[Republican Wildcat]

They'd have never submitted this bill.

If this bill had failed in the House, the liberal Republicans would have joined with the Democrats to get a discharge petition to bring up the original Senate bill. That's why many of the conservatives decided to vote for this one.

This is very risky...they seem to be counting on keeping control to make changes later. The margin in the Senate will have to increase (and most of them must not be of the Olympia Snowe cloth) in order for any future changes to be made. Social Security privatization is also badly needed. The pyramid is about to collapse.

[Pukin Dog]

Social Security privatization is also badly needed. The pyramid is about to collapse.

Now, how long do you think it will take for some smart young congressman to propose a bill that would allow unused money from individual health accounts to go into personal retirement accounts? It could happen.