As the suicidal Democratic congressmen proceed to rubber-stamp the Obama healthcare reform despite the drubbing their party took in the '09 elections, the president trotted out the endorsements of the AMA and the AARP to stimulate support. But these – and the other endorsements – his package has received are all bought and paid for.

If New Jersey and Virginia both behaved the same in 2009 as they did in 1993, will 2010 bring the same kind of sweeping Republican victory that 1994 did?

Chris Christie's gutsy win in New Jersey puts the arrogant big spender Jon Corzine in his place.But it is the election in Virginia that probably has more to say to marginal Democratic Congressmen who are considering how to vote on health care reform.

Harry Reid's bait-and-switch public option healthcare bill mesmerizes — if he succeeds, Reid gets a bill with his public option. But even if he fails and has to delete the public option at the last minute to get Senate support, he will still have gotten the healthcare bill through.

If the Obama administration can't run the epidemiological equivalent of a two-car funeral, how can the government do an adequate job of managing the nation's healthcare system?