They're at it again: GOP wants to privatize Social Security

In an article in the Nation, it was stated,

Privatization of Social Security, a longtime GOP priority, was the first focus of former President Bush and the Republican Congressional majorities the last time they won an election cycle—in 2004. And, with they scheme to lock in Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy, the only way Republicans will avoid creating the largest deficits in American history is by ending the nation's commitment to its seniors and to its most vulnerable citizens—by gutting Social Security and functional Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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In my opinion, the first thing we need to do to protect Social Security is to immediately force the entire Congress to fully participate in it. To claim Congress has a moral right to meddle with Social Security at the same time their own golden pension plans are sacrosanct is appalling and indicative of their own closed-door corruption. What kind of corruption, of sweetheart deals do they have? Post info about congressional corruption on Wikileaks.org

Distracted Driving?

Oprah has attempted to address the problem of distracted driving by inviting people to sign the no cell phone pledge. Certainly, any distraction should be minimized when driving, including eating burgers with shredded lettuce (it always falls out) or disciplining screaming children in the back seat.

But what if a significant portion of distracted diving is actually due to other factors, such as one's staggering efforts to get back on track after continually being thrown under the bus by bullies?

It is my belief that we must accurately describe all of the contributors to a problem before we impose global solutions.

For my own experiences and thoughts about the effects of bullying on my own ability to be an alert citizen, please visit my blog, Bully Fatigue (www.bullyfatigue.wordpress.com)