Posted by Jed Lewison on Wed Jul 9, 2008 at 9:29 AM Pacific

It's an absolute disgrace?

In a campaign of idiotic statements, will this (also in the vodpod) be the stupidest one yet? John McCain on the Social Security system:

Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And that's a disgrace. It's an absolute disgrace and it's got to be fixed.

As Josh explains, this is the way Social Security has always worked. There's nothing disgraceful about it whatsoever. McCain's comment is just mystifying. Maybe Steve Benen is snarkily right:

It’s possible John McCain decided he doesn’t really want to be president after all. It’s a tough, demanding job, and maybe McCain came to the conclusion he’s just not up to the task.

It's an absolute disgrace?

In a campaign of idiotic statements, will this (also in the vodpod) be the stupidest one yet? John McCain on the Social Security system:

Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And that's a disgrace. It's an absolute disgrace and it's got to be fixed.

As Josh explains, this is the way Social Security has always worked. There's nothing disgraceful about it whatsoever. McCain's comment is just mystifying. Maybe Steve Benen is snarkily right:

It’s possible John McCain decided he doesn’t really want to be president after all. It’s a tough, demanding job, and maybe McCain came to the conclusion he’s just not up to the task.

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