Very interesting – I just received a fundraising letter from the Cato Institute, and they use the term “Social Security privatization” right on page 1 even though conservatives are waging a campaign against use of the term. Cato did change the name of their Social Security project from “Project on Social Security Privatization” to “Project on Social Security Choice”, but apparently they haven’t completely given into the dictates of the pollsters.

And, contradicting those in his party who have disavowed the phrase “private accounts,” President Bush went off-message recently too, referring to a “private account” and “private retirement account” during a speech in Florida. When politicians can’t even keep their own spin straight, you know we’re in trouble…