Tim Pawlenty, Republican governor of Minnesota, writes in the Washington Post that the February 25 health care reform summit is “an opportunity for Washington to start fresh and for conservatives to lead the way after the apparent defeat of the Democrats’ plan.” And to show how conservatives will “lead the way,” the governor provides five

Columnist Charles Krauthammer recently presented the conservative answer to the Democrats’ health care reform bills. It’s a simple, three-part program that other conservative editorialists and bloggers have wholeheartedly embraced. The three proposals are tort reform, allowing insurance companies to sell health insurance across state lines, and taxing employer-provided health insurance. I argue that Krauthammer’s ideas are a