Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

Brad DeLong : When people in the White House ask me whether I think Obama's SOTU address should be about tax reform or Social Security reform (i.e., 2/3 Social Security benefit cuts, 1/3 tax increases offered by the administration--and God alone knows what happens after that), I want to say: Why not make the SOTU address about jobs and economic recovery? I know only the serious people in the Beltway talk about Social Security cuts and teh "tightening of the belts" what have you. But, we aren't exactly in full on recovery mode. After the DADT victory you'd think the White House would shift to getting people jobs by any means...oh well Larry Summers says we should bow to him. Job well done. I've said this before, heck I said it today , cuts to Social Security is political napalm, especially with over 9% unemployment. Remove head from ass then give teh STATE OF THE UNION! Steve M. offers his own scenario . I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Is it really conventional wisdom , if it's really really wrong? I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

TPM : House Democrats are going to force their Republican colleagues to vote on a resolution opposing the privatization of Social Security. The move shows Democrats are putting their full political muscle into painting the Republicans as enemies of Social Security and using the chief GOP budget writer Rep. Paul Ryan's plan to cut benefits as evidence. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) and Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) this afternoon introduced the resolution which "expresses the will of House Democrats to preserve Social Security and reaffirms our commitment to working in a bipartisan way to make common sense adjustments to strengthen the program for generations to come." It's the sort of tough political vote that Democrats have rarely pushed Republicans on since winning back control of Congress in 2006, and similar to resolutions the GOP constantly forced the Democrats to take positions on when they were in power. The only way people will find out what the Republican Party really ...

Because it worked so well in 2005 . Dear Democratic Party, how are you losing any argument to these guys? I am Frank Chow and I approved this message