Will exposes myths

A column by George Will, published today in the Orange County Register, tells it like it is. America is not going to hell in a handbasket, as many suppose. If we're in a recession, we won't know it until July or August. The stock market is down but only modestly. Home prices are down but only to 2004 values. A minority of a minority of mortgagors are behind in their payments. Retiring at age 59 is not a natural right, and besides, work is beneficial. These are Will's points and he's right. Our lives shouldn't be perfect and we shouldn't expect them to be.