Today, thinking about alternatives is considered the thing to do.

And don't even think about alternatives - our friend the president won't let you try them.

Asked about alternatives to war, she said: "We have international standards.

If this happens to you, ask your doctor about alternatives.

"They did give me additional impetus" to think about alternatives.

Such analysis would prompt us "to think about alternatives that might reduce those costs."

Which is why I wanted to talk to you about alternatives.

Except during a rare crisis, voters don't have much information about alternatives.

They talked for a few minutes about alternatives, but there weren't any.

I'll talk more about alternatives for health care in future columns.