Odd and end
Posted by Joshua Claybourn on 10 February 2005 | 4 responses
Jane Galt clears up the whole FDR/Social Security quote scuffle, concluding that FDR did favor something quite close to Bush’s proposal. Here’s the money quote:
I also think that the current practice of trying to marshal historical figures in support of very modern policy arguments is idiotic. The fact that Mark Twain wrote a damn fine novel does not mean that we should listen to his opinion on the Spanish-American war, the fact that JFK cut taxes does not mean that we should do so now, and Ike’s budget policies are not necessarily a good guide to our current fiscal policy.
Meanwhile Michelle Malkin condemnes a high school art project, thereby reinforcing Paul’s thesis from yesterday.
What Do Blog Readers Want?
Paul Musgrave postulates about what Blog readers want, and backs it up with some anecdotal information:
As a rule: Blog readers do not want insight; they prefer provocation. Blog readers do not want explanation; they crave exhortation. Blog readers …
http://myopiczeal.blogsome.com/2005/02/10//
Jane Galt concedes that FDR’s plan does in fact look a lot like Bush’s, contrary to what Al Franken says, but she says, who cares?
I also think that the current practice of trying to marshal historical figures in support of very modern policy argume…
Calling upon the spirits of our ancestors
Jane Galt and I agree on the asinine nature of the trend of ancestor worship in American politics: I also think that the current practice of trying to marshal historical figures in support of very modern policy arguments is idiotic….
Could you please explain to me exactly how you think Jane Galt “cleared up” Hume’s deceptive attempt to claim FDR supported privatization of SS? What exactly is it that you think FDR favored that even remotely resembles the Bush privatization plan? Do you have any idea what the “voluntary annuities” favored by FDR were? Do you think they bore any resemblence to the the private accounts proposed by Bush? No offense, but Jane Galt’s claim that “FDR supported a plan like Bush’s” is absolute BS.