Sentences to ponder*

Cutting checks — the core business of the Social Security Administration — is something government does well. Micromanaging medical providers, as we've discovered through long experience, is not something government does well.

That's Reihan Salam on Paul Ryan's Roadmap. An interesting and important notion given the fact that it sounds like Obama has not given up on health care reform just yet.

*Shamelessly stolen from Marginal Revolution. Since my traffic is several orders or magnitude less than theirs, I doubt they will ever find out. Before they do though, I need to figure out my own way to introduce these. I'm open to suggestions.