As H.L. Mencken said a century ago, every human problem has a solution that is neat, plausible and wrong. Keep that in mind when you read about the health care cost review board. It looks set to happen after lawmakers amended their bill, which is supposedly going to rein in the state’s hospital costs. I remain skeptical about entrusting health care spending to our state’s budget smoothers. If you like their approach to running government, wait til you see their approach to running hospitals.
Delaware isn’t the only blue state struggling in its efforts to undo the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights. In Rhode Island, like Delaware totally blue but not all that liberal, the state House finally passed a reform bill after opponents killed similar efforts in the past two legislative sessions. And it still has a long way to go to become law. They will never fight crime as hard as they fight oversight.
Student protests over Israel’s war on Gaza have had a lasting effect on at least one campus. Citing the unseemly unruliness as the proximate cause, the University of North Carolina’s board of trustees voted to kill all its diversity programs and instead give the $2.3 million to campus police. A classic case of the abuser’s mantra, “See what you made me do?”
Donald Trump is seldom given credit for his skill at defying the law, but you begin to appreciate his artistry when you see a grifter like Gold Bar Bob Menendez, whose corruption trial began yesterday. For example, compare how quickly Menendez landed in the docket to Trump’s endless stall tactics. And though you might catch Trump sitting on a gold toilet, he’s not dumb enough to stuff gold bars into his suits. They fit badly enough as it is.
The floor’s yours.