Curious George looks ahead to a comfy future

From Jim Rutenberg's article in Sunday's NY Times:

...in an interview with a book auther in the Oval Office one day last December, [President Bush] daydreamed about the next phase of his life....First, Mr. Bush said,"I'll give some speeches, just to replenish the ol' coffers." With joint assets that have been estimated at as high as nearly $21 million, Mr. Bush added,"I don't know what my dad gets - it's more than 50-75" thousand dollars a speech, and "Clinton's making a lot of money."

Just another view of the wall between the Two Americas. After working all my life as an academic scientist -10 years at peak of ~ $100,000/yr and generally earning well over the U.S. median income - my Social Security plus pension from my saved, invested money will be less annually than the cool hundred thousand that Curious Jerk can make in a couple of evenings of drivel and lies. No wonder kids don't see the point of working hard and playing by the rules any more.