We’re taking advantage of the end of school to do some traveling to Philadelphia and Washington to scout out colleges for our son. And speaking of the nation’s capital, it was good to see that a robust majority of Americans support a government-run health insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to the latest poll by The New York Times and CBS. Most Americans also think government could do a better job of holding health-care costs than the private sector. Are you listening, Congress?

I will resume blogging next week.