Tanner, the director of health and welfare studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, comes not to bury but to resurrect the conservative cause.

Some, notably the libertarian Cato Institute, argue that the bureaucratic failures only reflect the need to reduce the size of the federal government.

"I don't think the plan makes much economic sense," said Stephen Moore, director of fiscal policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute.

Some advocates of private accounts, like the libertarian Cato Institute, are also gearing up.

Indeed, it was favorably cited in a 2010 book published by the libertarian Cato Institute.

The libertarian Cato Institute has been outspoken in its concern about an opportunistic growth of government power.

The libertarian Cato Institute has taken a strong stance against governmental spending on high speed trains.

Murdoch also served on the board of directors of the libertarian Cato Institute.

From the 1990s until the end of 2005, he was an adjunct scholar at the libertarian Cato Institute, which hosted the JunkScience.com site.

He was also a long-time chairman of the libertarian Cato Institute.