"Bill Clinton's call to Democrats to stand up and address the issue of Social Security is a refreshing reminder that he and former Democrat Senators Moynihan, Kerrey and Breaux understood the importance of strengthening Social Security. The Pelosi-Reid Democrats of today should learn from their predecessors and set aside their agenda of obstruction. It's not only a losing political strategy, but Americans deserve leaders of both parties who lead with principle rather than partisan antics."
                              -Tracey Schmitt, RNC Press Secretary

DEMOCRAT FORECAST ON SOCIAL SECURITY: SEVERE OBSTRUCTION, NO IDEAS

Some Democrats And Columnists Agree, Democrats Should Do More Than Say No:

The Bush Plan Disaster

If President Bush's risky plan for Social Security were introduced today, millions of Americans would immediately see a dramatic drop in their Social Security benefits.

Death of a Sales Pitch

President Bush and his top officials are on tour trying to sell their risky plan to privatize Social Security to a skeptical public. It seems the more they talk about their plan, the less popular it becomes. Learn the latest news about the death of Bush's Social Security privatization sales pitch below.

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May 4, 2005: George W. Bush: Revisionist Historian-in-Chief

May 4, 2005: Bush Gets the Blues in Mississippi

May 2, 2005: Conservatives: Progressive Indexing Guts Social Security for Middle Class Americans

Apr 27, 2005: Republicans Can't Even Agree with Each Other

(1.) Instead of throwing Bush an anvil, Clinton just threw him a life preserver.

(2.) Bill Clinton has just single handedly salvaged Bush's 60 day disasterous road trip campaigning to kill Social Security. Bush can get up in front of the whole nation and say "See? I was right. There is a Social Security crisis."

(3.) Republican accusations that Democrats are obstructionists have just been legitimized.

(4.) The slight chance that the Blair-Bush Iraq memo would make either the Sunday Funny Shows or the MSM is now dead. The only topic on the Sunday Funny Shows will be Bill Clinton agreeing with Bush that there is a crisis and we have to fix it this year.

(5.) Democrats are going to get their butts kicked on Social Security this weekend and from here on out. They were already doing bad enough as it is.

(6.) No matter what plan Hillary or anybody else comes up with, it will give Bush and Bill Thomas momentum for their version of "saving" Social Security. Any plan conceeds the argument that something has to be done this year. Clinton has just provided bipartisan cover to any Republican that Bush can peel away from the Conscience Caucus.