Tuck: Thanks for the recap. Nothing really new, DW and the MEC just keep repeating the same info. You can either believe it or not. I don't doubt that they believe what they are saying, but I don't personally believe that our support (or lack there of) will have any difference on the outcome of age 60.

Either way, there will be some to get a windfall while everyone else gets hosed.

I think they lose some of their credibility by claiming that the legislation could be passed in the Senate by Memorial Day and then also claiming that would influence how quickly the House would approve their bill. There are still funding bills for FY07 that haven't passed and those agencies are operating under a continuing resolution. Happens almost every year. That legislation is not a slam dunk and they are saying that is in order to bolster their strategy. Their assertion that this is going to happen at lighting speed is only offering a false hope for those who will hit 60 this year. Of course I could be wrong (I'll wager on about 5 mins for Foxhunter to weigh in and call me a scab or KKK member again) but I still think it highly unlikely that this bill will go through as quickly as they are saying.

FJ