Lawmakers in Connecticut recently decided, for the third year in a row, not to create a public option health insurance plan. Gov. Ned Lamont, a liberal Democrat who once tried to oust Sen. Joe Lieberman from office for his moderation, dropped the hammer on this idea.

And good for him. Lamont doesn’t want to be saddled with an embarrassing failure that is also difficult to administer. If it has to happen, let some other sucker be the governor who deals with it.