SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 10:56 P.M. ET: 

DIRTY MONEY – From Fox:  "Talk about dirty money:  Scientists are discovering a surprising number of microbes living on cash.  In the first comprehensive study of the DNA on dollar bills, researchers at New York University's Dirty Money Project found that currency is a medium of exchange for hundreds of different kinds of bacteria as bank notes pass from hand to hand.  By analyzing genetic material on $1 bills, the NYU researchers identified 3,000 types of bacteria in all—many times more than in previous studies that examined samples under a microscope. Even so, they could identify only about 20 percent of the non-human DNA they found because so many microorganisms haven't yet been cataloged in genetic data bank."  Watch.  The Obamans will claim that higher taxes and energy bills are a public service, as they keep contaminated money out of children's hands.  Some will believe. 

GOOD POLLING NEWS – From Fox:  "Most voters say ObamaCare will play an important role in their vote in this year’s elections, and over half are more inclined to back the candidate who opposes the health care law.  That’s according to a Fox News poll released Monday.  The new poll asks voters what they would do if the only difference between two congressional candidates is that one promises to fight for the health care law and the other promises to fight against it.  By a 53-39 percent margin, more voters say they would back the anti-ObamaCare candidate.  Independents, always a key voting bloc, would back that candidate by a 25 percentage-point margin (54-29 percent, with another 14 percent saying it depends)."  I hope these numbers hold in November.   Democrats will make this a brutal fall, and make Republicans bleed for every victory. 

WARNING FROM THEIR SIDE – From NRO:  "Massachusetts representative Stephen Lynch isn’t just worried about the negative impact Obamacare will have on his party’s performance this fall — he also thinks its worst effects on our health-care system are still to come. Lynch, who voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2010, warned that the situation is 'going to hit the fan' when the law’s delayed provisions go into effect down the road.  'There are parts of Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, that were postponed because they are unpalatable,' he told the Boston Herald. The 'Cadillac tax' that goes into effect in a few years and taxes employer health plans over a certain value, he said, will be 'the first time in this country’s history that we have actually taxed health care.'"  There are some brave Democrats who are willing to tell the truth.  I wonder how long Lynch will last before his own party brings him down.

THIS JUST IN – Michele Obama has found the secret of life.  From AP:  "WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama said 'splurging is the key to life' if you regularly eat right and stay active. Her biggest guilty pleasure: French fries.  'How would you appreciate vegetables if you never had chocolate?' she asked. 'You couldn't live without a little chocolate, a little French fries.'"  I feel liberated.

April 21, 2014