*Paul Ryan, GOP Superstar:

If you didn’t catch his article in Newsweak, remedy the situation (I don’t think I posted it, I’ve got a larger article on Ryan and his Roadmap dropping next week).

“One frequent charge against these reforms is, however, correct: the Roadmap does shift power to individuals at the expense of government control. It rejects the merits and sustainability of a cradle-to-grave welfare state, which drains individuals of their self-reliance. The plan unapologetically applies our nation’s founding principles—individual liberty, limited government, and free enterprise—to the challenges of today. And the Roadmap does this in a way that honors our historic commitment to strengthening the social safety net for those who need it most.”

*The Best Freak-Show Moments From the Health-Care Freak Show, by Allahpundit.

*Why Obama Defies the Public on Health-Care, by Byron York.

“Ever since Inauguration Day, the White House has acted on the assumption that, because voters elected Barack Obama, they want “Bold Obama.” All the evidence suggests that is wrong.”

*What Was Obama Thinking? By Tunku Varadarajan.

“What became clear in the long hours through which the summit meandered was that Obama was the best Democrat on display, a president surrounded by pygmies and paint-by-number partisans. Without his presence, the summit would have been a fiasco for the Democrats.”

*The Sham Summit, at IBD.

*Thoughts on the Health Care Summit, by Megan McArdle.

*The Verdict on ObamaCare, at NRO.

“Americans rendered their verdict on Obamacare a long time ago. They don’t want any part of it. And the more they see Democrats pushing for passage over their clear objections, the more outraged voters become. If the president and his allies now think that, post-summit, they have new latitude to jam their plan through, they are sorely mistaken. Such a move would more than backfire: It would invite a public backlash of epic proportions.”

*A Hidden Cost of Health Care Summit, by Jonah Goldberg.

ALSO by Goldberg: Health-Care Humdrum

*Ducking and Dodging, by Stephen Spruill.