The very first sentence of the White House Bulletin's article reads: "The Bush Administration has already signaled that it believes the nation's debt limit needs to be adjusted higher in order for the government to meet its obligations, particularly Social Security checks, beginning next month."

What the hell is this? Since when does the government need to borrow money to send Social Security checks to the currently retired and disabled?

We are already giving them fantastic surpluses in payroll taxes. Hundreds of billions a year are paid in extra Social Security and Medicare taxes that the government steals. And now, they're trying to tell us that it isn't enough? Trying to make us believe that unless they can borrow more money, unless the debt ceiling is raised, payouts may be in jeopardy? Senior citizens and the disabled may not get their monthly checks? This is completely off the wall. It's preposterous.

I would expect something like this from Terry McAuliff, the head of the DNC, and the same man who sent that letter to senior citizens to frighten them. But scare tactics like this from today's White House? A republican administration? It only makes sense in the context of a nonpartisan rip-off of our entitlement money. They all do it.

And the real reason they must raise the debt ceiling is just as preposterous. They must raise it precisely because they steal our retirement, health care, and other retirement money. If we didn't give it to them, they wouldn't have to raise the ceiling. If they didn't pretend to "borrow" it, they wouldn't be adding more debt to our tab and there would be no reason to raise the ceiling. Talk about Catch 22s.

Remember that these are the very same people who are investigating Enron and accusing executives of that company of hiding debt, leading their employees astray, and spreading false stories while they, themselves, cashed out or took the money and ran.

These are fascinating times, folks. Hang onto your hats because you ain't seen nothin yet.

Note: The White House Bulletin is a private news service. In their own words: "The Bulletin's original reporting focuses on the plans being formulated behind closed doors in the Executive and Legislative Branches and pieces together the specifics to keep Bulletin subscribers ahead of the curve on emerging policy issues." It has the heavy endorsement of many Washington insiders, including Citizens for a Sound Economy.