When buzzwords go bad (6/11)

By Ben Fritz
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The Democratic strategy for 2002 is clear: Avoid criticism of the war on terrorism and attack Republicans aggressively on domestic issues, particularly, as we've pointed out before, proposals to partially privatize Social Security. In this post-boom era, "privatization" no longer has the optimistic ring to it that it had in the late 1990s when such plans first gained steam.

So is the GOP sticking to its resolve? On the substance of the issue, it largely is. When it comes to style, though, Republicans are running from the term "privatization" as fast as they can.

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6/10/2002 10:17:52 PM EST |

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