"Plans? We don't need no stinking plans!"

The Hill is reporting that many Dems are up in arms over the latest Democracy Corps memo, penned by James Carville and Stan Greenberg, that had the nerve to - get this - actually suggest that Democrats propose some kind of alternative plan to fix Social Security. Gasp! Are they joking?

The language in the Carville-Greenberg memo was frank: “Why has the public not taken their anger out on congressional Republicans and the president? We think the answer lies with voters’ deeper feelings about the Democrats who appear to lack direction, conviction, values, advocacy or a larger public purpose.”

Al From and Bruce Reed, leaders of the Democratic Leadership Council, also have called on Democrats to craft a vision outside of opposing GOP ideas.

The Carville-Greenberg memo infuriated Democrats on Capitol Hill. “They’re all wrong,” a Senate Democratic aide said. “Republicans are fleeing the president’s plan.”

A House Democratic leadership staffer said, “We’re in a good position.” The staffer pointed to a recent USA Today headline on Bush’s travels around the country to sell his Social Security plan: “30 days, 100-plus events, scoreless.”

Good idea guys, sit on the ball in on your own 1-yard line. In the meantime the Democrats, once again, reinforce the image in the minds of voters that their party offers no new ideas, no solutions and no possibility of reform. The party of the Status Quo. The party of DE-FENSE. The party of "no".

House Democrats say they will have an alternative plan, but the timing of a proposalÂ’s release is unclear. They also have not made firm decisions on whether it will call for a revamp of Social Security.

Remember the last Democrat that kept saying to voters "I have a plan" over and over but never managed to come up with any? Well, Bush is in the White House and that guy is still shuttling back and forth between Capitol Hill and Beacon Hill.

Hat Tip: The Roth Report

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