So we got to thinking: Rather than hastily remake the human health-care system, why not start by experimenting with a public option for felines and canines? We could call it Peticare or the Veterinarians Administration, and it would be a useful test of whether the government is capable of administering health insurance without producing out-of-control costs, rationing and euthanasia.

The only problem is that some people might object to having their cats and dogs used as guinea pigs.

James Taranto, WSJ Best of the Web