What a non-election year it was

James Lileks wraps up the events of 2005:

The President makes a pitch for Social Security reform in his State of the Union speech. The reform would allow some workers to direct a miniscule percentage of their mandatory, government-run pensions into private funds. Within 48 hours, Bush foes have many citizens convinced his plan will force all seniors to exchange their checks for vouchers good at Cat Food Distribution Centers run by the Enron corporation.

They were mistaken, of course: it was Halliburton. (Hat tip: Betsy)