SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 10:13 P.M. ET: 

TRUE? – A very well-connected source told a small group of which I was a part today that, in a personal conversation with President Obama, Obama committed himself to preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.  "I don't bluff," Obama was quoted by the source as saying, in the Oval Office.  The question, of course, is whether the president was being truthful with the source.  We certainly hope he was.

AGAIN, TRUE? – Several readers have sent me a column by Dick Morris in which he disparages the polls being taken right now.  Morris believes, and presents a strong argument to make his case, that Romney is in a much better position than the polls indicate.  Morris says that the polls are oversampling Democrats because many of them are based on the 2008 turnout model.  He also asserts that the undecided vote, based on history, will finally go decisively for Romney.  Again, we hope so.

GET THOSE WALLETS OUT – A Congressional Budget Office report says that six million Americans will face a tax penalty under Obamacare for not signing up for health insurance.  That's 50% higher than the 2010 prediction.  The mainstream media has either ignored the story or downplayed it significantly, placing it on inside pages.  Wait 'til those tax bills hit.  You will hear a roar.

ANOTHER BIDEN GEM – This is a direct quote from the vice president of the United States, speaking today:   “Guess what, the cheerleaders in college are the best athletes in college.  You think I’m joking, they’re almost all gymnasts, the stuff they do on hard wood, it blows my mind.”  Uh, right.  Yeah, no doubt.  One heartbeat away.

September 21, 2012