"We wouldn't have anticipated that there'd be demand for these type of Band-Aid plans in 2014," the Journal quotes former White House health adviser Robert Kocher. "Our expectation was that employers would offer high-quality insurance." How completely ignorant can these guys be? Maybe if they hired some folks that had actually worked in the real world rather than lifetime government hacks they might get a clue. Economic illiterates, every one of them.

True, and it works, right up until you have a major illness or accident/injury of some kind, where your costs can shoot past that $20,000 in a matter of hours or days, I think that's Barone's point, is that insurance should be there to cover major catastrophes rather than all of the nickel and dime stuff, which should be paid out-of-pocket. As usual, since this is a government designed and imposed plan, they would appear to have gotten it exactly bass-ackwards.

Multi-culturalism at its finest, coming soon to an American city near you. Ain't it a beautiful thing? Let's be sure we rush that "comprehensive" immigration bill through, as soon as possible!

And again the stupid Republicans get out-maneuvered by letting her get up there and make an "opening statement" of her lies and talking points before she then clams up and refuses to answer questions. Hey guys, wake up! NO OPENING STATEMENTS, EVER! After they testify and answer all questions they can then make a closing statement if they wish, but never let them propagandize on a national stage first - how stupid are you, Issa and pals? No answers, no talky! Jeez guys, can't believe you fell for that one.

If he was the least bit intelligent, that could have been considered as hiding his assets. As it was, no harm-no foul. Looking at the list it's easy to see that these statements are not what made these people appear as liberal idiots; they've been that for years! Nobody on this list that carries any weight in serious conversation. I mean Bette Midler, Maher, and Larry O'Donnell? Really? The author can't actually be concerned about what any of these fools think (and I use the term lightly), can he? Bond is just another well-known racist that makes his living as a race-baiter spouting his racist views. Why give him any ink? I actually thought he'd died years ago, but no such luck apparently.

You have far more confidence in the lapdog press - or the wimpy congressional Republicans - than I do! I seriously doubt that this pervasive corruption and these breaches of law, ethics, or simple common sense will be pursued to the final end, beyond a few dog and pony hearings for the TV cameras. We'll see. Hope you're right.

Thugocracy. What a slimy, nasty administration the weak-minded, greedy little idiots have elected!

Let him - and when Republicans take the Senate in 2014 they should keep the exact same rule in place, the "Dirty Harry Rule". They should then deny every single Obama nomination that is not 100% to their liking. And when they take the Presidency in 2016 it will make I so much easier to get conservatives into appointed offices, such as judgeships. You know, if the 'Pubs were actual conservatives instead of Dimmocrap-lite.

Markey looks like another tired old white liberal stuck in 1970. Get a haircut, for crying out loud! it's 2013, and you're old! I'm sure he's a shoo-in, nothing those folks in MA like better than a lifetime politician that's never done anything constructive in his entire life.

Ah, the basic question! Is he evil, corrupt, and paranoid like Nixon, or utterly inept, hapless, and incompetent like Carter? And Obama has made his choice: "I didn't do anything bad, I'm just really, really lazy and stooopid!" And Holder fits right into the same mold. "I not do nuffin' wrong, I just a useless lump what doa'n know nuffin, 'bout, nuffin no'how no way. I stoopid uneducated man, wha'choo 'spect anyhow." I mean seriously, folks. These are supposed to be smart, extremely well-educated men - and they are! And yet, when caught doing wrong and surrounding themselves with corrupt people of their own choosing, they play the stupid and incompetent card every time. If they're going to claim stupidity, who am I to deny them? OK guys, you're both incredibly incompetent, uninvolved, and useless in your jobs. Have it your way.