In addition to a hot [but troubling] revelation that a team of negotiators led by White House adviser Valerie Jarrett conducted

secret talks with Iran about its nuclear weapons program for the past year, know that two major statewide issues pend regarding Holocaust-Education [a second-reading of the Clymer Bill will transpire today, prompting ongoing senatorial lobbying] and Overall-Education [noting that a school interrogated 7th graders over their political views, an effort c/w databases being accrued]; also, two follow-up essays are worth prompt disseminationone regarding ObamaCares implications [available only via e-mail, although the National Review website is replete with elaborative essays] and one reflecting this physicians mindset with regard to the future of the MCRC [post-Kerns, pre-Vereb]: Morning Joltwith Jim Geraghty November 18, 2013 The Easy Way to Fix HealthCare.Gov: Redefine What 'Fixed' Means The next big broken promise from the administration will be Jeffrey Zients' promise that "by the end of November, HealthCare.gov will work smoothly for the vast majority of users." "Vast majority" means fewer folks than you think: "The Obama administration will consider the new federal insurance marketplace a success if 80 percent of users can buy health-care plans online, according to government and industry officials familiar with the project As many as one in five Americans who try to use the Web site to buy insurance will be unable to do so." I don't ever want to hear another federal worker object to the phrase, "close enough for government work," or complain that they're unfairly maligned as incompetent, slipshod, or unreliable. Now the right-wing doubters are sneering loudly: "And I'm not convinced it's going to be fixed -- you know, I've seen a lot of tech rollouts. We don't do those well in this country. My rule for them is -- and no matter what -- electronic medical records or the tax department, it takes twice as long, costs twice as much and often you have to do it twice." Er, wait, scratch that. That was Howard Dean this weekend. Don't Tell President Obama Bad News! He Can't Deal with 'the Drama'! A fascinating bit of political journalism from Gloria Borger: It's a real head-scratcher. Most powerful man in the free world. Most important issue. Most politically explosive, particularly coming on the heels of the government shutdown. Consider the context: Republicans had just tried to defund ObamaCare, and they lost in a heap of public humiliation. So the rollout of ObamaCare had to be really impressive, because the Republicans had to be proven wrong.

And yet, as the dry-runs continued to produce red flagsover and overthe president remained in his steely cocoon. If this were the presidency of George W. Bush or Ronald Reagan, the obvious theories would abound: the chief executive is disengaged. Or incurious. Or worse. But since Obama is none of the above, what gives? Notice how she just flatly asserts that Obama is not disengaged, incurious, or worse. But what's even more amazing is that her very next paragraph confirms the possibility she just denied: This much is clear, after speaking with both past and present senior administration officials: no one was really in charge, so no one knew for sure how bad the overall picture was. What's more, andperhaps most tellingno one wanted to even hint to the president that this technosavvy administration possibly had a website stuck in, say, 1995. "People don't like to tell him bad news," says an ex-White House staffer. "Part of it is the no-drama culture." It is flat-out impossible to be a good president if you don't want to hear bad news. [For those who need an entertaining respite, watch the babies.] In an essay regarding the Shakeup at MontCo GOP [Kerns Out, Vereb In], this physician-weighed-in: It is desirable to provide an excerpt from an e-mail by Vereb [sent to a constant-critic of the status quo who is NOT a member of the MCRC] regarding his mindset [illustrating, on many levels, his pathway to this current spot]: "I am agreeing to do this job based on a few things. One of them is that we all have input and that we respect each other's opinion and, secondly, that I am not in this alone. I can't do this alone and need everyone that has been on the sideline to step on to the playing field and participate." This constitutes a breath-of-fresh-air when the insularity and [physical/philosophical] deafness of his predecessor is recalled; for example, when this physician sought to subject him to a re-election vote in 2011 [pursuant to the Bylaws], he exhibited a raw version of autocracy [for he had been provided noticevia registered-mailof this plan]. The MCRC needs rehab, both loco-regionally and within the fabric of the MCRC [manifest both with regard to technology and policy]; it is urgent that this be appreciated ASAP, and private efforts are underway to facilitate appreciation of what specifically must be accomplished ["yesterday"]. Ref: Dissidents unable to topple Montco GOP leadership

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Remember, 500,000 have signed up for ObamaCare