Obama Backtracks on Social Security Reform

It’s no secret that many Republicans are hopeful of bipartisan reforms that would reduce benefits and raise the eligibility age. Therefore, even though they appreciated President Obama’s address on Tuesday night about deficit reduction and personal responsibility, they were livid with him for making just a passing reference on Social Security reforms.

Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell while interacting with the media lashed out at Obama and his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel for back-tracking on their earlier commitment towards Social Security reforms. This purported back-tracking of Obama pointed towards a successful lobbying by Liberals who were apprehensive of Obama weakening Social Security.

Sen. Graham (R-S.C.) too did not fail to notice the pressure from the Left. He likewise advised the administration to take bold steps when it came to realistic age adjustments and benefit recalculation for high income Americans. Graham, who incidentally was also in Obama’s Social Security breakout session on Monday wished for the same kind of support for Social Security that Obama accorded to health care because it was one reform which he felt to be really achievable.

Sen. Sessions (R-Ala.), who lamented Obama for espousing health care and maintaining a studied silence on Social Security, joked that such a situation had probably arisen due to the fact that in the past, when President Bush had tried to do a similar thing, he too was stonewalled by the Democrats.

Though he found the speech to be brilliant, Sen. Ensign (R-Nev.) too wished for more talk being made about entitlement reforms.

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