Obama should admit bipartisanship is dead, and the debate so mired in misinformation even he’s confused, so he’s going back to his original choice — make Medicare available to everyone. Premiums would be based on ability to pay, and deficit-neutral — those who can afford it pay for those who can’t, thus leaving room for [...]

The healthcare fix promised by Obama appears dead — killed by a thousand cuts. Has the president’s obsession with being bipartisan left the rest of us behind? It looks like the medical mafia will get a bigger bailout than the major banks — and neither insurance companies nor drug makers even got their feet wet. [...]

Republican rumbles at town hall meetings demonstrate two things about health care: change will cost special interests plenty, and many citizens are misinformed. If there wasn’t big money involved, organizers wouldn’t spend so much drumming up dissent. If dissenters had any knowledge of the problem, they wouldn’t shout such ignorant comments. Our only hope is [...]