Today, President Obama will host members of Congress from both political parties at the White House to discuss health reform. . . .

The indignant call for "bipartisanship" today is from people who want to pass health-care legislation over the equally indignant objections of many, many, many Americans. . . .

Before envisioning dramatic change, the Roman emperor Augustus is said to have warned, "Make haste slowly." . . .

Whenever I've talked to college audiences over the last 10 years, I've told them that the biggest domestic political issue for the whole rest of their adult lives is likely to be spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. . . .