Back when I still used them, Blockbuster definitely had a form of "all you can eat" for both movies and games. I don't remember the details though. Apparently they still had some plans up until the end: http://www.blockbuster.com/stores/membership

Must also consider that you could get actual comprehensive insurance rather than the junk minimum policy you have now.

Of course for most trips the time difference will be negligible. Going 10 mph faster for a 10 mile journey on arterial roads saves you a whole 145 seconds.

Useless analogy.

If Brazil spies on diplomats, to me that is a pretty clear reason to suspect that there might be additional surveillance taking place. It doesn't mean that it is taking place, but it doesn't pass the straight face test to say there is "no reason to suspect it".

The 'relevant access port' is typically the OBDII which is under the steering wheel. So you're back to needing direct access to the vehicle.

That is some Apple walled garden bullshit, nothing to do with automotive buses.

If someone is hacking around in the system, the warranty is void and the liability is on the one that does the hacking.

Legally no different than cutting off your cat.

The right to freedom can be removed and restored. The right to life cannot. Seems like a pretty good reason to me.

You could try to make the same argument about computers. But you would, and did, fail.

I remember, apparently you do not. Deem and pass was discussed, but was never actually used for the passage of PPACA. It's also not that unusual, has been used 30-50 times per Congress in the last 20 years.

Everything is made of chemicals.

Cocoa processed with alkali is known as dutch-processed cocoa and has been around for almost 200 years.

Cane sugar actually requires more refinement ("chemicals"), btw.

"The greasier the place the better it the sandwich."

Common mistake. Next you're going to tell us to go to Pat's or Geno's.

Hershey's Ice Cream is not related to Hershey's Chocolate.

This is not true.

The 1995-1996 shutdown also closed all National Parks, including most memorials on the Mall. What is different from last time is that there are now established procedures for what closure of the park means, as well as the post 9/11 security atmosphere. In 1995, monuments without steps (e.g. Vietnam Memorial (WWII Memorial did not exist yet)) were not gated up, but those with steps (e.g. Lincoln Memorial) were.

Not all Democrats are equal, just as not all Republicans are equal (though they have much less of a spread). The votes of several conservative Democrats were needed to pass ACA. They did not support single payer, and Obama knew this from the start.