Quick Fix 6 (2/11/05)

While Demo congressmen foam and fuss about partial privitization of Social Security, they’re compiling a nest egg in a plan that’s very similar to the prez’s proposal. Writes Dan Lips/Americans for Prosperity: “In total, the three million federal employees have amassed about $100 billion in their Thrift Savings accounts. It’s a safe bet that hundreds of Democratic congressmen and their staffers are taking advantage of the federal government’s generous individual retirement account program.” Sounds like hypocrisy. Click here .

APhoto Fix: Arthur Miller, the Pulitzer prize-winning playwright whose most famous fictional creation, Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman,” came to symbolize the American Dream gone awry, has died, his assistant said Friday. Click here .

1. Political ‘Toon Fix: Daryl Cagle & Co. look at Howard Dean’s rise toward the DNC chair here . And here’s Wayne Stayskal ( Social Security in 2042 ) and Chuck Asay ( Beheading Zarqawi ).

2. Humor Fix: If you haven’t seen JibJab.com’s “Second Term,” you’ve been missing something here .

3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here , Today’s Birthdays here , and Word of the Day here .

4. Top of the News Fix: Carter praises Iraqi vote here , Ailing Demos put their faith in Dean here , Al-Qaida blast US notion of freedom here , Wisconsin school to let Colorado prof Churchill speak here , and Charles gives Camilla royal heirloom ring here .

5. Blog Fix: With help from a local blogger, Michelle Malkin found another Nutty Professor with weird ideas about 9/11 at the University of Pennsylvania here .

6. IMHO Fix: Oliver North /Townhall.com ( Lies, damn lies and network news ), John Harwood/Wall Street Journal ( D’s wary as Dean takes helm ), Daniel Henninger /Wall Street Journal ( Iraq voters deserve Nobel Peace Prize ), John Podhoretz /NY Post ( A radical lawyer goes to jail ), and Rich Lowry /National Review ( America has a secretary of state again ).