"Perry says Texas won’t cooperate with health care act" by Jamie Stengle | Associated Press, July 10, 2012
DALLAS — Governor Rick Perry, in a letter sent to US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, said, ‘‘I will not be party to socializing health care and bankrupting my state in direct contradiction to our Constitution and our founding principles of limited government.’’
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The Texas Medical Association survey found that the number of Texas doctors willing to accept government-funded health insurance plans for the poor and the elderly has dropped dramatically amid complaints about low pay and red tape....
Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina was one of the first state leaders to oppose expanding Medicaid after the Supreme Court ruling....
Related: South Carolina's Saving Grace
What a disappointment she turned out to be.
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Literally treated like an animal.
"No explosives or weapons were found on the plane, the complaint states, and investigators determined that Miller was upset about the passenger’s travel plans."
That's all right; I won't be flying to Texas anytime soon.
JetBlue pilot not guilty by reason of insanity
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"A pilot had to be physically restrained after running through the cabin yelling about Jesus and Al Qaeda during a New York-to-Las Vegas flight in March. The lawsuit also claims he was “yelling about September 11th, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, and terrorists.’’
So the guy flies Gulfstreams (wow, been fast and furious down there for years) and he suddenly wigged out?
More (a lot more): JetBlue pilot restrained by passengers
But they all sat by meekly in four planes on 9/11 when all the alleged hijackers on those alleged planes had where box cutters, yup.
Related: JetBlue to launch service out of Providence
I think I'll skip the flight, thanks.
Heavy rainfall in Houston leaves dozens of homes flooded
Yeah, when it rains it pours.
