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But seriously: because I live in one of the states that refused the expanded Medicaid funds ("Obama money," as I call it), this news doesn't really impact me. I'm still without health insurance; and unless and until our governor changes her mind (or -- God willing -- I am finally employed again AND I'm able to purchase insurance either independently or through my job), that will remain unchanged. Nevertheless, it serves the GOP right to lose this after squawking for the past seven years about repealing and replacing President P-Funk's legacy.

Ah. Okay. In that case, Senator Ryan, this one's for you:

So...what happens now? Will the GOP try again? Does Obamacare remain as it is? Have they made changes to the ACA, repealed and/or replaced ANY part of it?

Tom Pelphrey looks like [!@#$%^&*], but that's nothing new. Not crazy about Mick Hazen's nose either.

Seriously, you need a translator to understand that man. He makes George W. Bush sound like William F. Buckley.

Two questions I never thought I'd have to ask: what did the President know, and when did he know it?

I think it's a testament to CK, VW and their chemistry that that relationship was at all successful. Because, no matter how hard AW's writers tried at the time (and they tried HARD), it was just as hard for many longtime viewers to get past all the years of bad blood between those two.

Well, I hear Billy Campbell isn't doing much these days.

Frankly, I've been too bogged down by personal matters to be as concerned as I have been about TrumpCo. (I can take only so much drama, ya know?) But I am glad the FBI has officially, on-the-record launched their investigation into Russia. Part of me doubts much will come of it. Nevertheless, I'm glad someone in such a capacity is doing something.

The model in the preceding commercial (for Curl-Free Relaxer) reminds me of Linda Dano.

As much as I look up to Douglas Marland as a writer, I think he would have had difficulties collaborating with anyone as his co-head writer. After all, he collaborated with Agnes Nixon on LOVING, and look at how THAT turned out. Not only did he quit the show after the first couple years, his name was removed from the credits as co-creator! IMO, the perfect (soap) writer would possess: - Bill Bell and Claire Labine's interests in all matters psychological; - Bridget and Jerome Dobson's offbeat sense of humor; - Sam Hall, Peggy O'Shea, Gordon Russell and Pat Falken Smith's "provocativeness"; - Harding Lemay's skill in scene construction; - Pam Long's devotion to homespun "family values"; - Doug Marland's love for and use of history as a means of driving story; - Agnes Nixon's bent toward social justice; and - Henry Slesar's knack for suspense and puzzle-like plotting. AND...they have to accomplish all that with Patrick Mulcahey's witty dialogue, Lynn and Bernie Lechowick's (KNOTS LANDING) employment of music and editing as key components in the storytelling, and Leonard Katzman and David Paulsen's (DALLAS) ability to deliver the big "watercooler moments" that will have audiences buzzing between episodes.

Which is ironic for people who won't have none of that evolution talk. Evangelicals are more like sluts. Whisper a little scripture in their ears and they'll be flat on their backs for you in no time.

Yep. Our next Waco or Ruby Ridge is on the way.

Perhaps. Obviously, you WOULDN'T be able to tell a doppelganger story, which is okay, since, IMO, doppelganger/evil twin stories rarely work on soaps. (They're almost the epitome of Idiots Plots, really, where the other characters have to remain complete idiots or else the plot ends.) However, even with another actress portraying Justine, the character still would have needed to be a step above a Disney villain. Her mental state was no excuse for her also being one-dimensional as hell.

I think I read somewhere that Marland had planned for Carrie to kill Jackie Marler while under control of one of her alters and then stand trial for murder. There was going to be a moment when Carrie realized (probably on the witness stand) that she had indeed killed Jackie, at the same time everyone in town would realize the extent of her psychological problems. When Allen Potter let Jane Elliot go, however, Marland nixed those plans.

If Justine had been written with a bit more nuance, then I think the story would have been more palatable. Not more SUCCESSFUL, but more palatable. (Because, to be perfect and frank, that story was never going to work all the way.) As it was, though, it did the impossible: it made Victoria Wyndham look bad.

That might have been when FMB talked backstage about bringing AMC into the '90's, which is when I knew my beloved show was headed for trouble.

Coast Guard and airport security, eh? Well, so much for keeping us safe! A collision between us and North Korea is gonna look a lot like when Homer and Bart Simpson ran into each other with pots on their heads.

Before it's all said and done, we'll learn there isn't a man, woman, child or family pet alive who doesn't have ties to Russia.

All this comparing TrumpCo. and Trump Nation to religious cults does not fill me with gladness. Like, at any moment, I'm expecting to turn on my TV and witness their Ruby Ridge/Waco/OKC moment.

If they're going back to the original premise of Krystle (excuse me, CRISTAL) vs. Fallon, then it's probably smart to have the two women roughly the same age. Anyone who even knows about the Iris/Rachel rivalry on ANOTHER WORLD understands how complex and juicy that dynamic can be.

Trump is REALLY caught between a rock and a hard place, isn't he? If he or his men lift the sanctions and so forth, they'll only confirm what many have been saying about TrumpCo.'s relationship with Russia. If they don't, then they run the risk of the Kremlin leaking potentially damaging intel as retaliation. Either way, the cloud of suspicion and guilt hangs over the administration for as long as they remain in the WH and beyond. I must say, Obama, you played this one well. It might not result in Trump being impeached or resigning (I think there's a good chance everyone AROUND Trump will fall before he falls himself) but as long as someone in the media keeps pursuing this story, everyday he's in that Oval Office will be pure hell.

When it's Stephen [!@#$%^&*] King who is bringing the funny, you know we have tripped into another dimension.

Translation: "Cracker, please!"

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