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Wow. Could the mainstream media do anything more to raise our anxiety levels about the 2024 election? And diminish or negate all the recent accomplishments in our country? Over the past three-and-a-half years, our nation’s economy has been the strongest in the world. Unemployment is at record lows, and the stock market is at record highs. NATO – which last came together to defend the United States in the aftermath of 9/11 – is stronger than ever. Border crossings are down. Massive infrastructure improvements are underway in every state. Prescription drug costs are lower. We finally got out of Afghanistan – evacuating more than 100,000 U.S. citizens and supporters – with just a handful of deaths. Inflation – which rose precipitously in the aftermath of the pandemic – has come back down, and prices in many areas have even begun to decline. And yet, all the media commentators can talk about these days – and they are not “reporters” when they are clearly offering opinions to frame the...

There are bad reviews and then there are bad reviews.  But it would be difficult to imagine some worse headlines than the ones Obamacare has received during the past month. My favorite for over-the-top headline?  How about this gem from the National Journal: “ Why Obamacare May Be Obama’s Katrina, Iraq .” That’s right.  An initiative to insure millions of Americans has been equated with the most frightening American natural and man-made disasters of the 21 st century.  In a world in which we have come to expect tight plotlines, heroic successes, and quick and satisfying endings, I imagine that a blockbuster like Obamacare was never going appeal to critics. The Obamacare story is being reported this month as if it were a classic disaster movie, with millions of people about to be left out in the cold to fend for themselves in a chaotic healthcare system as Obamacare exchanges crash and burn around them. But that’s not close to reality. This we...

There are bad reviews and then there are bad reviews.  But it would be difficult to imagine some worse headlines than the ones Obamacare has received during the past month. My favorite for over-the-top headline?  How about this gem from the National Journal: “ Why Obamacare May Be Obama’s Katrina, Iraq .” That’s right.  An initiative to insure millions of Americans has been equated with the most frightening American natural and man-made disasters of the 21 st century.  In a world in which we have come to expect tight plotlines, heroic successes, and quick and satisfying endings, I imagine that a blockbuster like Obamacare was never going appeal to critics. The Obamacare story is being reported this month as if it were a classic disaster movie, with millions of people about to be left out in the cold to fend for themselves in a chaotic healthcare system as Obamacare exchanges crash and burn around them. But that’s not close to reality. This we...