The Seattle Times: | New way to pay for Social Security pursued

In spite of the naively upbeat headline, there is some real info buried in the story:

"Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, a moderate on the Finance Committee who will be at the center of negotiations over Social Security legislation, yesterday became the latest Republican to express reservations about Bush's plans, saying voters are leery and Congress must act cautiously.

'There is a lot of fear among seniors,' Snowe said on CNN's 'Inside Politics Sunday.'

She said that she does not object to the concept of personal accounts but that she is 'certainly not going to support diverting $2 trillion from Social Security' to create them.

Snowe also made it clear she is not convinced that a Social Security crisis has arrived, as Bush maintains, saying there are 'various scenarios and interpretations about that urgency.'"

Politically vague, Snowe tries to appear overly objective in her analysis. She appeals to outside authorities ("fear among seniors") and she suggests calm analysis ("various scenarios").

What you can read from this is: a) Snowe doesn't agree with the Bush administration's actions b) She knows that Americans know that Bush is lying, once again employing Bubba Logic.