Monday, October 29, 2007

At least there were no underwear questions

Good headline: "Obama, Clinton Focus on Social Security"

Bad detail: "Social Security was a distant idea later in the day as Obama appeared before about 150 college students at an event sponsored by MTV and streamed live on MySpace."

That's great. Here's the comptroller general of the United States David Walker on what these college kids have to look forward to over the next twenty years as they're trying to build their careers and raise families:

Walker says we have promised almost unlimited healthcare to senior citizens who never see the bills, and the government already is borrowing money to pay them. He says the system is unsustainable.

"It's the number one fiscal challenge for the federal government, it's the number one fiscal challenge for state governments and it's the number one competitive challenge for American business. We're gonna have to dramatically and fundamentally reform our health care system in installments over the next 20 years," Walker tells Kroft.

And if we don't?

"And if we don't, it could bankrupt America," Walker argues.
Instead, what kind of questions did Barack Obama face today?

Who would play Mr. and Mrs. Obama in a film, one woman asked? He hesitated before answering, suggesting Denzel Washington or Will Smith for himself.
Kids!

Extra - PJ O'Rourke with "Generation Vex": "The pittance that is a current Social Security payment was intended to maintain the doddering retirees of yore in their accustomed condition of thin gruel and single-car garages. Such chump change will hardly suffice for today's vigorous sexagenarians intent on (among other things) vigorous sex, in places like Paris, St. Bart's, and Phuket."

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