Now that we've all survived E-day (what I like to call Exchange Day), maybe we can get back to focusing on real issues.

(Because, again, focusing on the website crashes is a little bit like criticizing the paint job on a Pinto. But I've already covered that…)

It's starting to gain a little more traction, but one of the issues Republicans would have done well to focus on as this week drew closer — and something they should certainly pounce all over in the midterms next year — is the lingering doctor shortage. Hell, once the mandates (finally) kick in, I wouldn't be surprised to see waiting rooms fill up faster than the federal exchange servers, leaving Depression-era bread lines trailing around the block.

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