[Archon of the East]

Nobody cares about SS reform? Yea right the current system is just great. Plus he is way behind in the polls in a blue state thus he is probably thinking he needs to criticize Peresident Bush on an issue without pissing off his Conservative base more than what he already has. SS will get his base back and the lingering aroma of critcism of President Bush over an issue that will not be remembered by the idiot left maybe enough for him to hold onto his seat. If we lose the Senate you can kiss judicial nominations goodbye at all levels.

[sinkspur]

Nobody cares about SS reform?

Not now. It's a silly thing to bring up with all the hurricanes, and Iraq, and judges.

[DTogo]

Yeah, SS needs to be reformed, but nobody cares about it TODAY (as I said in my previous post). Americans, especially the GOP base, want results in other areas that would give Bush much, much higher poll ratings and credibility to pass SS reform later.

Bush's harping about SS right from the gates of the '04 election was a total WTF? for me when there are so many other pressing issues. A total waste of "political capital."