House Republican leaders have given Americans a glimpse of the GOP agenda to privatize Social Security and end Medicare as we know it. The messengers for this campaign immodestly call themselves the “Young Guns”. Unfortunately, what they’ve really taken aim at are the benefits working Americans have paid for throughout their lives.
In an over-the-top video chock full of waving flags and slow motion walking shots, meant to evoke every American action hero since Superman, Republican Whip Eric Cantor, Deputy Whip Kevin McCarthy and Ranking Budget Committee member Paul Ryan attempt to sell their new book repackaging the same old anti-Social Security dogma that dates back to the days of Alf Landon. Obviously, convincing Americans they don’t need Medicare and Social Security will be an especially tough sell these days, as Americans continue to suffer in this recession, so this time GOP leaders are wrapping their proposals in the best marketing PAC money can buy. They claim privatization and ending Medicare are “innovative” and “energetic” proposals offered by a “new generation” of leaders. Huh?
Why would the “Young Guns” release a book and Hollywood style video rather than introducing a piece of legislation? Here’s an easy answer to that question:
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