And you are here why?

The Obamacare hearings have begun , (cue wingnuts yelling Benghaziii!!! Obamacare !), and they are pretty much exactly as idiotic as you would expect them to be. The looniness took full hold when Joe Barton (R - Clueless) pointed at the code (pdf) below, and tried to get a contractor to admit that it violated HIPAA Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) grilled CGI’s Campbell on a warning on the Web site that information visitors entered into the system would be subject to greater disclosure than the medical forms Americans typically fill out. That information is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a privacy law.  “Are you aware this was in the source code? Do you think that’s HIPAA compliant?” Barton asked. “Admit it! You're under oath.” In case you don't feel like zooming, the code that the Honorable Rep. is so incensed about is this <!--<p>To continue you must accept the terms and conditions...    <li> You have ...

Via Jack Ohman (hat-tip Barry Ritholz )

Doonesbury w/ a riff on the idiocy associated w/ Creationism . Which brings to mind Billy Nye's (the Science Guy) take on all this "I say to the grownups, 'If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe that's fine. But don't make your kids do it." [...]"We need them. We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future." Because, seriously, if you insist on raising your kids to be morons, Who is going to take care of you when you get old? P.S. : Saying " I don't care, I'll be safe due to the Rapture " is not a reasonable response.  Go aways. P.P.S. : Saying " I don't need anyone, I can take care of myself when I'm 93 " is even less of a response...