I really didn't intend to come here to talk about the governor. It just happened somehow.

I was going to share this little Talk of the Town column about Social Security by James Surowiecki of the New Yorker.

By advocating greater freedom and independence, while failing to explain or account for the greater risk, Bush is setting Americans up for an unpleasant surprise. If his plans are implemented, a lot of people are going to end up a lot poorer in their old age than they otherwise would have been. (A lot of people will end up a lot richer, too.) The result would be Social Security without the security part. Freedom of choice is a beautiful thing. But the Bush plan is asking you to swap an insurance policy for a lottery ticket.

...Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.