POTEMKINCARE. Remember, "It takes a village."

NOW AT HEALTHCARE.GOV, the ObamaQueue. Take a number ... and listen to the crickets.

THAT CROW flying above your house may be spying on you. Not to worry, it isn't armed -- yet.

SIGNS OF EZRA KLEIN'S lack of real-world work experience. Like the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz, Klein doesn't have a brain, he has a certificate.

Read the comments for a look at the differences between the 'reality' world and the real world. Best comment: "Punch cards are so old, they were used to write the Constitution, Ezra."

REPORT: MSNBC 'secretly suspends' Martin Bashir for his Sarah Palin rant. But they flat-out fired Alec Baldwin for his gay slurs.

Palin is a mere Tea Partier; gays are a favored MSNBC demographic.

DON'T LET nonwhite racists off the hook. Of the Washington Post's stable of editorialists, Gregory Kane is willing to acknowledge that not all racists are Tea Partiers. Note, however, that Kane conveniently ignored the most virulent racist demographic: the bigots in metrosexual clothing, wealthy urban white liberals.

PIANO SONATA IN FTC MINOR: Another example of the Obama administration, which talks so much about the evils of bullying while being so adept at the practice of bullying.

Linked from The Corner.

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: the arctic ice cap is growing. Michael Ramirez comments.

MORE TAR & FEATHERS: Vandals spray racial and political graffiti on Space Shuttle Independence.

IT'S NOT WISE to be a Good Samaritan. There's probably more to this than meets the eye, but still....

THEY'LL TURN US ALL INTO BEGGARS 'CAUSE THEY'RE EASIER TO PLEASE. Oregon girl told she can't sell mistletoe, but can beg for money.

Tar. Feathers.

FUEL UP AIR FORCE ONE: White House to launch new push to sell ObamaCare after HealthCare.gov re-do.

It'd be cheaper to close the White House and have the Obamas move into the 747 .

HUGH HEWITT: GOP should focus on limiting government in 2014.

IS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LATEST HEALTH CARE PROMISE – that his plan will offer “most” people a better plan for the same price or less than their current policy – actually true? Of course not.

WASHINGTON EXAMINER: No, ObamaCare isn't fixed. Claims to the contrary, nothing much has changed.

RECORD CROWDS over weekend, but spending declined. And of course it had nothing to do with a failing economy and ObamaCare rate shock.

It was those evil Republicans....

IS IT FAIR to steer students into STEM disciplines facing a glut of workers?

I'm just posting this little bit of lunacy from IEEE to note that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is just a wee bit more than information technology (IT). And that even we have our fair share of short-sighted nutcases.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, it works great! "ObamaCare applicants across the country are finding their premiums are tripling, their favorite doctors aren't available, the physicians they can see are often far away and many prestigious hospitals offering specialized care are off-limits to them, according to a Washington Examiner survey of health insurance agents and brokers across the country."

NEW YORK TIMES: Healthcare.gov is fixed! Just don't use it 'cuz it might break again.

But it sure is pretty....

OBAMA FLOWERS: Perhaps the still unenlightened masses who don’t get it yet will understand this!

(Receptionist) Hello, Welcome to ObamaFlowers, My name is Trina. How can I help you?

(Customer) Hello, I received an email from Professional Flowers stating that my flower order has been canceled and I should go to your exchange to reorder it. I tried your website, but it seems like it is not working. So I am calling the 800 number.

(Receptionist) Yes, I am sorry about the website. It should be fixed by the end of November. But I can help you.

(Customer) Thanks, I ordered a "Spring Bouquet" for our anniversary, and wanted it delivered to my wife's work.

(Receptionist Interrupting) Sir, "Spring Bouquets" do not meet our minimum standards, I will be happy to provide you with Red Roses.

(Customer) But I have always ordered "Spring Bouquets", done it for years, my wife likes them.

(Receptionist) Roses are better, sir, I am sure your wife will love them.

(Customer) Well, how much are they?

(Receptionist) It depends sir, do you want our Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum package.

(Customer) What's the difference?

(Receptionist) 6, 12,18 or 24 Red Roses.

(Customer) The Silver package may be okay, how much is it?

(Receptionist) It depends sir, what is your monthly income?

(Customer) What does that have to do with anything?

(Receptionist) I need that to determine your government flower subsidy, then I can determine how much your out of pocket cost will be. But if your income is below our minimums for a subsidy, then I can refer you to our FlowerAid department.

(Customer) FlowerAid?

(Receptionist) Yes, Flowers are a Right, everyone has a right to flowers. So, if you can't afford them, then the government will supply them free of charge.

(Customer) Who said they were a Right?

(Receptionist) Congress passed it, the President signed it and the Supreme Court found it Constitutional.

(Customer) Whoa.....I don't remember seeing anything in the Constitution regarding Flowers as a Right.

(Receptionist) It is not really a Right in the Constitution, but ObamaFlowers is Constitutional because the Supreme Court Ruled it a "Tax". Taxes are Constitutional. But we feel it is a Right.

(Customer) I don't believe this.

(Receptionist) It's the law of the land sir. Now, we anticipated most people would go for the Silver Package, so what is your monthly income sir?

(Customer) Forget it, I think I will forego the flowers this year.

(Receptionist) In that case sir, I will still need your monthly income.

(Customer) Why?

(Receptionist) To determine what your 'non-participation' cost would be.

(Customer) WHAT???? You can't charge me for NOT buying flowers!!!

(Receptionist) It's the law of the land, sir, approved by the Supreme Court. It's $9.50 or 1% of your monthly income.

(Customer) This is ridiculous, I'll pay the $9.50.

(Receptionist) Sir, it is the $9.50 or 1% of your monthly income, whichever is greater.

(Customer) ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? What a ripoff!!

(Receptionist) Actually sir, it is a good deal. Next year it will be 2%.

(Customer) Look, I'm going to call my Congressmember to find out what's going on here. This is ridiculous. I'm not going to pay it.

(Receptionist) Sorry to hear that sir, that's why I had the NSA track this call and obtain the make and model of the cell phone you are using.

(Customer) Why does the NSA need to know what kind of CELL PHONE I AM USING??

(Receptionist) So they get your GPS coordinates sir.

(Door Bell rings followed immediately by a loud knock on the door).

(Receptionist) That would be the IRS sir. Thanks for calling ObamaFlowers, have a nice day and God Bless America.

From my email. The only thing wrong with the analogy is in the very last sentence. No one in the Obama administration would ever say 'God Bless America'.