Wednesday Open Thread

Mona Charen: Obama’s Delusions of Competence

Kathryn Nix: Obamacare Widens Health Care Disparities

The Hill: Senate defeats plan to strip filing requirement from ObamaCare

WSJ: Senate Tax Showdown

IBD: Walking Away From A Tax Hike

Thomas Sowell: The Money of Fools

Reuters: Official says U.S. drilling ban "unlikely" to be extended

The Economist: OPEC at 50

CSM: Why $60 billion in US arms to Saudi Arabia isn't causing an outcry

AP: Record level of US airstrikes hit Afghan militants