Health care reform goes the way of Elvis
Nine days ago we noted that on the same day the Sacramento Bee reported the prospects for a deal between the governor and the legislature on health care reform were dead, the San Francisco Chronicle said the deal “draws closer”. Today the Chron, nine days older and nine [...]

Is the I.V. bag half-full, or half-empty?
Today’s Sacramento Bee says the chance of a successful deal between the governor and the legislature on health care reform is nil. Health care reform is dead.
Today’s San Francisco Chronicle says the deal on health care “draws closer”. Health care reform lives.
Feel free to choose the story you [...]

GOP candidates find a cure for compassion
Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Fred Thompson all share similar medical histories. In addition to suffering from Potomac Fever (a chronic condition resulting in the pathological desire to be president), all three are cancer survivors. And today’s L.A. Times notes all three have health care reform plans that share [...]