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Despite the president's assertions that GOP critics of Obamacare haven't offered anything better, Republicans have in fact put forward alternatives aimed at not only repealing the flawed law but also fixing many of its shortcomings.In the House, the Republican Study Committee has put together the latest and most comprehensive version of a GOP healthcare plan.

"A nuclear-armed Iran is not only a dangerous threat to America's national security, but it would also pose a serious threat to our strongest ally in the Middle East, Israel," Scalise said. "In July, the House overwhelmingly passed legislation to increase sanctions on Iran. Considering President Obama's naive and dangerous decision to ease sanctions on Iran, it is imperative that the Senate quickly bring the House's bipartisan sanctions bill to the floor for consideration."

The American Health Care Reform Act, sponsored by Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), now boasts 117 co-sponsors — the majority of the GOP conference — after picking up about a dozen House Republicans in the last two months.

For concision and precision in describing Barack Obama's suddenly ambivalent relationship with his singular — actually, his single — achievement, the laurels go to Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.).After Obama's semi-demi-apology for millions of canceled insurance policies — an intended and predictable consequence of his crusade to liberate Americans from their childish choices of "substandard" policies sold by "bad apple" insurers — Scalise said Obama is like someone who burns down your house. Then shows up with an empty water bucket. Then lectures you about how defective the house was.