Tom Toles for December 22, 2004

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Person: What about Social Security? George W. Bush: I'd like to answer that... (Thinks: No! He just wants you to negotiate with yourself! It's a press conference. I'm supposed to answer questions. See, you're negotiating with yourself already. Don't I have a proposal that I could...Stop it! It's the law writer's proposal after we tell them what to write. Maybe I could sketch out what I'll tell them to write? Nice try! You almost got me to negotiate with yourself. What can I tell him that isn't negotiating with myself? I'm not saying. Fine! I won't tell hiim anything. Deal? No! See now you're doing just what we're trying to avoid! Character: Huh? No follow-up questions