There's plenty of Bush bashin' threads up again, declaring that Pres. Bush's plan is the wrong one, looking at the wrong problem for Social Security, taking us in the wrong direction in general, and attacking anything and everything that Pres. Bush is doing and has done. That's fine for folks that want to be negative Nellys, and who want to look at the glass as half- (or more) empty. Those pessimists can talk until their doom-and-gloom statements become self-fulfilling prophecies if they want, or they can come here and trash talk and bash in this thread where myself and maybe a few others might throw out some different words on Pres. Bush. Words like "congratulations," "courageous," "inspired," and more.
There are still miles to go before we see what really emerges from Congress in the form of Social Security reform. Everything could fall apart completely when things advance into the Senate, or a bunch of gut-less wonders in the House may start freaking over their own impending re-election campaigns and they may walk away completely before anything is done.
But, regardless, President George W. Bush has stepped to the plate and is following through on his original campaign promises to work on Social Security. Most politicians have avoided Social Security completely. They fear for their political lives, and thanks to lobbying efforts by the AARP, political maneuvering by obstructionist Democrats that want to deny President Bush a victory at all costs, and even the constant bleeting and bashin' that takes place here at JoeUser.com and PoliticalMachine.com, many people have thought that Social Security would never be addressed.
Well, it is being addressed. It's being looked at on multiple fronts. Rather than leaving a dysfunctional program in place that robs from today's employees to pay back yesterday's workers, efforts are being made to provide for the security of everyone. Existing retirees and soon to be retirees are being assured that their benefits will be paid, and future employees as well as younger current employees are being dealt with in the fairest possible methods which insure that everyone can benefit from the programs they have and will pay into.
Take a few minutes and realize what it is to live in a time when a politician makes a promise to solve a problem, and actually works on delivering a solution to the problem. Rather than times of failed politicians that have run from problems, and left them for someone else to solve, we live in a time where our leader is not afraid to do the right thing and deliver upon his promises. Give the man credit and show some appreciation. He deserves it.
