[Kitten Festival]

A fine essay on the burning domestic issue of the day. Will we end up like the eurotrash? Or will we follow the wisdom of President Bush?

[Libloather]

Still, eventually even that scheme is bound to fail, simply because the number of younger people paying into the system will keep declining in proportion to the number of older people collecting benefits.

Does Unca Teddy care? No.

"Social Security is fundamental to the integrity of that safety net. Never before - until now - has any President, Republican or Democrat, attacked the basic guarantee of Social Security. Never before - until now - has any President, Republican or Democrat, proposed a cut in Social Security benefits. Yet President Bush is talking not just about a cut, but an incredible 33 percent cut. We must oppose it - and we will defeat it."

What the heck is the SAFETY NET? For that matter, what the heck is the basic guarantee? Great time to fix the broken stuff. Many folks, including Unca Teddy, will require rehab...