The "ownership society" went over really big today, eh?

[BurtWorm]

Everyone's buzzing about it, right? ;)

[Maple]

1. It was an idea

from the 80's I think.

Ancient history now.

[kodi]

9. more likely jeffersonian democracy

where the farmer and shopkeeper were enfranchised and held the society together.

of course, i doubt the gop will be referring to it thusly as jeffersonian democracy.

can't piss off the corporations now can we?

[Protected]

2. Every time I hear it, I want to scream

Bush would love to have a government that has nothing in it but a huge military run by Halliburton and funded by the poor and middle class.

[Philostopher]

8. And as soon as he can figure out how to get

all those Indians and Taiwanese and Chinese who've got all the jobs we used to have that provided that kind of tax revenue, he'll be set!

[pacalo]

11. Great comment! :)

[flordehinojos]

10. isn't that spelled FASCISM?

his message was so poignantly clear as to where he wants to take the U.S.A. ... actually, it was more like the uncovering of the path that he has already lead us down on... he just unveiled it and made clearer what is true and original name is. FASCISM.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

3. In his 2000 acceptance speech, he called it

"the responsibility era."

[EnfantTerrible]

4. Nothing but my ears are buzzing from it.

[expatriot]

5. Ownership: For me... Haliburton, for you this soggy cardboard box.

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. It's part of the RNC platform

amongst the call for consitutional amendments to ban abortion and gay marriage

[sandnsea]

7. let's give it legs ourselves!!!

Great fuckin' idea!!!

[DemBones DemBones]

12. One day, Bush* talks about "ownership," the next day,

they quietly release an announcement that Medicare premiums are going to go up a lot.

Senior citizens are not going to take kindly to having to "own" more of their Medicare.

Baby boomers need to realize that these RWers will screw us out of our Social Security and Medicare if they can, and forget getting back the money we put in, Halliburton et al. got that.

Younger voters need to realize that not only might they be drafted to fight in Iraq, their kids might be drafted twenty years from now to fight in Iraq. (Oh, yeah, forget Medicare & Social Security, save up from your paycheck for your retrement. What? Your paycheck is now divided between six guys in New Delhi. Too bad for you -- isn't McDonald's hiring?)