Mind you, this threat is aimed at fellow Republicans
I mean, since Democrats have made suggestions that would actually achieve solvency Bush can't possibly be talking about them, right?
Anyway...
Bush Invites Critics to Show, Tell
The president warns there may be political repercussions for lawmakers who don't address Social Security's solvency problems.
By Warren Vieth
Times Staff Writer
March 31, 2005
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa President Bush tried Wednesday to persuade congressional skeptics to back his approach to Social Security restructuring and invited critics to join him at the negotiating table.
Bush took his Social Security campaign to the home state of Republican Senate Finance Chairman Charles E. Grassley, who has expressed doubts about the prospects of passing restructuring legislation this year.
Midway through a 60-day barnstorming tour to promote his plan for letting younger workers divert part of their payroll taxes into personal investment accounts, Bush said lawmakers who tried to avoid dealing with Social Security might be held accountable by constituents.
"There's a political price for not getting involved in the process . There's a political price for saying it's not a problem," Bush said during a radio interview conducted in a restaurant booth in Cedar Rapids, seated with Grassley.
