I've long had the theory...
That you can count on either party to screw things up. Republicans tend to screw things up in a manner susceptible to being fixed. Democrats tend to screw things up in a more permanent way.
Unfortunately, the last 10 years have born this theory out.
Republicans:
- GWOT? Check
- Iraq? Check
- The mortgage meltdown? Check
- tax cuts for the rich anybody mildly successful? Check
Democrats:
- Anthropogenic Global Warming? Check
- Health care reform? Check
Today's news brings the latest. After a loooong national discussion, the idea of a national ID card was rejected. So, because nothing good ever goes unpunished, the leading lights in the Senate have decided to have a national biometric social security card:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20100430/cm_huffpost/557721
You might note, once upon a time, that your social security # was supposed to be used for nothing except social security. It wasn't to be used for ID, for tax purposes, or for anything else. Well, we can all see how well that's observed these days.
So, once this gets jammed through the House & Senate by Mr. & Mrs. "We won", we'll have the national ID card that they've been hoping for, lo these many decades.
BTW, y'all might want to remember, for future reference, that Dianne Feinstein is one of the architects of this little boondoggle.
Unfortunately, the last 10 years have born this theory out.
Republicans:
- GWOT? Check
- Iraq? Check
- The mortgage meltdown? Check
- tax cuts for the rich anybody mildly successful? Check
Democrats:
- Anthropogenic Global Warming? Check
- Health care reform? Check
Today's news brings the latest. After a loooong national discussion, the idea of a national ID card was rejected. So, because nothing good ever goes unpunished, the leading lights in the Senate have decided to have a national biometric social security card:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20100430/cm_huffpost/557721
You might note, once upon a time, that your social security # was supposed to be used for nothing except social security. It wasn't to be used for ID, for tax purposes, or for anything else. Well, we can all see how well that's observed these days.
So, once this gets jammed through the House & Senate by Mr. & Mrs. "We won", we'll have the national ID card that they've been hoping for, lo these many decades.
BTW, y'all might want to remember, for future reference, that Dianne Feinstein is one of the architects of this little boondoggle.