Final breath of the dragon?

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Bush is squandering his political capital faster than you can say lame duck. Right wing attempt to privatize social security has stopped dead on its heels. Now the White House is going for the Hail Mary. Six weeks of intense marketing to convince Americans why their money is safer in the hands of Wall Street.

White House officials are telling Republican lawmakers and allies on K Street that they must begin to overcome opposition to President Bush's proposal for changing Social Security within six weeks, GOP strategists said yesterday.