Update on Burned Iraqi Boy

Yes, the title of this CNN article is a bit giddy, but if there's something special about America, it's not what's going on in DC; it's the 12,000 CNN readers who contributed to the fund to help this boy, and the doctor who agreed to treat him for free.
Maybe if our policymakers consulted those 12,000 people more often, or gave a damn what they thought, we'd all be better off.

Related: Another heartbreaking story from Iraq...