The Catfood Commission is indeed appalling. The primary rule of the Pain Caucus is that actual members of the caucus and their core supporters are exempt from the pain.
there is no social security crisis
This new Taibbi classic reminds me of another crucial underpinning of the Robert Samuelson mindset: since it's easy to imagine churning out fourth-rate center-right boilerplate at a six-figure salary for.
To be clear: Fred Hiatt will never stop trying to kill it, and Democrats shouldn't be scared of facing the issue.
Kleinman and Yglesias on McCain's latest comments on social security. One wonders when--and how--he'll stop digging. On some level, I actually admire the sheer audaciousness of "too many specifics just polarize the debate."Since know one's offering me any jobs as a political consultant, I'll just...
Please, please, please let John McCain believe that he can win the Presidency by promising to "reform" Social Security; I don't know if there's a single issue (even the war).
This is indeed depressing. In the debates, it was possible if one was inclined to excuse his comments because he disavowed the fake "crisis" before spouting nonsense on Social Security..