Another tough-talking candidate
Evan Bayh appears poised to make a run for the Democratic nomination in '08. So he's taking a tough...er...well...a stand...or something on Social Security.
Josh Marshall is absolutely right (and why, after more than four years of watching preznit turkee operate, Dems still play his game I will never understand). Waiting for Bush to actually announce his support for a specific proposal is a fool's game. Bush won't "negotiate with himself" so he won't make such an announcement until the bill is already on the floor of the Senate and Frist and Hastert have already maneuvered its passage in the middle of the night.
And, please, Senator Bayh, please don't fall into the trap where four years from now you're saying, "I actually voted for Social Security reform before I voted against it."
Aaargh. That's just the kind of statement a candidate like Bush (Jeb?) will use to turn against an opposition candidate. "See," he will say to adoring, hand-picked throngs, "my opponent stated that the current system is not viable long-term and yet he opposed my party's bold attempts at reform. This tired old libural should be stomped to a bloody pulp." Or something like that.
Josh Marshall is absolutely right (and why, after more than four years of watching preznit turkee operate, Dems still play his game I will never understand). Waiting for Bush to actually announce his support for a specific proposal is a fool's game. Bush won't "negotiate with himself" so he won't make such an announcement until the bill is already on the floor of the Senate and Frist and Hastert have already maneuvered its passage in the middle of the night.
And, please, Senator Bayh, please don't fall into the trap where four years from now you're saying, "I actually voted for Social Security reform before I voted against it."
As a member of the Special Committee on Aging, I have been carefully evaluating the various proposals for long term Social Security reform. I believe that all aspects of reform must be reviewed to ensure that the long-term viability of the Social Security system is restored [my emphasis, sadly].
Aaargh. That's just the kind of statement a candidate like Bush (Jeb?) will use to turn against an opposition candidate. "See," he will say to adoring, hand-picked throngs, "my opponent stated that the current system is not viable long-term and yet he opposed my party's bold attempts at reform. This tired old libural should be stomped to a bloody pulp." Or something like that.
posted by John at 9:31 AM
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