I think we need some serious campaign truth-in-sloganeering reform.

Remember "Yes We Can"?  Well, forget it.  I mean, check out this encouraging quote from Obama's HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, in a Q-n-A about the future of healthcare reform: "Will something probably be phased in? You bet."

Wow. 

I'm not a betting man, but that sounds like a pretty good bet to me!  I feel heartened by the fact that it's practicaly guaranteed that something might possibly maybe some day be sorta kinda phased in at some point, don't you?

Of course, the beauty of the Obama campaign slogan was captured in the post-election bumper-sticker that started popping up in its stead, gloating:  "Yes We Did."  I guess if you understood the original slogan as referring to electing the first black president, then, yes, we did indeed.  

Beyond that, apparently, all bets are off.

Except for things like closing Gitmo, or the repeal of DOMA, or healthcare reform — You can bet on those — that they might maybe someday probably happen somewhere.  Of that you can be sure.