Via Belirico: Social Security: Where's Our Tahrir Square?
We have seen some amazing days in Egypt, and it has provided a better lesson than anyone could have expected for how taking action, against long odds, can really get something done.
A secret police mechanism has been pushed aside, an Army has chosen not to attack The People, and a President who was backed by the "full faith and credit" of the US Government on Friday was being told by that same government on Tuesday that it's time to go.
The People, in fact, spoke so loudly that Mr. Mubarak has informed Egyptians that he's going to "pursue corruption," which if taken literally, could eventually look like a puppy chasing its own tail.
The People, however, are unhappy with his answer, and they're speaking even louder - willing to take beatings, gunfire, and, believe it or not camel charges to make their voices heard.
It all got me to thinking about Social Security.
We are facing the potential for a great big Social Security fight for pretty much the entire term of the 112th Congress - and it seems to me that a series of great big "Cairo-style" marches might be the way to make our voices heard so that this Congress understands that great big benefit cuts are something that we will not tolerate.
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A secret police mechanism has been pushed aside, an Army has chosen not to attack The People, and a President who was backed by the "full faith and credit" of the US Government on Friday was being told by that same government on Tuesday that it's time to go.The People, in fact, spoke so loudly that Mr. Mubarak has informed Egyptians that he's going to "pursue corruption," which if taken literally, could eventually look like a puppy chasing its own tail.
The People, however, are unhappy with his answer, and they're speaking even louder - willing to take beatings, gunfire, and, believe it or not camel charges to make their voices heard.
It all got me to thinking about Social Security.
We are facing the potential for a great big Social Security fight for pretty much the entire term of the 112th Congress - and it seems to me that a series of great big "Cairo-style" marches might be the way to make our voices heard so that this Congress understands that great big benefit cuts are something that we will not tolerate.
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