Tim Ryan: “No doubt about it, of all the Social Security meetings that I have had, not one citizen in my district has stood up and…”

“No doubt about it, of all the Social Security meetings that I have had, not one citizen in my district has stood up and said anything to the effect of let us take a close look at these private accounts. Young people included have been coming. I have three universities in my district, and even the young students still recognize it. We get kind of cynical maybe every now and again up here and think that somehow that spin and manipulation somehow will always work; and the facts maybe do not always get out, but I find it very heartening that the President can go out and try to sell a proposal and poll after poll after poll continues to show him losing support on this. I think it is very heartening to know that the American people pay very close attention to these issues especially when they affect their pocketbook like Social Security does, and they look closely at what the President is talking about, and yet they still disagree with what the President is saying. It is very good, and I think that the key factor is that the President's proposal weakens Social Security. It does not strengthen it.”