Arrgh that this was ever even under consideration, but hurray that he’s putting it on the shelf for now:
WASHINGTON — President Obama is eager to seek a bipartisan solution to ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security, people who have spoken with him say, but he is running into opposition from his party’s left and from Democratic Congressional leaders who contend that his political capital would be better spent on health care and other priorities.
Mr. Obama considered announcing the formation of a Social Security task force at a White House “fiscal responsibility summit†that he will convene on Monday. But several Democrats said that idea had been shelved, partly because of objections from House and Senate leaders.
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