[redgolum]

Do you really think bringing this up in the primary’s will help Perry win the election?

SS and Fed pensions need scrapped. That will cause a lot of pain, and will be the end of any politicians career who does it.

We need to be honest about things, and not scare the horses before they get hitched up.

[Fledermaus]

Primaries are when you definitely bring up things like this. Primaries are for ideology. General elections are for winning with you side, regardless of how much our candidate stinks.

If we can NEVER bring it up then we might as well burn the Constitution and surrender.

The GOP needs to grow a spine. The idea that it “scares seniors” is an old canard. What seniors? Heck, I'll be on Soc Sec and Medicare (technically) in 17 years. I won't be scared to hear it then or now.

My father is 76 and my mother 70 and they both know it's a ponzi scheme. Most “seniors” I know do also.

I think the day you “scare” enough seniors is dying. Along with most of the DNC’s demographics.