Come again?

Why Republicans need to get on board and support a vote to gut...I mean, privatize Social Security:

'The president is going to go ahead. He cannot afford to fail. It would have repercussions for the rest of his program, including foreign policy. We can't hand the president a defeat on his major domestic initiative at a time of war.'"

- Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), quoted in the Wall Street Journal

BTW, if you're interested in the real story on SS, read this. And to keep track of who's in Bush Jong-Il's corner and who's not, read this.