February 27, 2005
C’mon, Would a 9 Year Old Lie?
The NY Times is reporting that Bush & Co have decided to take a 9-year old prodigy on the road to help them stump for Social Security reform.
The battle over Social Security has been joined by an unusual lobbyist, a 9-year-old from Texas who has agreed to travel supporting President Bush’s proposal.
The boy, Noah McCullough, made a splash with his encyclopedic command of presidential history, earning five appearances on the “Tonight” show and some unusual experiences in the presidential campaign last year. He beat Howard Dean in a trivia contest at the Democratic National Convention and wrote for his local newspaper about his trip to see the inauguration.
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Noah plans to run for the White House in 2032 – and he wants Social Security addressed before then.
“It will be bankrupt when I’m president,” he said.
Awwwwww… Isn’t that adorable???
The real question here is not whether this is dishonest and a poor way to inform the American people about whether or not Social Security needs to be reformed. As Reagan once quipped regarding politics, “It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.” Certainly this is nothing more than showmanship, that does little to inform anyone of anything.
The real question is what has become of the American citizenry? Do Bush and Rove really believe that the American people will respond more to a 9-year old kid than an actual debate on the issues? I think that they do. Rove is quite a smart guy. I’m worried that he’s right.
Hat Tip: dadahead
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