I am not going to be put into the position of defending President Bush...it is soon going to be President Obama....but I recall vividly President Bush saying shortly after his second election that he wanted to talk about SS...said he had a idea about privatizing it....BUT also said he was open to ANY suggestions that anyone had on what to do. Sen Reid and Speaker Pelosi actually mocked him on this...I mean mocked him. They said there was no problem with SS and if there was the Democrats would come up with a plan to address it with Charles Rangel leading the charge. They completely ignored his call for OTHER IDEAS and talked exclusively about his plan and how there was no problem.

I have never forgotten that...seems the Democrats have forgotten....no plan..no alternative...now there is a problem they say...and of course we all know what is important to Mr Rangel. I mention him because I recall Speaker Pelosi touting him at the time.

President Bush did a lot of good things and also a lot of bad things but you folks seem to be taking a thread about his problems in presentation and making into yet another bash Bush thread.