Tierney & social security
As I said in a previous post, I saw a lot of Tom Tierney signs in North Chelmsford the other day. On one side of Tierney’s signs you see the candidate’s name, but on the other it says “Tom Tierney will save Social Security.” This statement seems disingenuous since it implies that he thinks there is something badly wrong with the program and that we need him to step in and save it. Having heard him at the NPA debate last week, I understand that he believes that there is nothing wrong with Social Security and that it is one of the most successful programs ever, so the people he is saving it from are actually his fellow Republicans. As President Bush was unable to get anywhere with his attacks on the program (one of his big campaign issues in ‘03), it seems to me as if Tierney is beating a dead horse; surely there are other issues he might want to emphasize? Or, is he trying to have it both ways, attract those who think the program is in trouble as well as those who think it should be left alone? These were my thoughts as I sat in construction traffic looking at the numerous Tom Tierney signs.