Thanks for the correction on the Diamond-Orszag plan, Ramesh. I have no problem with it. In fact, it only makes my point stronger. Diamond-Orszag is the real Democratic alternative to the president’s plan–and the public isn’t going to like it. Republicans need to emphasize that despite the Democrats’ denials, Diamond-Orszag is the de facto Democratic plan. Just putting the issue out there for scrutiny has already yielded your very useful correction. This is the sort of stuff that needs publicity, and not merely the silence of the Democrats.