So, yes, it's fair for Democrats to say the law is doing what it was meant to do—at least in that respect.

However, Republicans—and other critics—can easily counter that, as that number is pacing behind original administration and CBO estimates. And, two, only about half of those people bought private health insurance policies, with the other half now comfortably on Medicaid. Obviously that doesn't bode well for our budget.

But the Times also asked whether the law had fulfilled its other goal of reducing health care spending. And, again, the answer is "yes, but…"

Sure, spending has slowed somewhat since last year's open enrollment, but the economy has more to do with that than PPACA. Besides, with consumers ponying up more of the costs for their own health care than ever before, it turns out they've become much more judicious about heading to the emergency room. Who knew?

And now, a Pew Research study shows that, in reference to the last election, "splitting reached an all-time low in 2012 with only 13 percent of voters selecting a different political party for the U.S. Senate than the U.S. House."

I'd bet anything that as little as 30 years ago, that ratio was reversed. Now, despite greater access to education and information than at any time in human history, we do little more than vote the way we're told.

Between that and my general disgust with Congress, I decided to do things differently before mailing in my vote in late October. I voted against every single incumbent—including judges—while casting a "no" for every ballot question, especially the one looking to put a casino down the street from my house.

We're all so quick to criticize Congress while steadfastly standing up for "our guy." I say throw 'em all out, the lefties and the righties.

We'd save at least as much as the first year of Medicaid enrollees are going to cost us…