“The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the system needs to be strengthened.” NeedsFallSocialPresidentDoubtSkySecurityClaimsBrokeNo DoubtSocial SecurityMislead Author:Grace Napolitano
“President Bush is manufacturing a crisis by suggesting that Social Security is in imminent danger. It is not.” SocialPresidentSecurityDangerCrisisSocial SecurityPresident BushManufacturingSuggesting Author:Richard Neal
“I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems.” PeopleThinkingProblemBigsSocialPresidentStepsSuccessfulSecurityAdmireSocial SecurityPollsPresident BushStep UpBig Problems Author:Donna Shalala
“We have a president who apparently loves instability and revolution, and that is the antithesis of those two words, Social Security.” TwoSocialPresidentSecurityRevolutionSocial SecurityInstabilityAntithesis Author:Glenn Beck
“We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security, but the problem is there with other entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid.” NeedsTryingProblemSocialPresidentSecuritySeriousProgramReformAddressesSocial SecurityDeficitEntitlementMedicareMedicaidEntitlement ProgramsMedicare And Medicaid Author:John W. Snow
“As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it - along the lines that President Bush proposed.” BelieveI BelieveSocialPresidentLinesSecurityAccountsSavingReformSocial SecuritySavingsPresident BushSavings Accounts Author:John McCain
“We must uphold the promise of Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton and never allow the President and his Republican friends to threaten Social Security by putting it on the Wall Street trading block.” SocialPresidentStreetsSecurityWallPromiseRepublicanClintonBlockTradingSocial SecurityJohnsonCarterTruman Author:John F. Kerry
“As you know President Bush has been traveling around the country trying to sell his new Social Security plan. He wants to take our retirement money and invest it in the stock market. He says nothing can go wrong. I'll mention that to Martha Stewart the next time I see her.” KnowsWantTryingHas BeensCountryNextSocialPresidentPlansSecuritySellsRetirementNext TimeSocial SecurityPresident Bush Author:Jay Leno