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Alan Simpson violated a taboo last week when he likened Social Security to "a milk cow with 310 million tits." But contrary to the dictionary-deprived critics who accused him of sexist vulgarity, the former Wyoming senator's transgression had nothing to do with his use of a perfectly acceptable synonym for teat. Simpson's real sin was "belittling a bedrock program," as the AARP put it—i.e., showing insufficient reverence for a sacred cow.

How the Death Tax Kills Small Businesses, Communities and Civil Society - The death tax: What does it kill? Who does it affect? It affects hundreds of thousands of small-business owners across the country—as well as their employees and community residents who benefit from the senior and day care centers, playgrounds, charities, and learning centers that are built or supported by small-business owners.

To date, the Ridley and Russell reunion tour has coaxed a mere $66.1m (?46m) from audiences across the pond. That's small change for a tentpole release these days – especially one that reportedly cost $200m – and Robin Hood will do well to creep past $100m before the theatrical cycle comes to a close. But studio heads know that even when a movie disappoints in the domestic market, they can, if the circumstances are right, rely on the international arena to prop it up.

Most Americans feel the same way about regulation and government as they feel about art.

They don't know much about it, but they know what they like. What they like is having money to burn. Everybody is screaming about foreclosures, but those same people screamed with joy when they refinanced their houses when values skyrocketed. They blew the money and when the economy went into the toilet they couldn't make their mortgage an/or escrow payments and they couldn't sell their houses.

Since MOST Creature Comforts are now provided, it seems the only incentive left for getting off assistance is to get a job

JUST for the SAKE of getting a job ... ???

Just as Virtue isn't exclusive to religious folks, Abstinence Aint a Religious Thang!

No matter what the Little Devil on your other shoulder tells ya... it's a HUMAN THANG and It's a control issue and granted, humans have control issues, but it is not out of the question to stress abstinence as the best form of contraception... BECAUSE IT IS! You're not gonna get a DUI if you don't drive intoxicated... and you're NOT gonna get coodies or make a baby if you aint doin' the horizontal strut... it's simple!

HA!... I would BET the Privately Owned House that this director was secretly a Marxist... who the hell would want to be a Capitalist after watching this??? What a Weenie...