Housekeeping

Before the State of the Union starts, here’s a mini-roundup of some other Social Security articles I caught today:

Brendan Miniter says it’s “A Time for Partisanship” and President Bush should push ahead with Social Security reform without the Democrats: “I'd go further and say that unless the Democrats start to offer serious ideas, the party will help to cement a long-lasting Republican majority as the GOP saves Social Security on its own.”

The American Enterprise has a series of featured essays on how personal savings accounts would help Americans to grow wealth.

The Minuteman notes that Paul Krugman set up a tenuous strawman and then knocked it dooooown with much bravado.

Speaking of desperate lies: FactCheck slaps down a deceitful MoveOn ad.