The Lows and The Highs

No, I'm not talking about the weather, I'm talking Social Security and this piece from The Portland Press Herald.

• First the Lows, Bush continues with the same old crisis BS talk.

  "If we do nothing, which some are suggesting we do here in Washington, the system is broke - bust," he said at a roundtable meeting with 15 reporters from regional newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram.
  
  "Now is the time to address it," Bush said. "The longer Congress delays, the harder it is to solve the problem. Step one is to remind people we have a problem, from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon."



• And now for the highs, one of Jazz's favorites, Sen. Olympia Snowe, says wait just a minute.

  U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, a member of the Finance Committee that will consider Social Security reform, questioned the extent of problems with the program and voiced caution about private accounts.
  
  "I don't think there's any consensus on what the problem is or the extent of the problem," Snowe said. "I have serious concerns about undermining the fundamental principles of the Social Security Trust Fund."

It's nice to see an island of sanity in the sea of madness known as Washington DC.

Link thanks to Josh Marshall