Finding the real Rick Perry on Social Security

At the Fox News-Google-Republican Party of Florida presidential debate, Texas Governor Rick  Perry and former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) had another dustup about Social Security.

Using Perry’s book Fed Up as a reference, Romney fired at Perry with the usual allegations—government shouldn’t be in the pension business, [pensions] should be left to the states, Social Security is unconstitutional.

That characterization of what Perry said about Social Security in his book is not only seriously truncated, it misses the core argument Perry builds.

Click to read more ...