MR. STRAIGHT TALK….Let me get this straight. John McCain isn’t in favor of Social Security privatization. He’s just in favor of allowing workers to divert a part of their payroll taxes into private accounts.

And me? I don’t like chocolate ice cream. I merely crave frozen dairy treats flavored with the fermented extract of the tropical cacao tree.

Sheesh.

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