Daily Howler: George Bush won’t stop disinforming Gen X. Neither will CBS’ John Roberts

BUSH (12/11/04): While benefits for today’s seniors are secure, the system is headed towards bankruptcy down the road. If we do not act soon, Social Security will not be there for our children and grandchildren.

President Bush is lying again — and scribes like Roberts stare into air. Social Security is not ”headed towards bankruptcy,” and it’s absurd to say that the program ”won’t be there” if we don’t take emergency measures now. Why is Naja so misinformed? Because people like Bush keep misinforming her. In a rational word, journalists like would challenge Bush’s remarks. In our world, they rush hacks on the air to repeat them. …

Has there ever been a policy issue driven by so much disinformation?