May 12, 2005

STOP PICKING ON MR. KRUGMAN:

Wanted: Responsible Demagoguery (MATT MILLER, 5/11/05, NY times)

You'd never guess from the Democratic hysteria that President Bush's plan to "progressively index" Social Security is an idea we liberals may one day want to embrace. So farsighted Democrats who want to (1) win back power and (2) use that power to fix big problems should quit carping about Bush's evil "cuts" and punish him instead with what I call Responsible Demagoguery: harsh politics that leaves sound policy intact.

Unfortunately, there are aparently no congressional Democrats who fit the second parameter.

Posted by Orrin Judd at May 12, 2005 12:00 AM
Comments

Harsh politics?

What are they doing now?

Posted by: Sandy P. at May 12, 2005 11:02 AM

Sandy;

Furious politics. Harsh politics would be ones that actually harmed Republicans instead of the Democratic party.

Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at May 12, 2005 3:15 PM

AOG: rotfl.

Posted by: Robert Schwartz at May 12, 2005 10:52 PM
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