Obama and Aetna

The New York Times has managed to publish a front-page news article and a follow-up story about a health-insurance policy that Aetna apparently sold to a man in Texas that failed to cover nearly $200,000 in medical bills and left him bankrupt -- without ever mentioning that during the White House ABC health care special on June 24, President Obama said to the chief executive of Aetna, "Aetna is a well-managed company and I am confident that your shareholders are going to do well." Mr. Obama may want to think twice the next time before he singles out a particular private company for praise. It could be embarassing. But sometimes it looks like some in the press are more interested in criticizing the insurance companies than in making the link to Mr. Obama.