Rich Lowry’s op-ed piece in today’s NY Post runs under the headline: Now She Tells Us. It refers to Health and Human Services head Kathleen Sebelius, who told the Wall Street Journal that it was not possible to get the ObamaCare website working properly in a mere three-and-a-half years, that it needed five to construct and another for testing. She also told the contractors, who earned 600 million, “to bring their A-Team to the table,” which had Lowry wondering why the B or C team had been used at such a fee. On his radio show on WOR-AM yesterday, Mark Simone said he believes the site could have been set up for five million. Someone asked why those who did Amazon’s site weren’t used. So far, the Affordable Care Act looks like a disaster. More people are being let go by their insurers than are being signed up. Democrats up for re-election next year are nervous, as they're liable to bear the brunt of any backlash. Some have even suggested a delay. Recently, Ted Cruz was dubbed a Tea Party extremist for fighting for that very thing. Question -- wouldn’t it have been cheaper and better to allow everyone to be eligible for Medicaid? As a conservative I’m disappointed by the country's tilt toward Socialism. As an American I want it to proceed as smoothly and painlessly as possible. That's not happening. What would be the harm in delaying it and allowing the uninsured to use Medicaid until ObamaCare is ready for prime time?
In the Post’s Weird But True section, there is fascinating news out of a small town in Norway that sits in a deep valley. From September to March it had always been overcast, gloomy there. Now giant mirrors have been positioned on mountains to reflect the sun into the area. Kudos for creative thinking, but I can’t help but wonder if any of those dastardly unintended consequences will arise. I hope not. Whenever I return to the apartment in mid-afternoon and the sun is shining brilliantly through the blinds, I can feel my spirits lift.
RIP Bill Mazur, the Maven, 93, long time sports television reporter in NYC, co-host of Sports Extra back in the day when highlights were not as readily available as now. Thank you, sir.
Conditions weren't quite as bad as yesterday for the floating book shop, but not easy, either. My thanks to Alan, who bought a thriller, to the two women who purchased several books in Russian; to the couple who donated about 20 VHS films, several in Russian; and to Dave, a chef at a Manhattan hotel, who donated best sellers in both soft and hardcover.
Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
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