Ah, that plastic outrage

   “Glitches” is miserably inadequate to describe the online fiasco that has crippled the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. An outrage is what it is.     However, outrage from you, Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa.?     You, Congressman Murphy, hammering administration officials last week in Capitol hearings? “We were promised a website where…

This is the House that Fox built

   Gather ’round, children, as the first chill of autumn presents itself. The Farmer’s Almanac forecasts a harsh winter. The Almanac of American Politics calls that an understatement.    Rarely has a wind this ill so beset the nation’s capital.    Speaking of magazines: On the cover of the Oct. 14 Time, “Majority Rule” is smudged out in red against dark…

Why this law scares them so

   Look it up. The symptoms of hyperventilation are dizziness, tingling in the lips and extremities, fainting, and in the most extreme circumstances, full or partial shutdown of the U.S. government.    We are seeing hyperventilation’s fruits in the Republican Party’s frantic bid to talk away the Affordable Care Act.    The duly authorized, duly…