QUANTITATIVELY CHALLENGED

In a March 28 editorial, the Wall Street Journal
commented that "'Learning disabled' is one of those ephemeral but handy
categories . . . particularly handy, it turns out, for well-heeled high
schoolers hoping to score well on their college boards." The editorial
referred to reports questioning whether the waiver of time limits on SAT exams
for learning-disabled students was being abused.

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Republicans want to make sure voters have a proper
appreciation of their efforts in time for the 1996 elections. Under the budget
plan they approved this past November, tax cuts would apply partially to 1995
and checks for special refunds on 1995 taxes would be mailed out in--guess
when--October 1996.

On the other hand, the elderly would not see higher Medicare premiums reflected
in their Social Security checks until January 1997.