Part of the glib gab about health care reform in the U.S. goes this way: ''Every person should be guaranteed a basic level of care (appendix removal, broken arm fixed -- the VW Beatle, Yugo, frugal car, standard-of-care of the moment), and those who can afford more (fanny implants, kidney transplant, stem cell therapy) should be allowed ...

Do any of these fit your definition of irony? POINT: The American Cancer Society has switched its advertising strategy this year from anti-smoking to advocating for universal health coverage. That spawned a Sept. 14 scolding op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by former New York lieutenant governor Betsy McCaughey who wrote, in part: ''Despite ...