Posted on 08/18/2010 11:22:32 AM PDT by Nachum
President Obama said Social Security is not in crisis and only modest changes are needed to keep it solvent. The president acknowledged at a small town hall gathering in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday that the pension fund "has to be tweaked because the population is getting older" but said Republicans' plans to drastically overhaul the program are wrong. "Social Security is not in crisis," Obama said. "We're going to have to make some modest adjustments in order to strengthen it." Social Security has become a significant campaign issue during the August recess — Democrats have attacked the GOP,
Inner dialog? Certainly, if you are including stomach rumblings.
Thank you. It just seems like a lot of smoke and mirrors to me.
I think to some extent it's the mind set. The left is always in ‘attack’ mode. The Repubs tend to be defensive in their answers, and so appear to be ‘spinning’. They need to put the left on the defensive, over and over and over again. It's not that difficult. They practically hand out ammunition that can be used against them.
The best defense is a good offense - very few have figured that out when it comes to publicly responding to the Left. It’s a hard lesson especially when you are trying to play by the rules and be civil, and that’s the last thing the Left wants to do.
Not only is it in crisis it is essentially now broke.
Or an Ayn Rand novel...
As the rookie speaks, I sink.
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