ANGRY CONSTITUENTS CHALLENGE CARDIN EVEN IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF MARYLAND

Even in the People's Republic of Maryland, in the suburbs of Baltimore, a city in which something like 90% of the voters are registered Democrats, skeptical crowds are not buying the Obamacare bullshit:

Profound disbelief was the dominant mood, and Cardin got heckled almost nonstop. The audience jeered his answers and broke into raucous cheers when their comrades confronted the senator with dismissive remarks about the federal government and the Obama administration's overhaul plan.

They laughed dismissively when Cardin cited the World Health Organization and tried to shout down his attempt to present an outline of the legislative proposals in Washington. "Filibuster!" shouted one man, after Cardin's presentation had eaten up almost a third of the 90-minute event.

"Listen, I know a lot of you have your minds made up," said Cardin, who often had to strain to make himself heard but kept his emotions in check.

Many in the crowd laughed uproariously when Cardin said illegal immigrants would not be entitled to coverage under the Democratic plan. And they jumped to their feet in one of the longest, loudest ovations of the night after an audience member asked why tort reform wasn't a feature of the health care overhaul.

Unless Members of Congress really have imbibed the Obama Kool Aid, they are undoubtedly getting the message. Their desire to remain in office, so they can arrange more Air Force Gulfstream junkets to the South Pole and the Galapagos Islands, will overcome pressure from an incompetent teleprompter reader who is destined to be a one-term failure.