional Medicare.
* Employers are required to disclose the value of health benefits on employees’ W-2 IRS forms.
* An annual fee is imposed on pharmaceutical companies based on market share. The fee does not apply to companies with sales of $5 million or less.
WHAT HAPPENS IN 2012
* Physician payment reforms are implemented in Medicare to enhance primary care services and encourage doctors to form "accountable care organizations" to improve quality and efficiency of care.
* An incentive program is established in Medicare for acute care hospitals to improve quality outcomes.
* The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees the government programs, begin tracking hospital readmission rates and puts in place financial incentives to reduce preventable readmissions.
WHAT HAPPENS IN 2013
* A national pilot program is established for Medicare on payment bundling to encourage doctors, hospitals and other care providers to better coordinate patient care.
* The threshold for claiming medical expenses on itemized tax returns is raised to 10 percent from 7.5 percent of income. The threshold remains at 7.5 percent for the elderly through 2016.
* The Medicare payroll tax is raised to 2.35 percent from 1.45 percent for individuals earning more than $200,000 and married couples with incomes over $250,000. The tax is imposed on some investment income at a rate of 3.8 percent for that income group.
* A 2.9 percent excise tax is imposed on the sale of medical devices. Anything generally purchased at the retail level by the public is excluded from the tax.
WHAT HAPPENS IN 2014
* State health insurance exchanges for small businesses and individuals open.
* Most people will be required to obtain health insurance coverage or pay a fine if they don’t. Healthcare tax credits become available to help people with incomes up to 400 percent of poverty purchase coverage on the exchange.
* Health plans no longer can exclude people from coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
* Employers with 50 or more workers who do not offer coverage face a fine of $2,000 for each employee if any worker receives subsidized insurance on the exchange. The first 30 employees aren’t counted for the fine.
* Health insurance companies begin paying a fee based on their market share.
WHAT HAPPENS IN 2015
* Medicare creates a physician payment program aimed at rewarding quality of care rather than volume of services.
WHAT HAPPENS IN 2018
* An excise tax on high cost employer-provided plans is imposed. The first $27,500 of a family plan and $10,200 for individual coverage is exempt from the tax. Higher levels are set for plans covering retirees and people in high risk professions.
Success!!!
And kudos to Stupak and his gang, for following the party line and realizing just how many Americans that this bill will help.
Although, the health care bill that was passed was far from perfect, it is a step in the right direction.
Almost a year….
Well it’s been almost a year since my last post but I hope to start posting more often thanks to the handy wordpress app for Blackberry. More to follow soon…
ShamPow!!!
As it turns out, everyone’s 2nd favorite (Billy Mays is the greatest) infomercial host Vince Shlomi of ShamWow fame was recently arrested for beating up a hooker in a hotel room.
Mugshot from thesmokinggun
MSNBC Producer loses it on air.
Not sure how I missed it since I watch the network religiously, but a producer just absolutely loses it and you can hear him in the background. Kudos to Contessa Brewer for not directly acknowledging it.
Stimulate this.
Anyone else think it’s weird lately with how legislators today can be commonly overheard talking about how big or small their package is and nobody bats an eye?
Terrible Towel Tribute..narrated by Myron Cope
Super Bowl bound
Time to get a ring on the second hand now, Cards don’t stand a chance.
Donnie Iris could quarterback a team to victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
Missed at MacWorld
Here’s a product that didn’t get a lot of attention at Macworld last week. The Macbook Wheel.
BTW This is fake, in case you didn’t pick up on that.
Kudos goes to The Onion for the great production on the clip.
Also, Anyone else notice that consumer products today are no longer good enough the way they were initially meant to be and now warrant the need to add on words such as…Advanced, Super, Plus, 2000, and my all-time favorite….Extreme. I was sitting around watching TV the other day, and I saw a commercial for gym in Ohio claiming to be the most “ExTrEmE” gym around and I thought to myself, what constitutes Extreme? Are there varying degrees of Extremity? Are there any pre-requisites to be considered Extreme? Is there an annual fee? What about the benefits of being Extreme as opposed to being bland, normal, banal, blah, boring, dull, flat, flavorless, ho-hum, humdrum, insipid, milk-and-water, monotonous, nerdy, nothing, pablum, sapless, tame, tedious, unexciting, uninteresting, uninspiring, unstimulating, vanilla, vapid, and waterish. At first, these questions seem almost impossible answer, but after numerous long and grueling brainstorming sessions atop of the porcelain throne I’ve come to the conclusion that to be considered “Extreme,” you must either be an asshole, or wear faded jeans, which would also make you an asshole. Use this link for an explanation on why people who wear faded jeans are assholes
. Right Guard Extreme sucks ass.
And to talk about bad luck: Just when I finally perfect the art of sleeping with my eyes open at work, a little snoring problem comes along and screws up everything.
Also, I found this great webcomic at XKCD, and I think it perfectly describes our society as a whole since the computer has become ever so much more prevalent in our lives and homes: (Click it to go directly to the page for a larger version.)
