Utah GOP Legislature: While Medicaid Debate Drags On, Utahns Are Dying

Utah legislative Death Panels, anyone?

As the Utah GOP "Gang of Six" keeps on dithering about Utah Medicaid expansion, we'll shine the spotlight on two kick-ass Northern Utah media articles which truly highlight the sheer heartless sleaziness of the Utah GOP majority, who rule our Utah State legislature with a Cruel Iron Hand:

Both the The Trib and Utah Policy carry compelling stories, illustrating how at least one Utahn died, due to the Utah GOP's crackpot opposition to the incorporating of AFA provisions into Utah Medicaid law:

• While Medicaid debate drags on, Utahns are dying - Tribune
• Medicaid Expansion Debate Hits Home for Hughes -Utah Policy

There have been many more unnecessary deaths, of course.

Utah Legislative Death Panels, anyone? Check out the current Utah Gummint death panel photo image, which we've embedded above.

Daily Beast: 9 Best Reads on Obamacare Ruling

The latter one is bound to appeal to those libertarian-style anti-corporo-facists among us, wethinks

At risk of running this week's Obamacare Supreme Court discussion into the ground, we're linking a pretty good post-ruling news/op-ed roundup from one of our national blog favorites, Newsweek Magazine's "The Daily Beast"

Via The Daily Beast: "The verdicts came in quickly from advocates and opponents of the Affordable Care Act. Here’s a look at the most astute commentaries about the Supreme Court’s decision":

• 9 Best Reads on Obamacare Ruling

And just so's our politically-wonkish Weber County Forum readers won't think we've been goofing off all weekend, here's another good one we found whilst feverishly Googling this morning; you know... just for good measure.

• Obamacare Wins, We Lose

This latter one is bound to appeal to those libertarian-style anti-corporo-facists  among us, wethinks.

So what "thinks" our Gentle WCF Readers about all this?

Daily Show: CNN & Fox News Report Supreme Court Decision - Updated

The Supreme Court rules on the Affordable Care Act, and CNN races with Fox News to see which news organization will be the first to mis-report the great decision

Pretty funny, no?

Update 6/30/12 8:42 a.m.: The Standard's Andy Howell expands upon Jon Stewart's "race doesn't always go to the swift" theme with this instructive morning column, detailing the S-E's conservative policy for social networking media posts and noting that "[i]n this age of immediate news and multi-platform delivery, this shows how quickly incorrect information can be disseminated":

• Sometimes speed makes you first to be wrong

And national media-wise, CNN and Fox are taking their well-deserved lumps... from coast to coast:

• Early reports on health-care decision from CNN, Fox overturned one mandate: Accuracy (Washington Post)
• CNN, Fox fumble the call, capping months of media misperception (Los Angeles Times)

Breaking: Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law

Roberts joins SCOTUS majority, says Obamacare mandate is permissible under Congress’s taxing authority

Via the Wahington Post,  here's the lead story:

• Supreme Court upholds Obama’s health-care law

WaPo also has dozens of other stories on this landmark decision plastered all over its front page, covering all story angles.  Take your pick:

• Washington Post - Front Page 

Read up, folks.  Fascinating stuff.

Update 6/28/12 9:41 a.m.:  Here's the first local coverage, from the Salt Lake Tribune:

• Health ruling stuns Utah Republicans

Stop the Presses! There's much weeping and gnashing of teeth in the GOP camp. No surprises there, of course, since SCOTUS has now handed Republican candidates their #1 2012 General Election issue (on the proverbial "silver platter"), which will no doubt keep GOP politicians "happily" whining well into November.

Update  6/28/12 9:55 a.m.: The Standard-Examiner is now all over the story too:

• Supreme Court upholds health-care law as tax measure

Update 6/28/12 1:47 p.m.: Hilarious added bonus jpeg pic via Jim Hutchins. Pretty danged funny, ya gotta admit:

Have at it O Gentle Ones!