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We told you yesterday afternoon that The New Republic’s Ryan Lizza had something in the works and here it is.

In Lizza’s new piece about the Dems’ get-tough stance on opposing President Bush’s Social Security phase-out bill, he sat down with Fainthearted Faction member Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, who told him …

“Social Security is a safety net. That’s what it’s there for. It’s there to be the safest portion of your portfolio. It’s a guaranteed benefit for a reason, and, for that reason, I don’t support private accounts … I think there is broad consensus among New Democrats that you must not privatize the system.”

Make that, ex-Fainthearted Faction member Rep. Adam Smith of Washington.

It’s always such a pleasure to strike another good Democrat from the list.

See the newly-revised Faction list here.

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