Well, according to the Post's reporting, "The exchange…had projected a lowest-level mid-November enrollment of 11,108, in a presentation to a board finance committee. The exchange announced Nov. 18 that it had signed up 6,001 Coloradans so far."

The board expected far more than that by now. Again, according to emails acquired by the paper, "The midlevel scenario for November was 20,186 members, and the highest projection 30,944 members."

So, in short, the exchange barely made it halfway to their own worst-case scenario.

Now, that's bad enough all by itself. But it gets worse. Apparently the chief executive in charge of that same underperforming exchange is supervising something else entirely, because she thinks she deserves a reward.

According to Solutions, an independent web project operating out of the University of Colorado Denver, Connect for Colorado CEO and executive director Patty Fontneau has asked the board for a raise.

Right now, she pulls down a whopping $190,550, according to the site, on top of at least a 10 percent bonus late last year. Keep in mind, that's more than double what we pay our governor here in Colorado.

Granted, this is a state agency, but for the purposes of executive compensation, it's classified as a nonprofit. But even by that benchmark, her salary seems oddly out of line.

According to Charity Navigator's latest survey of nonprofits' benefits and comp packages, the average annual salary of a nonprofit CEO is a little less $126,000. In the Mountain West region, the median salary is a bit closer to $109,000.

Keep in mind this is the same state exchange that's been in hot water recently over its edgy — if not downright offensive — marketing campaign targeting millennials.

It's also worth noting that the federal grants Colorado's exchange is pulling in to pay the bills won't last forever. Connect for Colorado's supposed to be paying for itself eventually with user fees generated by enrollees — the same enrollees it's not signing up right now.

I'm usually not one to pile on when it comes to executive pay. It's a more complicated issue than the media usually makes it out to be. But this a state-level nonprofit we're talking about. And one that's underperforming by any reasonable estimation.

Fontneau should be grateful to still have a job, as far as I'm concerned, not pining for more money. It's this kind of mentality, and disturbing detachment from reality, that makes me question this entire health care plan.

And I can guarantee you that if I only put out half a magazine every month, I wouldn't last long, let alone with the expectation of a Christmas bonus.

So much for not getting stressed out this week.