I wonder if red state voters understand what Bush means by bankruptcy reform. They must, red states lead the country in bankruptcy suits. I’m sure they appreciate his effort to make them more responsible for their debts. After all, he made their kids responsible for his debts, and they re-elected him.

Congressional investigators discovered the Medicaid agency rarely verifies that pharmaceutical firms grant them the discounts required by law. When they find errors, they require no corrective action. A cost estimate for this lack of oversight is not available, but a small percentage of the $37 billion Medicaid spent on drugs last year would be a [...]

A friend seeks reconciliation between liberals and the government, tells me hate will destroy my health. Perhaps, but deficits will bury my grandchildren in debt, if they don’t bankrupt the country first. Accepting that fate without a fight would give me guilt more destructive than hate. Healing depends on winning.

The president says Social Security faces a crisis, but the details of the problem, and his suggested solutions, change more often than the reasons for his tax cuts. Some economists predict a shortfall in forty or fifty years, others maybe never. They all agree the remedies Bush suggested so far would not affect those projections. [...]

Like children on a scavenger hunt, scrambling to win a prize, the administration searches for tidbits from the attack on Iraq: More voters than expected, Lebanon demands Syrians leave, Israel and Palestine cut their kill rate. The Bush team beams brighter than a fisherman who bought a $200,000 boat, and caught three bass big enough [...]