No, I'm a conservative but I'm facing reality - as is George Bush who also wants to reform entitlements and make them more competitive and effective.
If you're wasting your time fighting yesterday's battle that in 1935 FDR was wrong to establish SS -- have fun on the lunatic fringe!
First, it simply isn't conservative to state that wealth transfer is a desirable state. You might be "Republican", but if you believe in means testing you are most certainly not conservative. WRT effectiveness, you're wrong yet again. This particular program may last longer, but when the overall economic impact is measured policies such as the one you support will only damage society. It is most decidedly not "effective" in any sense of the word.
If you're wasting your time fighting yesterday's battle that in 1935 FDR was wrong to establish SS -- have fun on the lunatic fringe!
Could you point me to where I stated that I'm fighting that battle? If not, I'd point out that setting up a strawman argument will only discredit your position.