Wednesday, January 19, 2005

The Decembrist: Bill Thomas Gives the Game Away Posted here Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 9:20:19 PM     This seems a very plausible analysis. "What Thomas was saying is exactly the point I've been trying to make: that the Bush/DeLay goal is not primarily to privatize Social Security, although they would be happy to do that if they can. Rather, the goal is to create a political dynamic over the next one to two years in which the Republicans appear the party of opportunity, ownership, dynamism, and forward thinking, while the Democrats appear to be the defenders of old, boring, inadequate safety net programs. " ********