Worst headline ever

Dubya's daddy thinks privatization is dumb. Via The New
Republic:

GEORGE H.W. BUSH DISAVOWS PRIVATIZATION:
... back in 1987.

Crack TNR editorial assistant Ben Adler recently fished this H.W. Bush quote out of the TNR archives (from the November 23, 1987 issue):

"I think it's a nutty idea to fool around with the Social Security system and run the risk of [hurting] the people who've been saving all their lives.... It may be a new idea, but it's a dumb one."

For those keeping score, the comment came in response to a question from fellow presidential candidate Pete du Pont during a presidential debate. Du Pont was an advocate of partially privatizing the program.

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"Some of my best friends are neocons."
-Senator Joe Lieberman, The New Yorker, 3/21/05


Yet another reason to throw Joe to the hounds.

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I'm heading off to Hawaii in the morning, but will have the laptop with me. Hoping to finally finish the first draft of my screenplay. Maybe even start jotting down notes for the second one.

In the interim, I'll probably post a guest blog by Passenger 58.