Donna Shalala on healthcare reform

On tonight's NewsHour, Shalala argued that the uninsured ought to get free health insurance but didn't say who should pay. She also argued that insurance premiums for those who are insured are too high because they include the cost of treating the uninsured. It sounded like she was arguing for a double dip: new taxes to pay for the uninsured but no offset for the cost savings resulting from not having to provide free treatment for the uninsured.

The Superbower

Mark Steyn has coined a new title for Obama: The Superbower. How appropriate.

Military and mental health

The LAT reports today on the mental health of troops in the military, and editorializes about it too. It beats dealing with the Muslim massacre of troops at Fort Hood.

But David Ignatius makes sense of the issue in a column in today's Orange County Register.

Crazy military

A caption under a picture on the LAT's front page today suggests that Major Nidal Hasan went on a shooting spree at Ft. Hood because he, like many in the military, was crazy. Being Muslim had nothing to do with it.

A piece inside the newspaper by Shari Roan reinforces the page one suggestion.