Writing in the Wall Street Journal:
Mr. Bush still yearns to modernize Social Security and create private investment accounts funded by payroll taxes. When informed last year that congressional Republicans wouldn't "scout" the political terrain ahead of him, he went ahead with his campaign for reform--alone. Now, an aide insists, "If the president sees a political opportunity [for Social Security reform], he'll seize it in an instant." He brought it up again in a private White House meeting last week. His comments were paraphrased by an adviser: "Look, I tried it. I put a lot of muscle into it. But it failed. But I'm going to keep talking about. In good conscience, I have to."
