Good attempt at satire. You've got the complete lack of logic down (executive orders that can't be changed, funny.) but not the language. The real idiots would have refered to Bush as Shurb or some such and been _much_ less coherent.

I don't believe it. Obama never actually showed up for votes when he was in the Senate.

No. They will issue EOs unilaterally changing Obamacare, just like Obama has. e.g. 5 year maximum subsidies, then everybody pays full price. No employer mandate (push the date back forever). etc etc.

Obama has pushed EOs past the breaking point. He's Caesar, just nobody has noticed yet. I almost hope Hillary wins, Obama is not going to leave office if he loses to a Republican (and his followers will eat it up; 'election was rigged, election was rigged!').

Did you read my second paragraph? It's the first time any president attempted that and has yet to play out.

What? The market will not go out of business. Capital is relatively plentiful and there are many participants, many trying to geologically diversify. No economic plant will stay shutdown for long. The sooner uneconomic plants shutdown the better. That was the main point of power pools...

What you describe might happen in areas still under rate base. Fortunately most power pools have been running for a decade now (without the drama we saw in CA). Only areas where the 'local' power companies have so much power (cough, Southern Company, cough) that market based systems are being delayed is bankruptcy and bailout still a possibility.

4lbs+ blackberries (got a blackberry bush so not sure of weight, a good sized bowl), simmer with a little sugar till broken down, stain out the seeds. Set aside.

Grill your peppers (your call on heat, 2 bells and an equal weight of hot ones), garlic and 2 medium yellow onions until they are just soft. Onions will take longer (Peel them first so the smoke flavored parts are usable). Peel and seed (your call on heat) peppers. Set aside.

Fry 6 strips of bacon, then fry chopped smoked onions, peppers and garlic in bacon grease. Transfer to deeper pot. Liquify with sick blender. Add blackberries, fine chopped bacon, black pepper and salt. Bring to simmer. (optional: add dry chili powder and liquid) Add baking chocolate (2 or 3 squares, to taste), a good shot of Grand Marnier (Splet good, wouldn't want the euroweenies not to have anything to criticize) and sugar/honey/molasses to taste. Stir till melted.

Caramelize on ribs, careful it doesn't burn.

Good with cherries instead of black berries. Peaches don't work.

Did you understand fuckwit?

Executive orders can only live in grey area of no direct law. They are constitutionally questionable in the first place, but they absolutely cannot be used when there is actual law in place. The law takes precedence.

Of course Obama has pushed EOs further then any of his predecessors. He has directly modified obamacare without any legal basis. Gonna suck for the Ds when the shoe is on the other foot.

Enjoy no more roaming after 2015. Also learn the definition of 'unintended consequence'.

Do you have any idea how power pools work? It's a market now, like it or not. PG&E's service area is now shrinking in a long term unstoppable way. Watch for SF to pull their PUD out again. ;-)

Granting other parts of the nation haven't moved past rate base so there is still lots of regulator liability left in areas.

Many of the plants had been run for years without maintenance, were at the end of their lives and had just changed hands and in many cases crews.

Much of that installed capacity was not available as the system was _out of water_. Very dry hydro year.

This is exactly the kind of subject never to trust Wikipedia about.

My blackberry molle BBQ sauce is pretty awesome on pork ribs. There is nothing that can't be made better by adding chocolate.

In many places the display is known as 'the computer' and the computer is known as 'the harddrive'. Do you want to be one of those people?

Bullshit. If it contains anything but water, malted barley, hops and yeast it is a cereal malt beverage, like Zima and American Budweiser.

They are consistent and what their customers want, they remain piss.