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Poor John E. is upset about the big bad DSCC bringing up his past:
The only ad Sununu said he strongly objects to is one from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee that he said scares seniors about his plan to permit younger workers to invest some of their Social Security tax money in private investment accounts.
"I do find that a little disappointing. I would never run an ad like that," Sununu said.
Of course Sununu wouldn't run an ad like that. It's a too accurate reflection of the truth of his and George W. Bush's radical free marketeerism. But don't take my word for it, take fellow fiscal neocon Newt Gingrich:
President Bush began talking about the need for personal Social Security accounts when he was a candidate. He has continued to advocate that we can save Social Security by using the power of the market to increase savings far better than government can.
Now New Hampshire Sen. John Sununu and Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan have introduced in Congress what may become the most sweeping, visionary, breakthrough legislation to help enrich working people in my lifetime.
Of course, if you want the real truth about how the fiscally irresponsible Bush-Ryan-Sununu plan would have raided the treasury to pay for the shortfall created by these personal retirement accounts - accounts that would have been devastated by today's market conditions, btw - you don't need to look any further than this invaluable study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
But if you don't want to wade through all that reality-based analysis, take a less radical Republican's word for it. George H.W. Bush in 1987, responding to a question about partially privatizing Social Security:
I think it's a nutty idea to fool around with the Social Security system and run the risk of [hurting] the people who've been saving all their lives.... It may be a new idea, but it's a dumb one.
Yeah, I'm gonna say both of these DSCC ads are totally appropriate for the "smartest man in the senate":
