The White House must love 'opposite day'

It is a favored tactic in the Bush White House to take on tough criticism by boldly asserting the opposite.

Keeping clean air regulations from forcing further cuts in emissions is labeled a "clear skies" initiative. Judicial nominees who would bring the government into our bedrooms are defenders of liberty. And a scheme to gut Social Security and turn it into a money machine for the securities industry is a plan to "strengthen" that same system.

The latest in this series of 180-degree misdirections - reminiscent of when kids play "opposite day" - was Bush's assertion at a White House conference last week that moving forward with his proposals on Social Security would send positive signals to financial markets.

Say what?

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/viewpoints/porter/041219jwp.shtml

Every time a positive message is put out by the dictator we know it means the opposite.

on Nickelodeon back in the 80's?