The biggest problem with the Democratic Party in recent years is that their primary principle has been "what will make people vote for us?" Unfortunately, this has often put them on both sides of a number of issues, depending on who's in power and changing circumstances.

Do you think nobody is remembering that every damn Democrat in Washington thought Social Security needed fixing until suddenly Bush decided to save it? That Clinton was open to private accounts?

The blogosphere is having a field day with this.

"Most of us have no problem with taking a small amount of the social security proceeds and putting it into the private sector." - Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), "Fox News Sunday," 2/14/99

"Fixing social security is an urgent priority. It ought to be at the top of both parties’ agendas. Without congressional action soon, there is the very real threat that social security benefits could be reduced, with millions of our nation’s elderly tossed back into poverty as a result." - Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Op-Ed, "Fixing Social Security Must Top Both Parties’ Agendas," Roll Call, 12/6/99

"Congress cannot afford to miss this opportunity to respond to seniors and their families. We must save Social Security, strengthen and protect Medicare and address America’s long-term care crisis." - Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, (D-MD) "Senator Mikulski And Congressman Ben Cardin Visit Catherine O’Malley Senior Center," Press Release, 2/28/00

I saw similar amazing mental turnarounds when suddenly the Democratic story was that nobody but Bush ever thought Saddam was a threat and needed to be removed. Posting countless quotes from Democrats that could have come straight from Bush's mouth made not the smallest dent in the skulls of some people here.

Whatever you say about Bush, his positions don't waver with the polls.