President Obama is willing to sign health insurance reform legislation that passes without any Republican votes. I don't have a problem with that, since I believe that elections, and party affiliations, should have consequences.

House Democrats want to fund an expansion of health insurance by raising taxes on the 'rich'. As I said, elections have consequences.

CBS Radio pulls the plug on legendary Boston radio station WBCN-FM. I grew up listening to the station, but it has been a shell of its former self for many years now, and the ratings have been in a long, slow decline. CBS intends to put a new sports talk station on the air, which makes sense.

As record low temperatures are set here in the Northeast, some gaps in our knowledge about global warming trends from the past are prompting questions.

Amir Taheri has some thoughts about the situation in Iran.

Thomas Friedman has some thoughts on the situation in Iraq.

The Russian Navy is in an irreversible decline.