Shorter Verbatim Patrick Pexton: "I spent a couple of days last week talking to Social Security experts across the ideological spectrum. Some, mainly those on the left, didn’t like the story, while those on the right did. But some in the middle, like Jonathan Cowan...
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When both Rick Perry and Glenn Reynolds embrace an argument you know it's going to be uniquely stupid: RICK PERRY CALLS SOCIAL SECURITY A PONZI SCHEME. Well, I have heard.
Pelosi was apparently blindsided by the announcement of Obama's plan to cut Social Security as part of the ransom to end a hostage situation largely of his own making. Given.
Col. Mustard would like to register a complaint about Media Bias: The MSM will message for Democrats all day long. Already last night the NY Times rand a banner "Rubuke Seen To Medicare Plan." Oddly, the Colonel cannot be bothered to explain what is inaccurate...
If NY-26 has taught us anything, it's that it would take Mark Penn-level incompetence to screw up the political gift that even remotely marginal Republican legislators gave their prospective Democratic.
It's hard to get more Serious than Alan Simpson. Why, he's won trophies for his game face alone and he bowls overhand.
Shorter WaPo: "Kathleen Sebelius should be ashamed of herself for arguing that a plan designed to reduce the money seniors have available for medical care will reduce the money seniors have available for medical care. Saint Paul Ryan has made clear that the health care...
Since I've seen some discussion on the Twitter today about whether Reid should force a vote on the Ryan destroy-Medicare-to-finance-upper-class-tax-cuts program (answer: "hell, yes"), I thought I'd highlight what is.
Liberals are being informed that we need an "alternative" to the Ryan plan to demonstrate our fiscal seriousity. Well, I have one! It's the same as Cole's: The Ryan/GOP Plan,.
Shorter Robert Samuelson: Yep, I'm really going to tie Social Security and Medicare expenses together and pretend that increases in the latter justify cutting the former; why give up your favorite routine now? And I'm really going to pretend that you can get non-trivial savings...
Shorter Fred Hiatt: We are disappointed that Barack Obama didn't boldly come out in favor for slashing Social Security for people younger than me. This leaves open the possibility that.