A distressing number of readers would like to see various politicians

imbedded in Lucite — I’ll leave you to guess (it’s not hard) which one in

particular. (Though one reader added: “No–might make him more

electable.”) One reader wants THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY so treated. Have

pity, Sir. Other popular suggestions: The Constitution (to prove it’s not

a “living document”), the tax code, the Social Security “lock box” (to

impress on citizens just exactly what its rate of growth is), and the entire

state of California.