Thursday, November 14, 2013 Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. Obamacare By The Numbers How to Interpret Obamacare's Low Enrollment Numbers for October Greg Sargent: What the Obamacare enrollment numbers really tell us Nine key facts about Obamacare's enrollment numbers Jonathan Chait: October Was Not a Banner Month for Obamacare Enrollment Medicaid: Obamacare's Early Success Story The Fight Over Obamacare With Enrollment Slow, Some Democrats Back Change in Health Law Greg Sargent: Proposed Dem "fixes" to Obamacare would likely undermine the law Jonathan Chait: Congressional Democrats Freak Out Over Obamacare Robert Reich: Democrats are showing once again they have the backbones of banana slugs Sean Sullivan: The five biggest ways Obamacare's problems have hurt Democrats Burns and Glueck: Obamacare decision time for Democrats Jonathan Cohn: Rep. Upton's "Keep Your Health Plan" Bill Is Everything Americans Hate About Health Care The GOP strategy: "Fix" Obamacare - to undermine it Matthew Yglesias: It's Good That You Can't Keep Your Insurance Plan. Here's Why. David Corn: Why Hillary (and Bill) Clinton Damn Well Better Hope Obamacare Succeeds, In 2 Charts Ed Kilgore: What Should Democrats Have Promised About Obamacare? Brian Beutler: The GOP's big Obamacare trap - Not as brilliant as they think! The GOP Civil War Tea Party Group Will Primary 87 Republican "Traitors" Jason Sattler: Five Reasons Repubs Should See California As The 'Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come' Paul Krugman: Few GOPers are crazier than Ted Cruz Rick Perlstein: The Grand Old Tea Party - Why today's wacko birds are just like yesterday's wingnuts. War on Women Senate Dems Unveil Pro-Choice Bill To Prevent States From Chipping Away At Abortion Rights GOP claims it wants to solve its "woman problem" by rebranding its war on women Guns & America 3 shot outside high school in Pittsburgh Plastic guns emerge as threat as 'invisible' gun law expires Energy, Climate & Environment Improving U.S. oil production reaches milestone in October, agency says Brad Plumer:The surprising reasons why gas prices have fallen sharply Nations In Turmoil Morsi supporters sentenced to 17 years for protest in Egypt Russia and Egypt in key Cairo talks Deadly blasts hit Iraqi religious procession Hezbollah leader: Hezbollah in Syria for long haul Russia fears return of fighters now waging jihad in Syria International News Philippines racing to get aid to survivors U.S. Navy ships arrive in the Philippines to help typhoon victims Afghan opium production now at record high International Trade Timothy Lee: Leaked data on TPP treaty shows a Hollywood wish list that might derail Obama's trade agenda For controversial trade pact, fire from the left, right, and WikiLeaks Midwest Roundup Kansas company says it's delaying project to export Nebraska wind energy Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller to run for ninth term Lessons About Insanity Watching both the media and politicians when they've worked themselves into a pointless panicked tizzy is an act of frustration for us - one we've sadly experienced far too often during the last few years. It's a situation similar to one we imagine New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie has been experiencing, in his not-so-conspicuous testing for a likely 2016 Presidential bid. Christie is a real conservative, no matter how hard some media hacks wish he were otherwise. Even if he's the kind of Republican many of the tea party faithful would label as a "traitor," he's really the only major, nationally-known, non-redstate success the GOP has right now. Still, we've got little sympathy for Christie, who's also an unapologetic bully. He's made it clear he has no intention of engaging in some of the crazy positions these days that act as an entrance interview for Republican presidential aspirants. Yet that refusal to follow the crazies makes many in the extreme tea party right hate Christie almost as much as they hate President Obama - and it'll likely keep him out of the top spot on the national Republican ticket in 2016. The one thing Democratic leaders could learn from Christie is to have a backbone, and maybe even play the bully themselves once in a while. That much has become blindingly obvious this week as the Affordable Care Act's first enrollment numbers were released, even as the right wing banged the drum of their fake concern parade... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for November 14, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy Jobless claims improve for sixth straight week Ilyce Glink: In America, a minimum wage - but not much of a living Lydia DePillis: The real loser of the recession? Rural America. Wall Street Watch Bernanke Expresses Regret About the Jobless Rate As His Term At Fed Ends Yellen Likely to Be Grilled on Fed's Regulatory Role Today How Occupy Wall Street Freed Americans From Millions In Debt Workers & Thanksgiving Walmart Is The Latest Company To Ruin Workers' Thanksgivings Seven Stores That Won't Ruin Their Workers' Thanksgivings The Euro Zone Euro Zone Economy Stagnates as Growth Slows in Germany With France also stalling, Euro Zone recovery comes to near halt Budget Battles U.S. Budget Deficit Continues To Narrow in October | Brad Plumer: Here are 103 different ways to reduce the deficit Immigration: Reform Coming? Greg Sargent: John Boehner just put immigration reform on life support Marriage Equality Hawaii becomes 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage Ethics & The Media Questions about '60 Minutes' Benghazi story continue; CBS now conducting 'journalistic review' CBS Also Ran Misleading Story On HealthCare.gov Security Issues Media Matters Premiere Radio To Drop Randi Rhodes Show W. Kamau Bell's Comedy & Politics Show 'Totally Biased' Cancelled By Fox It's Your Cap News Toon for November 14, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update Two Secret Service agents are cut from Obama's detail after alleged misconduct E.J. Dionne: Obama needs his friends back Five key questions - and answers - about the administration's nuclear talks with Iran Eli Lake, Josh Rogin: Inside Obama's Iran Sanctions Strategy News From Capitol Hill Janet Yellen to defend Federal Reserve policies today before Senate Banking committee Senate Democrats Unveil Pro-Choice Bill To Prevent States From Chipping Away At Abortion Rights House Republicans to try to impeach U.S. Attorney General Holder DHS nominee Jeh Johnson likely to clear nomination hurdles in Senate SCOTUS Brief Fair-Housing Case Is Settled Before It Reaches Supreme Court Roommate vs. roommate: Supreme Court considers police searches The Nuclear Option The GOP's unparalleled radicalism: Time for Dems to go nuclear! Warren: If GOP Continues To Filibuster, Senate Has 'Duty' To Change Rules We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. Thanks for continuing to be a member! Paul Fell Shawn "Smith" Peirce Paul Fell Cartoons, Inc.