Bush clarifies his position on the solvency of Social Security

[BurtWorm]

"Because the -- all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those -- changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be -- or closer delivered to what has been promised.

"Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the -- like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate -- the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those -- if that growth is affected, it will help on the red.

"Okay, better? I'll keep working on it."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/02/20050204-13.html

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Clear as mud, as usual!

[fryguy]

2. egads! its almost as if HE doesn't even know what's he's talking about...

....oh wait....HE DOESN"T!

[sam sarrha]

8. link

http://www.counterpunch.org/wormer1011.html

F'n wet brain Moron

[leftofthedial]

9. bingo

[liveoaktx]

3. Vid clip from Olbermann last week

Bush 'Splainin' Social Security

[cthrumatrix]

4. who in the hell would trust this wackjob

[rkc3]

7. Maybe Alzheimer's patients and bush's fellow criminals who aren't

affected by this plan trust this asshole.

[kentuck]

5. Sounds like the MoFo is backtracking to me???

Did a few Repubs tell him he was going this battle alone???

[BurtWorm]

6. Sounds like he's bullshitting to me

Like he doesn't know the first thing of what he's talking about and is trying to gauge what to say from the reaction of his listeners.