John Buell
Obama appears to take social values seriously Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Beware of the campaign sound bite. Candidates live and die by clever one-liners. In Barack Obama's case, it is especially discouraging to see a candidate criticized for an off-the-cuff comment that hardly does justice to his own earlier and more careful reflections. |
John Buell: Real worry is Medicare, not Social Security Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Recent conversations with friends sound a familiar theme. A college administrator asks me if he can count on Social Security upon his retirement. An electrician told me he has no realistic hope of retiring and that he worked as much overtime as he could. |