President Asks Democrats To Stop Attacking His Social Security Ideas

AARP too. Can't take it, eh? Goin' soft on us, eh? LATimes (03.23.05):

"At the start of a potentially crucial congressional recess, in which lawmakers will hear from constituents about President Bush's plans to overhaul Social Security, Bush and his allies asked Democrats and AARP on Tuesday to stop attacking their ideas. 'I believe there will be a bad political consequence for people who are unwilling to sit down and talk about the issue,' Bush told supporters during one of his 'conversations' on Social Security...." Bush Urges an End to Attacks on Plan

Ja mon, but if you look at the polls, it ain't looking like it's gonna be the Democrats. And by the way, according to the NYTimes, "(u)nlike most other presidential appearances, the event inside the darkly lit Kiva Auditorium was sparsely attended, with hundreds of empty seats.