I knew it wouldn't last.
Two part quote of note:
1 . Two days ago, Frist noted intense Democratic opposition and suggested he might not be able to move a bill to the Senate floor this year, as Bush has pushed for. "I want to be realistic," Frist said on Tuesday.2. Yesterday, Frist said he would work to move the legislation forward.
Well, that shoots being realistic all to hell, doesn't it?
You know what the problem is, don't you?
His comments come as Bush tries to navigate a challenging political landscape.
Bush is playing politics with our money. And everyone knows that now.
Senate leader, in shift, urges swift action on Social Security
Vows to advance key legislation
By Laura Meckler, Associated Press | March 4, 2005
WASHINGTON -- Senate majority leader Bill Frist said yesterday that Congress must confront Social Security's problems this year, dialing back comments earlier in the week that action might have to wait.
We need to do it this year. Not the next year," Frist said yesterday on the Senate floor. "We are working towards this goal."
Two days ago, Frist noted intense Democratic opposition and suggested he might not be able to move a bill to the Senate floor this year, as Bush has pushed for. "I want to be realistic," Frist said on Tuesday.
Other Republicans have expressed skepticism about the Bush plan, and polls have indicated public support falling.
That has left opponents feeling optimistic about how the debate is shaping up, a month after Bush laid out his ideas in his State of the Union address.
Yesterday, Frist said he would work to move the legislation forward.
"This president and this Congress are facing this challenge, and the challenge is to fix Social Security for seniors, for near retirees, and for that next generation," he said. "And we need to do it this year."
