Crisis in the Ukraine

Except healthcare reform was necessary. Too many people were either without insurance or getting screwed over by the insurance companies because they either got sick or had a pre-existing condition.

 

At least you will now be able to keep your existing policy for another
2 years if you like it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/us/politics/obama-extends-renewal-period-for-noncompliant-insurance-policies.html?hp

 

And what should he have done to be pro-active? Besides going to war?

You all keep throwing around this "pro-active" slogan, without actually giving it any substance.

 

EU offers a pile of aid and is preparing to freeze assets of former government officials.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/05/eu-to-provide-ukraine-15-billion-aid-package-in-loans-and-grants/

 

They beat our soccer team today. Have at 'em, Vlad.

 

We've played Ukraine 4 times and are 0-3-1. Pathetic.

 

DJIA on Nov. 5, 2008: 9,139
DJIA on March 5, 2014: 16,360

S&P on Nov. 5, 2008: 952
S&P on March 5, 2014: 1,873

 

I won't disagree the system was messed up, but even the most casual observer should've been less than thrilled at the prospect of government getting involved to the degree they did. Their track record in such matters, especially when they're promising to keep costs down, is not very good. The way it was pushed into law when public support was lukewarm and there were obvious concerns about it didn't engender confidence, either.

 

Ukraine is not weak!

 

RT anchor (not Abby Martin) delivers personal screed and resigns on-air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55izx6rbCqg

 

You can thank George Bush for that. Without TARP
we would not be where we are now.

 

Putin thinks the USMNT threw the match to make Ukraine more friendly to the US.