In the magical upside-down world of right-wing blogs, it is now an accepted article of faith that Sen. Robert Byrd compared George W. Bush to Hitler last week.
If you think health insurance can keep you out of financial trouble if you get sick -- surprise! Three-fourths of those who filed for bankruptcy because of medical costs had health insurance.
Yes, our old friends from the Swift Boat Veterans for "Truth" are back again. These same friendly folk are now attacking the AARP, a group largely known for advocating afternoon naps for the elderly.
What's really sad about the budget is that all this damage is being done to real, living children – to save what is, in Washington terms, pennies.
There is no "flood of frivolous lawsuits" – in fact, tort claims are declining and only 2 percent of injured people ever sue for compensation to begin with.
If you aren't smart enough to figure out what's wrong with President Bush's plan to privatize Social Security, then you won't be able to run one of the accounts-formerly-known-as-private, either.
When there's a ray of light breaking through in a dark sky, I'd much rather concentrate on the ray than the black clouds. But mitigating my optimism is the fact that I've been around for a long time.
The Republicans in Congress, the president, the administration and all its media supporters, now insist on referring to the partial privatization plan as "setting up personal accounts." This is the new political correctness.
Jonathan L. Snare has been named to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). No, he's not an expert in health or safety, but he used to be the lobbyist for Metabolife.
I have always aspired to wit and rarely achieve it – I'm one of those people who always thinks of the right thing to say 20 minutes after the opportunity has passed. Well, sometimes, hours after, days even.
One good reason not to believe Social Security is heading for an iceberg: the Bush administration's record on veracity. The last time the Bushies whipped up a great crisis was over the WMDs in Iraq.
While health care and global warming are serious problems, Social Security isn't. We are, however, about to be swamped by an election-style campaign to convince us it is.
