@cer: Thanks! It is now included in IDE v1.0.1. 
I use my code. I have already debugged it and put it in the playground.
http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/WebClient
It has a good connection fail timeout and response display. It should keep running no matter what happens. If it doesn't, the serial monitor should be helpful in troubleshooting. I have intentionally failed the connection during a download to test it. It recovers fine.