Bush expected to reintroduce 2000 proposal (privatize Social Security)

[The Sushi Bandit]

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2004/08/31/bush_expected_to_reintroduce_2000_proposal/

NEW YORK -- After nearly four years of failing to fulfill his pledge to partially privatize Social Security, President Bush plans to revive and ''ride" the issue in his acceptance speech as part of a broad pitch for an ''ownership society," according to a senior White House official.

''We demonstrated in 2000 that you can touch the third rail," White House communications director Dan Bartlett said in an interview, referring to the expression that trying to transform Social Security is a political death wish. ''In 2004, we will ride that third rail. is more than willing to talk about it, and he will talk about it at the convention."

It appeared to be the strongest statement yet by a member of the Bush administration that the president will once again seek to make overhauling the nation's government-run retirement system a centerpiece of his campaign. Bush has gone for weeks at a time without making much mention of the issue, despite emphasizing it in 2000. But in recent days he has started noting his concerns that the system won't be solvent for the post-baby boom generation of retirees.

[trogdor]

1. Propose it enough times, and you just might get it.

Be careful what you wish for, though.

Seriously, I doubt many people are losing sleep over Bush's failure to fulfill a campaign promise even fewer people had any enthusiasm for in the first place. If Bush were smart, he'd let this particular promise die in its sleep. Of course, if a frog had wings, it wouldn't bump its ass on the ground.

[Langis]

2. The proposal is nothing more the a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

It would kill social security 10 times faster then it is dieing right now, and that is what they want.

[ReadTomPaine]

4. Don't laugh, that's precisely what's worked for them so far. <n/t>

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. "Ownership society". Fat cat club. Get owned by the Corporations. nt

[TheDonkey]

5. i hope he talks about mission to mars, national sales tax, and his health

care plan too.

That would be gold for us to mine.