People who oppose the privatization of Social Security say that putting pension money in the stock market is too risky because the stock market cannot guarantee as stable a return as Social Security. True, but misleading. In a bad decade, the stock market may pay only twice what Social Security pays, and in a good decade perhaps four or five times what Social Security pays. For every time that I have regretted making a hasty decision to break off with people who were negative factors in my life, there have been at least 20 times when I have regretted not getting rid of them sooner. When people are trying to see how far they can push things, that is the time to let them know that they have already pushed things too far.
Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.
It is going to be a lot harder for courts to prosecute rapists if perjury about sex cannot be punished. It is scary how many people cannot see beyond words to the realities underneath. When Susan McDougal was acquitted of embezzlement charges, she immediately began saying that the charges were all part of a scheme by special prosecutor Kenneth Starr. It so happens that the charges were brought before Judge Starr became special prosecutor. Often they have a roof over their head, but someone else is paying for it, usually the taxpayers.