By Henri D. Kahn

Senior citizens that read LareDOS, I venture to say, don't have to eat generic label canned beans or Fido brand yum-yum gravy-soaked dog food so they can have enough money left from their paltry social security income to purchase half or less of their life-saving prescription medicines.
These LareDOS readers aren't included in the unfortunate, incredibly numerous group of retired senior citizens that worked hard, obeyed the law, cared for their family, and paid taxes throughout their earning years, only to settle for the crumbs left by inconsiderate politicians like the clowns now in power.
Exaggeration? Unbelievable? Just can't be? Aw, go on now! Are you sure. Here we are in the land of milk of honey, paradise on earth, so wonderful that immigrants from the world over are willing to withstand all sorts of dangers to cross the borders for a chance to make it.
Yep, our great country is a place where you can achieve what you want, most of the time, during your working years. But what about your golden years? Here, it's work till you drop or live from hand to mouth for too many fine people who just never made a lot of money.
My sister Zulie, as an employee of the Air Force, traveled Europe extensively and always commented to us how seniors in Europe seemed so much better off than many, at least one-third, of senior citizens in our country. Damn, I always figured we were better than those dern foreigners.
The current administration has seen fit to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to conquer a country that supposedly posed a severe threat to our national security. Well, we have now conquered Iraq's military and now face the monumental problem of reviving a country rife with religious sect hate, tribal fighting, political unrest, and finally a "Yankee Go Home" attitude.
One of the ironies of this conquest is that the only weapon of mass destruction yet discovered in Iraq is Donald Rumsfeld in Baghdad.
How sad and shameful that so many aspiring political quasi-con artist government office-seekers scam the senior citizenry with "I will work hard and promise to do my very best to help all senior citizens who are lacking food, shelter, and their prescription medications."
Now we have Mr. Bush and his ludicrous plan to mete out a few hundred dollars for every taxpayer to the tune of somewhere between $300 and $500 billion. Many of his own cronies are scratching their heads over this presidential proposal.
Recently, the highest unemployment figures in the last eight years were posted for all except, apparently, Bush and his economic experts, to see.
What more, in heaven's name, is necessary to recognize that George W. Bush is a fake, a bad joke, and an omen of ill fortune?
I highly recommend that if you want to be fair to the senior citizens in the USA, do not, I repeat, do not vote for George W. Bush when he tries to extend his era of regression.
Also, remember, before the Republicans took over Texas, we did not have the education funding problems we are now having.
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Next month I will present my idea about "healthcare for all."

(Please send your insurance questions to Henri D. Kahn, c/o LareDOS, 1812 Houston St. 78040; fax 791-4737; or e-mail laredos@swbell.net.)