Great points. Also, check out Patrick Ruffini's post on his website and my post on my blog:

http://www.willisms.com/ archives..._bull_donk.html

This Democrat calculator needs to be smacked down swiftly and severely, as a quick search on technorati indicates it has spread like wildfire on the liberal side of the blogosphere.
Will Franklin | Homepage | 02.18.05 - 1:10 am | #

Will - wow, you've got this subject covered! Interesting that we're independently coming to the same conclusions, and recognizing its potential harm to the greater debate. . .
Spear Shaker | Homepage | 02.18.05 - 1:15 am | #

The sad thing is that people will believe in the "calculator" because it uses numbers, which are scary, inarguable things :-/
Harvey | Homepage | 02.18.05 - 4:30 pm | #

If you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. If the numbers are on your side, argue the numbers. If they're both against you, come up with a gimmick.
Sluggo | Homepage | 02.18.05 - 11:10 pm | #

Thanks for the clarity buddy. I'm in need of some cogent remarks regarding personal accounts. The AARP has taken out full page ads in both The Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post aspersing the creation of personal accounts as "an extreme measure that will hurt all generations and could add up to two trillion dollars in debt." What tripe!
ljmcinnis | Homepage | 02.22.05 - 2:19 pm | #

Just remember, you don't want an IOU, you want an ASSET. . .
Spear Shaker | Homepage | 02.22.05 - 7:06 pm | #