While we’re on the topic of healthcare, I’ve been struck by some dissimilarities I’ve noticed between the approach to blogging about healthcare by Andrew Sullivan (conservative) and Ezra Klein (liberal).  The former has been posting numerous dispatches from various individuals on the front lines of the American healthcare system, which is valuable information, but it really shouldn’t be dispositive.  The latter has been posting studies that provide data, which I would consider to be more valuable information, because it represents a much larger picture of what is occuring.

Then it struck me that this is somewhat typical of Conservative vs. Liberal debates.  Conservatives bring anecdotes, philosophy, and logic.  Liberals bring data.  This is perhaps the major reason I side with liberals on most issues.