Today's Talking Point

Government coverage for all catastrophic health care costs is a pro-business solution. Everybody wins.

-Health care companies could predict their costs because they know their ceiling, and then develop affordable plans and make a profit.
-Businesses would then be able to cover all their workers, knowing premiums will remain relatively stable.
-When small businesses and the self-employed can afford health care, because costs have lowered, the biggest percentage of the American health-care crisis will be taken care of. Then we can turn our attention to what's left.

How to Win in Iraq

Read this article.

It's long, it's not very rosy, it's the first plan I've read that makes sense to me.

On the other hand, see how the NY Times compares Iraqization by Bush to Vietnamization by Nixon, which is where I got the Krepinevich reference.

Spurious Emails

This collection of fake sports emails cracked me up. Especially the one where Saints' owner and all around badguy poses as the Nigerian banking con guy!