Answer to question and MORE!

Of course, Muhammed Ali was Cassius Clay first.

Here is the next brain teaser:

. Pogo, the comic strip character said, 'We have met the enemy and...

    A. It's you
    B. He is us
    C. It's the Grinch
    D. He wasn't home
    E. He's really me an
    F. We quit
    G. He surrendered

I am also including an article from NARFE expressing concern about our COLA's. You may want to make some contacts concerning this.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: NARFE National Headquarters <gems@narfe.org>
Date: Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Subject: NARFE Legislative Hotline - PROTECT YOUR COLA !

WASHINGTON COULD COST YOU HUNDREDS A YEAR – CALL NOW!

You may have seen it in the news: As part of the big budget agreement, leaders in Washington are considering altering the way cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are calculated in Social Security. But what you may not know is that a similar change could affect YOU and your federal retirement annuity. If Congress changes the way COLAs are calculated, it could cost you hundreds each year and make it harder to get by in tough times.

Don’t stay silent! Call your members of Congress today. It’s easy and only takes a few minutes. Use the toll-free numbers and follow the simple instructions below:

Step 1: Dial 1-866-220-0044 for the Capitol. Ask the operator to connect you to your representative’s office or supply your ZIP code.

Step 2: Tell the staff person who answers the telephone next where you live so he or she knows you are a constituent, then say:

·             I am a retired/active federal employee who [tell the staff person a little about your work].

·             I am calling because I want to voice my opposition to any attempt to change the way cost-of-living adjustments in the federal retirement program are calculated.

·             IF RETIREE – A COLA change would squeeze millions of middle-class federal retirees like me – cutting our already-thin fixed income – and potentially forcing seniors to choose between paying health-care premiums and buying groceries and gas.

·             IF ACTIVE EMPLOYEE – A COLA change would hurt millions of retired federal workers who protect America, and it would drive qualified, talented public employees out of the federal workforce.

·             We serve (or have served) our country proudly and shouldn’t be unfairly singled out to bear the burden of fixing a budget problem we didn’t create.

Step 3: Hang up, call 1-866-220-0044 again, and ask for one of your Senator’s offices, and repeat the script above. Then, call your other Senator.

Step 4: Call the White House at 1-888-225-8418 – four calls can take less than 10 minutes, so call today!