[oceanview]

of course, that is an exaggeration.

but do not discount this phenomena, its real, its affecting what is primarily a republican demographic (private sector middle class), and it may well bring an angry mob of voters to the polls, as Bush has not handled this well and is not showing he is at all connected to the people described in this article.

[Beck_isright]

"... as Bush has not handled this well and is not showing he is at all connected to the people described in this article."

Michael Savage pointed this out three months ago. Bush's handlers have never been in touch with the middle class and now are gambling that this issue is not important.

I think this is the hottest third rail now. The Social Security problem will not matter if household income declines along with increases in bankruptcies and foreclosures by the middle class.