I haven’t had the chance to truly parse John Edwards’ universal health care plan, (PDF) except to note that its yearly pricetag is less than half the $235 billion “supplemental” that George Bush tacked on to his budget to fund the Iraq war.

The details are less important than the framing of the issue: For less money than we’re currently spending to lose the Iraq war, we could cover every uninsured man, woman and child in America.

We’re waging war in a foreign land without wrecking our economy. Clearly we could provide quality health care for every one of our countrymen and still be prosperous.

RollingStone National Affairs