Saturday, February 26, 2005

Social Security "Reform" Jumps The Shark

Social Security "Reform" Jumps The Shark

You know a television show is on its last legs when it adds a cute child actor in a last ditch attempt at ratings. It happened to "The Brady Bunch." It happened to "All in the Family." It happened to "Different Strokes," "The Cosby Show" and "Family Ties."

And now it's happening to President Bush's travelling road show for Social Security reform (or, as Josh Marshall likes to call it, "Bamboozlepalooza").

The NY Times reports that nine-year-old Noah McCullough of Tonight Show presidential trivia fame has decided to join the President and entourage in stumping for privatization...


Is it already time for the dreaded Cousin Oliver moment?

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