Obama’s Improbable Social Security Attack

Sen. Barack Obama is opening a new line of attack against Sen. John McCain, his Republican rival, arguing that a vote for McCain could endanger Social Security as we know it. That’s technically true, but highly unlikely.

Last week, I reported that the financial crisis enabled Democrats to attack More…

DNC to McCain: How You Like Privatization Now?

The DNC is gleefully circulating an AP article that flags another obvious, but important, shortcoming of Sen. John McCain’s domestic platform when viewed under the harsh light of the market crisis.