Mind Your Own Business

A 4-year-old lost consciousness on Disney World's Mission: Space ride and was declared dead at the hospital. 8.6 million had previously ridden the attraction without incident.

Representative Ed Markey of Massachusetts says this death "is a perfect example of why the federal government should be able to investigate." (At present, theme parks are controlled by state law.)

So you can all sleep easy. When anything goes seriously wrong anywhere, Ed Markey is working on your behalf to make it a federal matter.