Although the IRS, enforcers of the various mandates, remains exempt. And, looking back, I know Congress debated making themselves exempt from the law before its passage, so maybe that just stuck in my head. Who knows?

Either way, point taken. I stand (or sit) corrected. In fact, the administration — from the Office of Personnel Management — tried to close that doughnut hole this week.

Problem is — depending on your point of view — is that the fix extends abortion coverage to members of Congress, their staffers and dependents.

To cite the AP story: "But the proposed regulation did not explicitly address abortion coverage. Under the health care law, insurance plans in the new markets may cover abortion unless a state passes a law prohibiting them from doing so. Plans offering coverage for abortion, however, may not use federal funds to pay for it and must collect a separate premium from enrollees. Federal tax credits to help the uninsured afford coverage must also be kept apart."

Now you might be thinking, this is just another reason to hate them. But, in all fairness, this one wasn't their fault. And Republican lawmakers have stepped up quickly to try and fix the fix.

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. already penned a bill to ban abortion funding in federal benefits.

"It's a radical deviation and departure from current federal law, "Smith told AP, "and it's not for all federal employees, but for a subset: Congress. Us."

Whatever your feelings about the health care law, or abortion (and believe me, I'm not about to go down that road on a Friday), this particular health care issue — along with birth control — remains a thorn in the side of this legislation. And it should be addressed in such a way that lawmakers remain on the same level playing field as this rest of us when it comes to health care access and funding.

Finally, it's worth pointing out that I doubt this screw up was some covert way to extend abortion rights, but instead smacks of simple bureaucratic incompetence.