Carper quietly devises third option  —  Sen. Tom Carper bided his time on health care reform.  —  Rarely in the spotlight, and unfailingly restrained, the Delaware Democrat never staked out a public position on the government insurance option, solidifying his status as the model of an undecided moderate in need of persuading.

Grayson aide: Inaction is “murdering the uninsured”  —  In his floor speech the other day, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) more or less suggested that failing to enact health care reform was the moral equivalent of manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide — saying the GOP wanted sick people to “die quickly.”

Pelosi: No Grayson apology needed  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says there's no reason for Rep. Alan Grayson to apologize for his “Die quickly” remark, since Republicans have made statements just as outrageous as his.  —  “If anybody's going apologize, everybody should apologize …

In Roman Polanski case, is it Hollywood vs. Middle America?  —  Reactions to the extradition of the fugitive filmmaker show a sharp divide.  —  Roman Polanski (Getty Images)  —  From Michael Moore's politics to on-screen sex and violence, the movie business is constantly being assailed for not sharing the country's values.

Polanski's Many Detractors  —  If the impression you have from reaction to the Roman Polanski extradition case (see Nick Gillespie's great posts here and here) is that the media and the broad Left are overwhelmingly rallying around the weird little Polack, please do think again.