The Republican Agenda From Now Until Mid-Terms

If you are looking for great truth in this post, you won't find it. I figure that the obvious just sometimes needs to be stated.

Social Security Reform is proving to be a huge loser for the Republicans. It is only a matter of time till they back away from it completely. Being well in the heart of the midwest, I can only speculate as to what the Washington "buzz" is on when the status of Social Security "reform". It probably has been dead for weeks. But out here in the flyovers it appears that Bush is still pushing hard for it. Whether it goes forward or not is irrelevant, because it is such a big loser for the Republicans.

Accordingly the Republicans will move to what I am sure they think is a grand master plan. Specifically, Karl Rove probably figured, "in 05 we will push SS "reform", and if we lose, we will push in tax reform in 06 right before the elections. Yeah, that will win! The public's anger over Social Security will be placated by the public's happiness with Tax Reform, and we will triumph yet again! Mwuhahahahahahaha....." Of course George was laughing along with him, not knowing why they were laughing...

My point? No one knows how much longer the Republicans will push Social Security, but I am guessing that after the summer recess from August 1st to Sept. 2nd, the Republicans will come back pushing hard on Taxes and ignoring Social Security reform. What did Andy Card say about selling the Iraq war? Well, I don't remember either, but it was something about how you don't do product launches in August.

I am also just trying to give fair warning, so next year when it seems the media has gone nuts and won't shut up about TAXES TAXES TAXES, and you are a left wondering what happened to Social Security Reform, you can look back here and take solace in knowing that the media discussion is all part of a plan. Maybe not your plan, but a plan.