A few simple observations
One man's take on politics, philosophy, technology, and perhaps a few other things

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

 

President tells outright lie to the nation

It's hardly news any more, is it? But we'll point it out, anyway. Today, George Bush said, "If you're 20 years old, just starting out, I want you think about a Social Security system that will be flat bust".

There is no forecast of the future of Social Security that says the system will be "flat bust".

Mr. Bush is telling outright lies about the system to scare people, and it is to be hoped that the media will call him on it (well, we can dream)...

 

"Modernization"

How cute. It would appear that the GOP's now trying to frame Social Security phase-out as "modernization".

Here's another principle that should appeal to conservatives: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

I think we're all a little tired of the GOP's idea of "modernization". They've "modernized" our standards for going to war, our adherence to the Constitution, our adherence to international law and the Geneva Conventions, they've "modernized" our standards for accountability in government, they've "modernized" our expectations for decent job growth and economic performance...the list goes on and on.

I'll stick with the old, thank you. The GOP's idea of "upgrades" to basic standards of morality, ethics and smart ideas is a little too much to take.

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