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Now Rep. McCrery (R) of Louisiana needs a helping hand?

Seems like just a few weeks ago McCrery was saying: “The AARP and the Democrats think if you divert some money from the trust fund [the existing program will be undermined] That is true on its face. It does decrease the level of the trust fund. Politically, that’s going to be a very strong tool that (opponents) can use to defeat a plan.”

Now he says he’s eager to get to work doing just that.

And now President Bush says he’s going to come to McCrery’s district to spread the good news about private accounts.

But is McCrery happy to see him?

The announcement triggered this response from McCrery, who seems to have some odd rhetorical ambivalence wedged down deep in his soul: “This trip to Shreveport should be seen not having anything to do with my role in the process. It should be seen as another stop in the president’s journey that there’s a need for change in the Social Security system.”

Just another stop on the president’s journey to private accounts nirvana.

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