While we accept that the new healthcare law is an improvement over what preceded it, we’ve never been fans of the “individual mandate”. We understand the actuarial realities underpinning it, and we’re happy that those less fortunate than us will qualify for higher subsidies than we’re looking at.

But like we’ve said: Please don’t compare it to car insurance.

To which we now add: And please don’t compare it to militias.

We’re looking at you, ThinkProgress:

The truth… is that the Second Militia Act of 1792 required a significant percentage of the U.S. civilian population to purchase a long list of military equipment.

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Ever since socialized medicine decimated the nation’s brackets, everyone’s been huddling in the basement, fighting over crumbs of Cheetos doled out by our new tyrannical overlords.

In a just world, Kansas and Georgetown wouldn’t have taken everyone down with them. In a just world, Duke would have been blown away by the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions in the first round.

But we don’t live in a just world. We live in a world where your only hope is to enter the Stinque Suckage Bracket and pray to your puny gods that you’ll be hoisting boilermakers in honor of Purdue’s glorious victory Friday night.

You have until 4 p.m. Thursday to avenge your honor. We think. Ask Mellbell.

Louie Gohmert (R-19th Century) goes for the gold: “Ever since the safeguard of State legislatures electing U.S. Senators was removed by the 17th Amendment in 1913, there has been no check or balance on the Federal power grab for the last 97 years.” [TPM]

Every time I think it can’t get any worse:

NEW YORK – On the heels of health care, a new Harris poll reveals Republican attitudes about Obama: Two-thirds think he’s a socialist, 57 percent a Muslim—and 24 percent say “he may be the Antichrist.”

To anyone who thinks the end of the health-care vote means a return to civility, wake up.

MSNBC interviewee just said Limbaugh today said that Stupak was Neville Chamberlain to Obama’s Hitler.  That sure helps.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States on signing the healthcare-reform bill. Get your commemorative t-shirt while they last!

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Discovery channel expected to land “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” for $1 million an episode. Producer Mark Burnett’s other shows include “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” [Variety]

“A new Harris poll reveals Republican attitudes about Obama: Two-thirds think he’s a socialist, 57 percent a Muslim — and 24 percent say ‘he may be the Antichrist.'” [Daily Beast, via RML]