State of the Union

Did you hear the thunderous applause when President Bush pointed out that Congress failed to pass Social Security reform last year?

Well, so did a lot of people.

During an election campaign, political operatives are fond of seeking to induce in their opponent a negative "defining moment." That is to say a highly publicized moment when their opponent portrays everything that is wrong with him. <snip&gr; Surely, at the State of the Union address the Democratic Party provided such a moment when, as has already been well commented on by others, they wildly applauded President Bush's statement that Congress failed to pass Social Security reform last year.

Democrats don't just disagree with the Republican plan to reform Social Security, they don't believe there's a problem to fix.