Thanks alot George

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, stepping into the politically charged debate over Social Security, said Wednesday the country can't afford the retirement benefits promised to baby boomers and urged Congress to trim them.

He said that unless Congress acts, soaring budget deficits from out-of-control entitlement programs could lead to a "very debilitating" rise in interest rates in coming years Reuters

Environment and Security

First the pentagon finds Global Warming may be as great a threat as terrorism
"Guardian version"

Then the GAO discovers the vulnerability of industrialized agriculture.

"U.S. officials worry al Qaeda may be plotting an attack against U.S. agriculture or food supplies, from importing a killer livestock disease to poisoning food products or supermarket produce.
The food supply is at risk. This is not an idle threat," said Lawrence Dyckman, head of the natural resources and environment section of the U.S. General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress.
"planet ark"

I have to wonder if this kind of news affects how the cons feel about environmental issues. Seems they're kind of caught between their own hammer and anvil - the Pentagon and national security concerns they exploit undermine the ideology they uphold.

Just starting folks, will be set in a week or two hopefully