The Threat Within

Paul Krugman
NYT

Josh Marshall, rightly, goes ballistic over the lameness of a supposed Democratic advocate in challenging Ryan’s plan.

This could, indeed, be the problem.

In many ways, this fight resembles the 2005 fight over Social Security. Once again, we have a bait and switch, an attempt to destroy a pillar of American society in the name of saving it. And then, too, you had Democrats who were obviously itching to run up the white flag.

The difference now is that Democrats hold the White House. And that may prove to be their undoing.

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