SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 10:33 P.M. ET: 

GOOD FOR HIM – From Newsday:  "Seventeen-year-old Kwasi Enin of Shirley, New York, took a shot at -- and won -- what amounts to an academic royal flush: He applied to and was accepted at all eight Ivy League schools."  He's an African-American who has relatives who are also high academic achievers.  It shows it can be done.  He should be a role model in his community.  Sadly, he probably won't be.

STRANGE VICTORY – They were doing victory laps at the White House today, with Obama himself claiming that 7.1 million people signed up for coverage under Obamacare.  The deadline for signing was midnight yesterday.  However, some enterprising journalists and researchers are warning that the figure is distorted.  It's estimated by RAND Corporation that only a third of those signing up were previously uninsured.  The rest already had health insurance.  The whole idea behind Obamacare was to insure the claimed 40 million Americans who didn't have insurance.  Clearly, that goal is not being met.  And many people are losing their doctors and hospitals.  Still a loser for the Dems.

LEGAL NEWS – From The Times of Israel:  "Ahmad al-Gamal, an Egyptian columnist for Egyptian daily Al-Yawm Al-Sabi, advocated in the newspaper on March 11 that Egypt sue the State of Israel for damages caused by the 10 Biblical plagues.  'We want compensation for the plagues that were inflicted upon [us] as a result of the curses that the Jews’ ancient forefathers [cast] upon our ancient forefathers, who did not deserve to pay for the mistake that Egypt’s ruler at the time, Pharaoh, committed,' the cranky journalist wrote, according to a translation provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute."  I think this will be settled out of court. 

HEROIC MARINES – From Fox:  "Three Marines were attacked early Sunday morning after police say they defended a woman wearing an Angels jersey arguing with two men in a Dodgers jersey.  Huntington Beach police Lt. Mitch O'Brien says the woman got into a heated argument with two men over baseball even though neither team was playing nearby. The passing Marines reportedly got involved when the conflict escalated and tried to help the woman.  Police say two Marines were stabbed, one of them cut with a broken bottle in front of police. They remain hospitalized, but are expected to survive. The third was treated and released."  I hope the Marine Corps formally recognizes the bravery of these off-duty Marines.

April 1, 2014