Agree with Sen. Bond. I oppose Sen Obama’s plan to change social security from an insurance plan to a welfare transfer payment and alter FDR’s concept, and weaken SS and Medicare. This will hurt our incentive to work and slow the economy more. If workers pay SS taxes above the 105K limit in place now to an infinite SS tax level, as Obama wishes, they will never see those additional dollars in benefits, since benefits are limited to a tax of 105K baseline, this makes SS a welfare transfer payment for 38% of US citizens. No wonder crowds are so large, the checks are a comin’…
Can you say more money chasing less goods (less productivity), or hyperinflation with severe recession? Can you say Jimmy Carter’s second term?
See link below.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10232008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/a_new_welfare_state_134859.htm

Crikey, how much is it going to cost me to enhance the dental benefits provided to US Senators? The fact that Missouri may not be able to pull the trigger on change in this election year (of all election years) makes us look bad enough, but we’ve also got Senator Meth Mouth parading all over the place touting the virtues of McSame Palin? Too bad the hoosier state moniker is taken. Hey, Indiana, how about a trade?

Tweeeet! 15 yard penalty on defensive cornerback, Penelope, for unsportsmanlike conduct. (!)

Derogatory comments on appearance do not reflect well on any of us.

You do bring up one interesting point, and that is prospective pres. candidates do use teeth capping, whitening, and straightening to enhance radiant smiles, see recent MSM splashed pics of leading DEM candidate. That cosmetic dentistry work easily ran 7,000 US $ at a suburban or Hyde Park high end cosmetic dentist’s office, and about 10–11 appointments.

But I still do not consider this ‘inbounds’ nor a proper subject for comment, even though common knowledge and release by campaign of this cosmetic work would benefit my preferred candidate, Sen. John McCain and not Senator Government.

Now that Bond’s right eye is nearly completely shut and without vision, he will be the perfect moniker for the “Cutty Sark” label….Urrrgg!

Given how Senator Bond massaged his interpretations, the music in the background wold have been more appropriate if it were “Twist and Shout”.

It was nice to see him sober.