Al Franken in his new book, suggests several novel solutions for some of our social problems. To relieve Medicare and NASA budgets he says, "Why not shoot the elderly into space? .. we could learn so much. What is the effect of weightlessness on arthritis?" And for the next Republican ticket he proposes Gingrich and Gramm. "That way the President could write the pornography and the Vice-President could produce it."Franken also finds it amusing that so many of those castigating Bill Clinton for avoiding the draft did so themselves. These would include Phil Gramm (deferments), George Will (deferments), Clarence Thomas (4-F), Pat Buchanan (bad knee), and Newt, who now says he regrets not having gone. I regret he didn't go too.
