The Great Social Security Scam

I have long been suspicious of Bush's concern with Social Security. Now I am absolutely convinced that Bush/Cheney/Rove have no real interest in Social Security (aside, perhaps, from some dim idea that in the future they would like to screw over Roosevelt).Think about it. Why would they send the mental midget out for 60 days and 60 nights in 60 cities to babble on about a problem that doesn't even exist for another 30 or 40 years? And one that his own remarks indicate clearly he doesn't even understand what he is talking about? The obvious explanation is that they want to keep our minds off the real problems that need critical attention now: health care, medicare and medicaid, the economy, the dismal failure in Iraq, the out of control national debt, their destruction of the environment, the collapsing dollar, war profiteering, and perhaps most of all, their obvious war crimes.

It just doesn't make sense that they would have decided to focus on Social Security when there are so many other much more serious and immediate problems. They picked Social Security not because it is a priority but because it is the simplest thing they could distract us with. They obviously don't want to deal with the more serious and complicated problems. The American public, being the suckers they have proven to be, go along with this shameless scam. The Democrats, in a rare display of both intelligence and backbone have refused so far to fall into the trap. The longer they hold to their position - they won't even discuss it until privatization is off the agenda - the more the Republicans will have to squirm.

Bush and the Republican party are crashing in the polls. While this is well deserved and a positive development it also may be dangerous. Watch out for another terrorist attack or some other development that might dramatically change the situation. Bush (Cheney, I should say) has decided to try to force Bolton on the United Nations. If he loses on this one it would be a great help to the forces of light and right. Similarly, if DeLay goes down, it would be even greater justice. But the bugman may actually survive which only goes to prove that crime pays.

Condi Rice is chasing around the world telling everyone else how to behave and what they must do. This is what passes for diplomacy these days. Bolton will no doubt be a great help. God help us all!!