A funny, satirical, over the top romp through the workings of the federal government and our country's elite as the government and various candidates for president grapple with a rebellion by young people against high taxes to fund their parents social security payments. The solution they propose is voluntary "transitioning" (death) at age 70. Buckley is a really smart and witty writer. I flew through this book enjoying his use of language as well as his perception of how our government works (or not). It feels particularly apt now during the debt crisis, but then there is always some dysfunctional thing going on that would feel applicable.