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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Well, he who gets off his ass to speak first tends to get to set the initial terms of the debate.
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Please. He who controls the White House and Congress gets to set the agenda.
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Honestly, though, I don't see why Bush positing PSRs has rendered the Dems incapable of suggesting anything else, discussing the cons thereof in terms other than "Scare tactic!" or otherwise sucking it up and acknowledging that of the various variables (amount of benefit, universiality of benefit, age of retirement, amount &/or source of contributions) something has to give (and hopefully acknowledging that, of those, the amount &/or source of contributions is probably the least flexible for all the demographic reasons giving us the problem in the first place).
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If the Democrats held the White House and Congress, I would hope that they would try to do something about Medicare and the budget deficits, which are more pressing problems than SS.
This White House has absolutely zero interest in reaching a bipartisan compromise to save and better fund Social Security. What you say is a little bit like saying that Charlie Brown ought to take another run at the football, because Lucy might let him kick it this time.
