Overblown

   TV news reports made much of critics' complaints about a White House claim that 3.3 million people have signed up for health care insurance under federal law, including 1 million newbies in January.
   "Not true!" they charge. Many have not yet paid for their coverage, so they're not really signed up yet, foes protest.
   Reality check: Of those 3.3 million, only about 10 percent have not yet paid. Not a bad number, especially when you consider that of that 10 percent, some may not yet have received a bill. Among others, the check is in the mail. And, yes, a few may default.
   Bottom line: More than 90 percent of that 3.3 million have not only signed up, but they have paid the premium and are covered.
   So why the fuss?  It's just something to complain about, some pebble to grasp in their continuing efforts to throw stones.
   Meanwhile, what alternatives have the opponents offered? So far, the Party of No has not some up with a health care plan for everyone. Unless, of course, their plan is not to have universal health care coverage. And that's peculiar, considering that the Democratic-sponsored Affordable Health Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is patterned on a Republican plan set up successfully in Massachusetts by then-Governor and recent presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
   As for the big coverage in news media: Pumping up a story to excite viewers and readers may be good marketing, but it's not responsible journalism.