That was a pathetic bit of theatricality. I wonder how many centrists the commies lost b/c of that little outburst?
Americans viewing this would seem to fall into one of only three camps: 1)Bush haters who have lost their common and political sense. (To see experienced politicians make such a serious and public error illustrates the depth of the hatred.) 2)Those currently on SS, who are fearful (mostly because of Dem comments) that somehow their SS will be affected, who oppose any SS change. Have the Dems forgotten that the next step after old age is death, and many of these people (the "I got mine" group) will not be around to vote for them when SS hits the fan? 3)Those who are not yet receiving SS who are concerned about what they will receive, and those young people who realize (or soon will) that they will be heavily taxed to support SS and are unlikely to ever receive it themselves. Am I missing anyone?
This was a very stupid Dem move. Did they not envision the Republican commercials, possibly as soon as this year's election, that will result? Could there be a better Republican commerical, directed toward the 3rd group, than simply showing the President making his statement and showing the Dem response?
I find it difficult to believe that this was an organized response, based on a pre-release of Bush's speech? If it was not, who was the first Democrat to stand up?