People sometimes say they don’t read the paper because all they get is bad news they’d rather not know. The front page of today’s Times is a perfect illustration. Five headlines:
“The Bushes, Led by W., Rally to Make Jeb “45.” Jeb Bush is making a run for the Presidency in 2016. George, George W., and now Jeb.
“Missiles of ISIS May Pose Peril For Aircrews.” An ISIS missile already blew an Iraqi army helicopter out of the sky.
“Under Pressure, Cuomo Says Ebola Quarantines Can Be Spent at Home.” In New Jersey a nurse who returned from Sierra Leone where she had been treating Ebola patients has been put in a plastic tent. She has a toilet, but no shower.
“In Cold War, U.S. Spy Agencies Used 1,000 Nazis.” J. Edgar Hoover and Allan Dulles of the C.I.A. thought Nazi war criminals ought to be used to spy on the Russians in spite of their “moral lapses.”
Finally, “ Is the Affordable Care Act Working?” This was a teaser for a two-page analysis, which pointed out that five to six percent of Americans are now covered by health insurance. Democrats are about to lose the Senate in part because of an act that provided medical insurance for about five percent of Americans.
I’m not even reading the rest of the paper. I can’t stand it. Anyway, Monday Night Football is on.
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