While the White House has helped convince more than two-thirds of those polled that Social Security is heading for a crisis or possible bankruptcy without change, 56 percent disapprove of his approach, a survey of 1,001 adults conducted March 10-13 shows. By comparison, 38 percent approved of his handling of the issue and 52 percent disapproved of it in mid-December.Does everyone see the beauty of this? Bush and the Republicans have succeeded in making a sizable majority of Americans believe that Social Security is in a state of crisis, while at the same time failing miserably at convincing them that their plan will save it.
So, if SS is in mortal danger, and no-one trusts Bush to save it, that opens up a pretty huge opportunity for the Democrats. Yes, I've heard everyone saying, "Don't offer a plan! Don't bail the Republicans out!", but I don't really buy that. Offering a simple, sober, sensible plan like "Raise the FICA cap - problem solved" that bears zero resemblance to Bush's dramatic, roll-the-dice-in-the-stock-market plan is not bailing the Republicans out. And if the Democrats can frame themselves as the party that saved Social Security from BushCo, then so much the better.
Now, if we can just get America to wake up to the fact that the Republicans haven't actually made us safer from terrorism, then maybe we can get rid of their sorry criminal asses once and for all...
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Now, if we can just get America to wake up to the fact that the Republicans haven't actually made us safer from terrorism, then maybe we can get rid of their sorry criminal asses once and for all...
The weird thing is that the media says what the Republicans want them to say. They don't give much play to the Dems, but if they do, it's usually about something that gives the Dems a black eye.
Well, not exactly weird. More like... frustrating and depressing.
But hey, sometimes the facts make it through the shields, so there's still hope!
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