"Hold me accountable for the debacle. I'm responsible." Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told the committee.

At the risk of sounding like my downhome step daddy, "Sorry don't fix nothin'."

Sure, apologies make for great political theater, but in this case they'll do next to nothing to quiet the hounds yapping for resignations. Or, worse, more delays.

(Quick segue: Anyone else give the lawsuits and delays another thought during these hearings? If the Republicans had played this right, Romney would be in the White House right now. Think about it. If the GOP hadn't fought this law every step of the way, we could be watching this drama unfold right before the last year's election. Anyone else convinced this would've been a game changer?)

As I was saying, these apologies are worth less than nothing. They only incite the critics more – think blood in the water. And for defenders, it's a colossal waste of time for two people who really should be back at the office. Besides, it's not like these hearings are going to change anyone's minds.

Not only that, but the apologies have distracted everyone from the real story, which is just how bad the enrollment numbers are. Because, of course, Sebelius refused to share them. This is what we should be talking about today.

But, when it rains it pours. While Tavenner and Sebelius were insisting things would get back to normal, the website crashed again.

Worse yet, the "liberal media" were all over an NBC news report this week that lacked any real news while barely qualifying as a report. The NBC story detailing how many people got kicked off their (individual) plans – or will get kicked off – despite the president's campaign-style promises to the contrary that reeked of bitter betrayal. You'd have thought Obama had cheated on Lisa Myers to hear her nearly tear-choked reporting on CNBC.

I don't know what offends me more: The Republicans who will continue to insist NBC's in the bag for the left after this week's display, or the so-called journalists who just found something out that was there all along because they finally decided to do some work.

Maybe the press did fall in love with President Obama. I can see that. But, if so, they got their heart broken when they found that (gasp!) presidents, like most politicians, often break promises. All you have to do is read their lips.