Clear-headed wisdom on Social Security
The war over Social Security appears destined to be waged between hysterical, Chicken Little Republicans and ostrich-like Democrats with their fingers in their ears, chanting "There is no crisis, there is no crisis, la la la la!!"
It's the sign of our times I guess, but it's unfortunate, because the American people deserve more. And it's hard to see how we can ever agree on where we're going when we can't even reach a consensus on where we are.
But all is not bleak out there. I encourage all of you, no matter which side you're on, to read George Will's latest column. It might be the first calm, sober, reasoned discussion of the situation I've red in the Op-Ed pages so far. Let's hope it's not the last.
Comments
That was a nice article, even if a bit overly vague. He got the message across though.
Both parties are guilty, especially in the last 20 years or so, of using fear tactics to press their agendas. With Bush it has been WMD, terrorism, and the fake SS crisis. With Clinton, it was budget deficits.
Posted by: Tracy Miller | January 22, 2005 01:19 AM
That was a nice article, even if a bit overly vague. He got the message across though.
Both parties are guilty, especially in the last 20 years or so, of using fear tactics to press their agendas. With Bush it has been WMD, terrorism, and the fake SS crisis. With Clinton, it was budget deficits.
Posted by: Tracy Miller | January 22, 2005 01:21 AM
Sorry for the double post. Must be sleepy.
Posted by: Tracy Miller | January 22, 2005 01:22 AM