I used to think that Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell might be one of the (few) political Good Guys. No more--not since he pleaded with a presiding judge for leniency on behalf of a Democrat crony convicted on more than 130 counts of criminal misconduct. What kind of civics lesson for young Pennsylvanians was that, Governor Rendell?

When Ted Kennedy urged that the average American should receive the same (Cadillac) health care coverage as a U.S. senator, he got it backwards: senators should receive the same (Chevrolet) coverage that average Americans should be entitled to. We cannot provide or afford the Best for all; for most, Good Enough must be good enough (and will be far better than none).