National

From Ima Ghast in Washington

Incoming freshman legislators of all parties stunned their leadership by unanimously petitioning for revisions in the federal employee’s pension system as applied to members of Congress. Rand Paul, Senator-elect from Kentucky, said “if we’re going to look at raising the retirement age for Social Security and reducing benefits, Congress needs to share in that pain.”

Obama has already gleamed the Diplomat in Chief credential, and now he is earning 'Commander in Chief' honors also. In fact, he is teaching the position to those who should never have been allowed it, and to one who would have you believe he already has it - because he was, and is still, a prisoner of war.