Demagogue

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo points to a new Wall Street Journal poll that offers more proof that Bush's "ownership society" rhetoric isn't gaining much traction -- not yet anyway.

In the Journal's poll, a clear majority of Americans (61%-32%) say Congress should emphasize "guarantees for the future" rather than "more responsibility and personal control" in addressing Social Security.

It will be interesting to see what kind of issue-mutation Rove and company will engage in as they react to this poll. Will "private accounts" be renamed "future accounts" or "guaranteed accounts"? The American people would never be foolish enough to fall for such rhetorical sleight of hand.

Would they?