Everyone is acting like the idea HE prefers is the only one that will be countenanced. Bush said here's what I think, if you have a better idea, bring it on.
Everyone's running around attacking or defending Bush's plan but NO ONE is talking about their own plan or solution.
While Bush is running around the country selling his plan, opponents are wasting their time bashing it instead of coming up with and promoting their own (better?) plan.
Then they're going to whine "Bush is ramming it down our throats UNILATERALLY. We need a filibuster..." or some such nonsense.
Most of Bush's opponents aren't very creative. It doesn't take much thought to be hyper critical.
Yesterday during a hearing with the GAO, Hillary said that Bush is trying to "pull the rug out from under the Social INSURANCE program".
They have all taken the talking point that he is trying to just get rid of Social Security--
And Hillary's husband in 1998---was saying the exact same thing that Bush is saying, but NOW Hillary is saying that Bush is making up the "crisis"...
One more thing---I saw Bob Shrum on Hardball (I think) and he was debating the SS with Pat Toomey ---
The host asked Bob Shrum if HE would like to be to invest a portion of his SS taxes in an account with a higher interest rate than SS---BoB SHrum said, "If I was a selfish person". He then said that anyone who would be for a plan like that doesn't "have the greater good of ALL Americans" in mind if the opt for a private investment share.
THAT WAS A SCARY ANSWER-remember, he was John Kerry's main campaign manager---and was Hillary's, also, I believe.