Tuesday, November 19, 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. The Truth About Obamacare Joan Walsh: No, Obamacare's flaws are not like Hurricane Katrina Ezra Klein: Hurricane Katrina killed more than 1,800. Obamacare's Web site doesn't work perfectly yet. Stop comparing them. Jon Stewart rips media for comparing Obamacare to Katrina: 'You might be out of your f*cking mind!' Greg Sargent: Obamacare's problems are the salvation of the GOP. (Not.) Jonathan Cohn: Six (More) Things the Media Doesn't Understand About Obamacare Jonathan Chait: Obamacare Hyperventilation to Continue Forever Paul Waldman: Obamacare Panic to Enter Even Stupider New Phase Kevin Drum: The Obamacare Hysteria Bubble Is About to Burst Jonathan Bernstein: No, Democrats are not turning against the Affordable Care Act Greg Sargent: Why Dems should stick with Obamacare Jamelle Bouie: Without Massive Republican Opposition, Obamacare Would Be in Better Shape Brian Beutler: How to silence GOP nuts - and stop the anti-Obamacare campaign Obamacare IS Improving Healthcare plan enrollment surges in some states after rocky rollout Poll: Most Americans Oppose Obamacare Repeal Despite Rollout Troubles Kevin Drum: In States Where the Website Works, Obamacare Works Too HealthCare.gov now working for 90 percent of users that were previously rebuffed The success story Obamacare's opponents don't want you to hear Eric Kingsbury: Signing Up for Health Insurance Was Hell, But Worth It Jonathan Bernstein: How Republicans Lost the Chance to Win Obamacare Michael Tomasky: It's Time for Obama to Go on Offense on Health Care Guns & America George Zimmerman Charged With Aggravated Assault After Allegedly Pointing Gun At Girlfriend Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds critically wounded; son dead from gunshot in own home The Spying Game Washington Post, others sue over NSA call tracking Latest Release of Documents on N.S.A. Includes 2004 Ruling on Email Surveillance Immigration: Reform Coming? Elise Foley: House Republicans' Many Excuses For Inaction On Immigration Reform Marriage Equality Dick Cheney takes daughter Liz's side in gay marriage spat Nations In Turmoil Explosions at Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon kill dozens Syrian troops seize strategic town of Qara Tahrir Square memorial heightens tensions in Egypt The War Over There Eli Lake & Blackwater Founder Erik Prince: War on Terror Has Become Too Big International News Palestine casts first vote at UN Arab-Africa summit aims to promote ties Toronto mayor Rob Ford says he has given up alcohol Rob Ford vows 'outright war' after Toronto council strips his powers National Politics Harry Potter stamp riles Postal Service panel, traditional stamp collectors Gallup: Partisans' Historical Assessments of Obama, Bush Differ Most Midwest Roundup Nebraska economy expected to see moderate growth in 2014 Nebraska inmates sue prison over overcrowding EPA proposal to decrease ethanol use draws criticism from many in Iowa Final Iowa National Guard soldiers in Afghanistan coming home, others leaving for Kosovo Planned Parenthood closing clinics in 4 Iowa cities What Passes For News As the Thanksgiving holiday rapidly approaches, we're giving thanks that our regular employers and clients won't be forcing us to work on the holiday this year, like so many retailers are doing to their employees. In fact, most of our staff members have been trying to keep up with the "Month of Thankfulness" theme happening on Facebook, in which people try to post something different each day they're thankful for. One thing we know we're all thankful for is a small but measurable group of journalists and writers who - unlike much of the political media - haven't completely abandoned their professional ethics in favor of dumping dramatic dreck, gunk, and garbage. In case you'd missed it, the majority of sell-out whores of the journalism field have been gleefully piling on the right-wing propaganda wagon, claiming ridiculous baloney like "Obamacare is on Life Support" or saying it's "The Beginning of The End for Obama." Frankly, wading through their lies has been worse than opening the newspaper to find an accidental surprise from the dog. Thankfully, there are those like Greg Sargent, Joan Walsh, Jamelle Bouie, the Jonathans - Cohn, Chait, and Bernstein - and a few key others who've been paying attention to what's really been happening with the rollout of Obamacare. Indeed, as we touched on Monday, as Joan Walsh nailed last Friday, and as Ezra Klein hit perfectly yesterday, Obamacare's flaws are not like Hurricane Katrina. Anyone who is being intellectually honest should stop comparing the two right now... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for November 19, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy Home Builders' Confidence Eases a Bit in U.S. | Lydia DePillis: Why retailers are terrified of the holidays Wall Street Watch Dow and S&P both hit new milestones, but many Americans still hurting MF Global ordered to pay $1.2 billion in restitution JPMorgan's $13 billion settlement to include deadline for assisting homeowners Roose & Pressler: Yes, Tim Geithner Is a Sellout. No Surprise There. Always Low Ethics National Labor Relations Board Charges Walmart Broke Labor Law And Retaliated Against Workers NLRB To Prosecute Walmart For Violating Workers' Rights Ohio Walmart Store Holding Thanksgiving Charity Food Drive -- For Its Own Employees! Robert Reich: What Walmart Could Learn from Henry Ford Economic Inequality Middle Class Disappearing In America Despite The Economic Recovery Europe's Rising Neo-Fascism - A Taste of What's Coming If Austerity Prevails in America Budget Battles Dem. Baucus to Float Corporate-Tax Overhaul In Budget Talks The Dirty Secret Lurking in the Struggle Over a Fiscal 'Grand Bargain' Media Matters Maria Bartiromo Leaving CNBC For Fox Business Communications Breakdown Bloomberg Lays Off Staff in Sports and Culture Energy, Climate & Environment Denial dries up: Americans finally seeing the light on climate change | Colorado Proposes Historic Air Pollution Regulations And now, for your Weekly OK Gazette Toon preview for November 19, 2013  (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update Poll: Botched ACA Rollout Hammers Obama; Job Disapproval Reaches a Career High Poll: Obama Approval Down Some - But Virtually No One Likes Congress News From Capitol Hill Obama Pick for DC Circuit Court Is 3rd in a Row Blocked by Senate Republicans Kevin Drum: Time For the Nuclear Option on Judges? SCOTUS Brief Supreme Court won't hear challenge to NSA's phone-records collection | Sports leagues urge SCOTUS to take up network complaints against Aereo On The Left Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Don't cut Social Security. Expand it! Rick Ungar: The Collapse Of American Liberalism Or The Re-Birth Of The 'New Democrats'? On The Right NJ Gov. Chris Christie Slams Washington 'Absolutists' For Partisan Gridlock George W. Bush On Keystone XL Pipeline: 'Build The Damn Thing' States Of Confusion New Investig. of Wisc. Gov Walker's 2012 Recall Election Bearing Fruit Colorado Unveils New Rules for Drillers Amid Fears About Fracking | Texas RW Student Group To Hold 'Catch An Illegal Immigrant' Game Cop shoots at minivan full of kids in New Mexico 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.