invest in the market. I listened to him and lost 70% of my retirement savings. I will retire in 2 years due to age and failing health and basically cry myself to sleep nowadays. Ben, you ruined my life you bastard. Pingback | 7.28.09 @ 6:21AM ..."Why is President Barack Obama in such a hurry to get his socialized medicine bill passed? Because he and his cunning circle realize some basic truths:  [ Read the rest of Ben Stein's post at The American Spectator - Ed. ] Comments Name (required) Email (required) Website XHTML: You can use these tags: Conveyor of The Truth | 7.28.09 @ 7:58AM D Williams, Words to live by, my man! I couldn't have said it better myself. As another poster previously mentions, this isn't about Democrats vs. Republicans; it's about doing the thinking for yourself and reaching your own conclusions based on facts that are rarely difficult to grasp, UNLESS YOU HAVE A HIDDEN AGENDA OR PRECONCEIVED JUDGMENTS which prevent you from doing so. It's about being free-thinkers, as I like to put it. In response to my writings, I am often (wrongly) labeled a Democrat or a "liberal." While it is true that in general my politics leans to the left, I am not necessarily either a Dem. or a liberal. For instance, as popular as the Clintons might be in the Democratic circles, based on my observations of Bill and Hillary, I find neither of them suitable for, or worthy of, public office.