IS HE GETTING HECKLED?

Sounded like it. In general, I like his point about the gradual and increasing problems of social security. But this rhetoric isn’t very effective so far. He gave the impression that there’s no accumulated surplus that will keep the thing afloat after 2018. And the references to Clinton and Penny and Moynihan … well, give the man credit for reminding Democrats that some of them have long contemplated reform. The trouble is: no rhetoric could quite make the sell in the way he wants. He’s right – but the urgency is a little baffling. If I find it off-key – and I support the partial privatization (as long as it’s accompanied by benefit cuts) – how will skeptics view it?