GOOD GOVERNMENT: "The number of American children without health care coverage has been slowly but steadily declining over the past several years even as health care costs continue to rise and fewer employers provide insurance," reports John M. Broder of the NY Times.

And who's responsible for this little ray of sunshine in an otherwise cloudy health care sky? Well, let's put it this way: the phrase "magic of the marketplace" doesn't get much of a workout in Mr. Broder's article....