Great to be in Philly!By Lea Abdnor

Last week I attended the Heritage Foundation's conference called the Resource Bank.  This thirty year old annual gathering brings together free market conservative think tanks from all over the country, large and small. It was like "old home week" for many of the people there.  We talked with dozens of people about Social Security reform and got an enthusiastic response.  Our message:  We MUST do all we can to tell people the truth about the entitlements tsunami that is going to overwhelm the economic health in our country, starting in just a few years.

Unfortunately, in 2005 and 2006, our critics (including some incredibly irresponsible Members of Congress)  managed to do what I believe is close to criminal: twisting data to convince the American public that the entitlements problems are small and far off.  Fortunately, most of the organizations with whom we spoke were willing to step up to the plate and tell the people in their states the truth about the near future.  Stay tuned!