too often i see our elected officials taking too much direction from individuals who are driving in the polarized media their platforms. here is how i would write it. conservative radio hosts have more influence than congress. now for number three. more than 6 million people have signed up for obamacare. that coming from the l.a. times. the white house on thursday, announced they have reached the 6 million milestone. the deadline for the first phase is on monday. they are shy of the 7 million that was the initially articulated goal. it is still a pretty strong number. but we still don t know who is in the pool. remember, the economic viability of the affordable care act demands in that pool you have balanced interests meaning the healthy and the non-healthy alike. only when there is a proper balance will we know the model