[This is why nothing gets done while our debt rises and Social Security goes bankrupt.
Republicans control the House and the Senate and thus, get to control the agenda. Democrats don't even get to have their legislation be debated on the Senate floor. Senators like Boxer opposing the truly bad legislation and nominees is a good thing.
If stuff isn't getting done, it's the Republicans fault. Their social security privatization plan does nothing to fix the problem. Why should Democrats support it? The American public hates it and it's a bad idea.
As for the national debt, huge tax cuts and increased spending is agian the fault of Republicans.
That's the downfall of a two-party dominated system. Unless there is a supermajority, things get stalled in Congress. This goes back to my basis that Congress fails the nation since they put themselves and their party first rather than the public whom they are elected to represent.
No one is saying they have to support privatization of Social security. However, they have not offered up any other ideas to save it. And why should they? They are not effected by SS if it fails, since they have their own plan. Outside of raising taxes or the eligibility age, or decreasing benefit dollars, no other real plan has surfaced other than privatization. They've had 20 years to figure this out and have done nothing.
Of course, the old saying holds true: If pro = good, and con = bad. then what is the opposite of Progress? Congress.
*grumbles*
