AS ONLY NIXON COULD GO TO CHINA, SO WILL A DEMOCRAT REFORM ENTITLEMENTS:

Gregg's newest friend: Obama wants his help on entitlements (LAUREN R. DORGAN, 1/18/09, Concord Monitor)

U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg appeared well on the way toward becoming Barack Obama's new Republican best friend last week.

The president-elect told the Washington Post on Thursday that he hopes to convene a "fiscal responsibility summit" next month, bringing together an array of folks worried about deficits and entitlements. Obama named Gregg as a person on the list, along with outside groups, Kent Conrad and conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats.

"Sen. Gregg is looking forward to it and is pleased that President-elect Obama is working so hard to work across the aisle," said Gregg spokeswoman Laena Fallon.

It's no surprise that W couldn't pass SS reform--the shocker is that he passed HSAs and school vouchers.

Posted by Orrin Judd at January 19, 2009 8:07 PM