[yellowdoghunter]

I know. It is amazing to me how people can support raising the retirement age...all I know is they must not do hard, manual labor, or love anyone who does.

Why doesn't Congress cut back on pay raises, wasteful spending, etc....to try to secure SS. Or better yet, do away with all their staffers and make them do their own work!

[Dysfunctional]

Here's the bottom line: Dubya is holding his own party's feet to the fire.

Pubbies will get the credit or the blame for what comes out of this. If they raise the age, every voter between 50 and 64 will either stay home or vote Rat.

Absolutely any decision that sticks it to the boomers will lose the boomer votes.