So incendiary and disingenuous were many of the president's comments that an otherwise soft-spoken veteran congressman from South Carolina, Rep. Joe Wilson, was unable to stifle a loud cry of "You lie!" when Obama denied that universal coverage would be extended to so-called undocumented immigrants.

Most cogently stated are Rep. Michele Bachmann's rebuttal comments on Obama's speech. "Divisive", "partisan", "dismissive" and "angry" are among the words she uses to describe the tone of his desperate pitch.

Ironically, Obama's most incredible promise, as well as his most significant threat, were both stated within a short three-sentence snippet from his typically lengthy rant:

"I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits -- either now or in the future. Period.  And to prove that I’m serious there will be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promised don’t materialize."

The pie-in-the-sky promise inherent in this statement has already been debunked by the Congressional Budget Office.  Many critics point to the relatively uncomplicated, insignificant Cash for Clunkers program that ended up costing the taxpayers more than three times the originally estimated price tag.  They also reference the ineffectiveness of the stimulus program and unemployment under-estimates as reasons to question this administration's ability to predict the results of anything.

Since the promise part of the statement might only be keep-able by enacting huge spending cuts -- most likely in combination with tax increases -- if those cuts were limited only to health care-oriented spending, decreased quality of care, rationing and the death panels that have been a large part of the plan's criticism would eventually come to pass.

But the term "spending cuts" is not defined and so it is likely that Obama would cut spending in non-socialistic areas before any others.  Our national defense is most likely, therefore, to be compromised -- a most sobering thought on this anniversary of al Qaida's attack on the United States of America.

Just as the promises and threats are summed up in three short sentences of the president's speech, the lies and truth of Obamacare are condensed into another snippet:

"These are the facts. Nobody disputes them. We know we must reform this system. The question is how."

Each of the alleged facts are, of course, highly disputable.  That is precisely why there has been so much and such a heated protest of this reform for reform's sake; reform for the sake of one man's legacy.

Six truthful words were spoken during the 48 minutes of the president's address.  Four by the president: "The question is how." and two by Congressman Wilson: "You lie!"

Next up, more definitive leadership as your president dedicates himself to creating jobs in addition to the numerous jobs that shrinking the insurance industry's participation in health care are supposed to help create but which you'll have to wait at least four years to find out if any of it works...