Two opposing stories today about the standards of health care in our country, one with a strong glimmer of hope, another that suggests more bullshit business as usual regarding treatment of wounded soldiers (including re-appointing a general who reportedly let a wounded solider sleep in his own urine):

"A majority of Americans say the federal government should guarantee health insurance to every American, especially children, and are willing to pay higher taxes to do it," according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

Come again??? Well, if you look around, you see growing discussion among Americans and in the media about the unfairness of the severe disparities in health coverage in this country.