On the Porch and Feeling the Love

Here’s a poetic PORCHER appreciation of MY “modest and prudential” approach to entitlement reform by James Matthew Wilson. I’m reminded, of course, that summer’s almost here, ratings are off, and AMERICAN IDOL is over. It might be time to start pro wrestling with our Porcher friends again.

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