As you read accounts of George W. Bush’s drive to kill Social Security, watch out for Democrats who use the word "compromise."
The Democratic Establishment – which includes the Clintons and Bill Richardson - is determined to move the party rightward, again, before the next election.
(Bill Clinton indicated, remember, that he was open to some privatization of Social Security when he visited Albuquerque for a forum on the subject a few years ago.)
On the principle that you cannot be "a little bit" pregant, "some privatization" will mean the death of the system.
So "compromise" will be how the Democrats sell out on Social Security in their single-minded (and poorly reasoned) attempt to regain the White House.