plan to the public betting he would put pressure on those democrats. >> one of the most uttered phrases in washington, d.c. these days is social security reform. >> reforming social security will be a priority in my administration. this is going to be hard work to bring people together. and to make, to convince the congress to move forward. >> president bush is starting the new year and his second term with an admittedly ambitious goal. reforming social security. >> for younger workers, the social security system has serious problems that will grow worse with time. >> that was the argument. those were the days. the effort failed. all amidst a reported anxiety attack of a republican senator driving headlines so bad there really wasn't public support and never a vote. in other words, democrats didn't need to exercise that filibuster threat. by contrast, we've been living through weeks of coverage of these popular items locked from