How not to contribute to the healthcare discussion

I must confess that I find Tim Rutten's Aug. 19 Op-Ed column, "America the delusional," in which he expresses dismay over the tone of the current healthcare debate, to be quite unintentionally funny. From the very beginning, irony appears to be completely lost on Rutten, as he compares the peaceful Irish countryside with the U.S., which he evidently feels is descending into the depths of radicalism. Apparently he has forgotten about the Irish Republican Army, which was active as recently as 1997.

By Bryan Kitch

August 24, 2009