Posts Tagged ‘retirement’

Fixing Social Security

January 22nd, 2008 | No Comments

I have the Social Security issue all figured out ( again ).  It doesn’t require cutting back benefits or raising taxes.  It’s simple too. Just expand the death penalty to include crimes that result in abuse or death.  That category would include molesters, drug dealers, and “insane” murderers.  Make it a lot simpler to enforce [...]

Trent Lott retiring

November 26th, 2007 | No Comments

Trent Lott is apparently going to retire before year’s end.  According to the story, his primary concern is he needs to make more money.  Now, being somewhat experienced in that aspect of DC politics, I can say for certain that is an honest concern.  If a congressman’s sole income is his position in DC, he [...]

Barbara Streisand wants to be Al Martinez

October 10th, 2006 | No Comments

Here’s the New York Post’s take on Barbara Streisand’s “comeback”: Liberal diva Barbra Streisand gave fans an earful of Bush-bashing last night at Madison Square Garden – then told a man in the audience to “shut the f- – – up” after he heckled her for poking fun at the president. After serenading fans with [...]

Al Martinez feels the heat

October 10th, 2006 | No Comments

Al Martinez decided to get something off his chest. Now, Al’s not your ordinary newspaper hack, he’s a hack for the LA Times.  I’m not sure exactly what set him off, but here’s some of what he had to say about blogs: When I first heard the term, I thought it defined a loathsome place [...]