This bears repeating — and acknowledging — heading into the midterms. Both parties actually need to accept and embrace this as part of their narrative.

Democrats need to jump off the fence and tout these numbers every chance they get. They're tied to this legislation whether they like it or not, so they should simply own it.

Especially when you tie it to the Census Bureau's report that poverty's fallen, as well, to its lowest level since the so-called great recession. Coincidence? Maybe. But if I was a donkey, I'd be trying to connect that dot with PPACA every time I stepped in front of a microphone.

Maybe more importantly, Republicans need to ditch their usual "denier strategy" they use with everything from climate change to racism and acknowledge that, yeah, this law has reduced the number of uninsured in this country, while asking, "At what cost?" "For how long?" and "Are they paying their premiums?"

It's critical Republicans ask these questions (and more). But they can't if they keep denying the underlying fact: sure, fewer people are running around without insurance.

We all realized this could be a blip rather than a long-term trend. We all know the current rate of spending (for a few percentage points) is unsustainable. And we all expect a drop off, whether it's from unpaid premiums or simply canceled policies. The public needs to know there's more to the headlines than a single statistic.

Which takes me to yesterday's most dramatic headline — and the one almost certain to agitate members of both parties: "GAO reveals PPACA subsidies used for abortions."

Ouch. Despite the president's sincerest (sounding) assurances, the GAO found that subsidies are, in fact, being used to pay for abortions in at least five states. Regardless of your feelings on the issue, it bears an uncanny resemblance to the president's infamous, "If you like your doctor, you can keep him" vow. He either knew better or didn't know jack….

Meanwhile it also seems to be that time of year when Congress talks about retirement reform. It happens about as often as Nordstrom's semi-annual sale and is worth a lot less. Every six months or so, Congress starts wringing their hands while they preach about our retirement crisis, which means something a lot different to them than it does to the people actually in the business of helping real people plan for retirement. I wouldn't worry (or hope) too much about this. It'll last about as long as most gym memberships.

Finally, as if this week's news wasn't schizophrenic enough, I'll leave you with this sound bite from a future apocalypse scenario Hollywood hasn't covered (yet). From the Atlantic: "Wealthy L.A. Schools' Vaccination Rates Are as Low as South Sudan's."

Those walking Lululemon ads, who think they're neo-hippies, don't want to vaccinate their kids. Now in addition to record levels of measles sweeping across the Golden State, whooping cough is cutting a swath through the Pottery Barn Kids, too. (Hell, these nutjobs would probably turn down an ebola vaccine if they had bleeding illegals mowing their lawns…)

With apologies to T.S. Eliot, the world isn't going to end with the bang of bombs in Benghazi, but with the whimpering coughs of unvaccinated rich kids.