Don't be fooled. There are ways for the president to get what he wants while making you feel he is listening. In the end, he'll simply complain the nasty old Congress made him do it—accept provisions nobody wants.

Are we a nation of dummies? Sometimes it would seem so. The fact that Barack Obama was elected to the presidency is testimony to that proposition. He is the worst president of my lifetime. But the word "dummy" is too strong a description to apply to Americans for it does not take into account the fact is that the average person simply doesn't understand the game of politics and how self-serving politicians like Barack Obama know how to get what they want and make taxpayers pick up the tab. And, in doing so he'll get away with pounding his chest about what he accomplished. 

Perhaps it is as P.T. Barnum is credited with saying: "There's a sucker born every minute." Rather than being a nation of dummies, maybe it's just that we the people can be easily taken-in by smooth talking snake oil salesmen. Too often we believe what we are told.

Here's what I propose: If Obama sincerely wants to solve obvious problems in health care available to the American people he needs to call together a working group of Democrats and Republicans and ask them to come up with a bipartisan plan they can both support. Until then, folks, you are being sold snake oil. And the snake that produced that oil will turn and bite you in the future.

Buy the book. If you are not a political junkie, you may tire of reading it rather quickly. It is a laundry list of people who are powerful figures in the Obama Administration, individuals that most thoughtful people would never want as friends, let alone leaders in government. That said, I repeat: buy the book. It will help otherwise well-meaning people realize the problem the American people face.

Not only do the Marines give eloquent testimony as to their feelings about Barack Obama, note the body language of President Bush compared with that of President Obama. Also notice there is no up close and personal contact between service members and Obama, whereas Bush wades through the crowd and shakes hands.

Little things tell big stories, and Barack Obama's behavior in the presence of members of the military give us a clue as to how he feels about them. It always gives us a clue as to how he feels about doing what is necessary to provide security for all Americans.

Stephanopoulos, you pipsqueak, there was no reason for you to have commented at all.