The Decembrist: How Social Security Phase-Out Makes Republicans:
Now, there is another way that Social Security privatization could create Republicans, and I think this is actually closer to what’s on the mind of the less utopian strategists. (That is, those not named “Gingrich” or “Kemp.”) It’s the negative: they believe Social Security creates Democrats, by fostering a positive sense of government, which in Texas is called “dependence.” They don’t care about the private accounts so much as eroding as much as possible of the guaranteed benefit. I heard Gene Sperling, the head of the National Economic Council under Clinton, make a point related to this the other day: that the reason the White House seemed to be structuring the privatization in the bizarre and awkward way that they are, especially the reduction of the regular benefit by any gains in the private account, rather than just guaranteeing the benefit and making the account smaller, was to make sure that the guaranteed portion of the program appeared to be as trivial as possible.

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hmmmph

Wallace and Gromit Ride Again:
Wallace and Gromit have a movie coming out this fall, The Curse of the WereRabbit!
There’s a trailer and also a short about the making of the movie accessible via clicking “video” at this site. The short is spoiled by some pretty dorky narration, but it will interest true fans.
Er, Helena Bonham Carter has a part? Well Gromet, that’s almost as good as cheese.

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wow, this is some great news. i love wallace and gromit movies.

i put the new website up today…

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F3ll0wsh1p of teh R1ng :
Merry: “OMG!!!”
Sam: “O.M.G!!!11″
Pippin: “***”
Frodo has left the server
**head nazgul stabs Frodo’s ghost
Frodo has connected to the server
Frodo: “***… hax!”
**Aragorn lraps into the fray with a flaming brand
Aragorn: “PH34r!!!!!!”
Merry: “LOLOL flamed! “

popugai:

soviet animation….