I love David Copperfield.
For that matter, I like practically all illusionists.
One trick that illusionists use is to get the audience focused on a decoy … to redirect the audience away from where the “trick” is really happening.
On Wall Street, the decoy is sometimes called a “red herring” … “something that misleads or distracts from the relevant or important issue.”
Like a deft illusionist, President Obama now has the country focused on the 8 million folks who have signed-up on the ObamaCare Exchanges.
This decoy fell into Obama’s hands when the web site crashed and Republicans, started spotlighting the number – assuming that it would be a clear indicator to the country that ObamaCare failed.
Bingo: GOP gets everybody focused on the 7 million number ,,,, Obama hits the Ferns … sign-ups blow past 8 million … GOP loses its talking point … Obama takes a victory lap.
Not so fast.
Guess what?
The 8 million number is a red herring – plain & simple.
Here’s what we should all be focusing on …
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