The Washington Times reports that Rick will introduce a bill to calm the fears of people over 55 about Social Security privatization:
Sen. Rick Santorum, in an attempt to revive the Social Security debate in the Senate, is pushing a new strategy to combat Democratic criticism and calm seniors' fears by legally guaranteeing that those born before 1950 will receive their promised benefits.
The chairman of the Senate Republican Conference soon will introduce legislation guaranteeing that people 55 and older will receive their monthly Social Security benefit check and an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
"It's basically a bill that attempts to take a step towards resolving uncertainty," the Pennsylvania Republican said. "No more scaring seniors. It's in the law."
However, there seems to be a major obstacle for Rick's attempt to stop scaring seniors. The Bush Administration has already told Rick's office that they oppose his bill:
One glitch for Mr. Santorum's bill could be the White House -- a Santorum aide said they were told the White House would oppose it.
So, is Rick really trying to alleviate the fears of seniors, or is he just posturing so that he can talk about how he tried to protect their Social Security benefits? We'll let you decide.
I still say we should start santorumresign.com