Those who actually hate animals to the point of being cruel to them are outcasts to the rest of us, no matter where in the world they live.

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round.

We didn't defeat the Nazis by becoming Nazis.

It is impossible to exaggerate the wide, and widening, gulf between the American attitude on the Iraq war and the view from our friends across the Atlantic.

In economic panics throughout history, the wiping out of the savings accounts of lower earners and the middle class has often led to social revolution, sometimes violent upheavals.

In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security will show a surplus through 2018 and will not run out of funds until 2042.

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate raising or eliminating the cap on salaries subject to the Social Security tax.