Please don't buy into the Republican spin that Congressional Democrats haven't put forth a "plan" for Social Security.  Numerous Democratic leaders have stated that the way to fix Social Security's (relatively minor) financial problems is to create a bipartisan commission to determine a combination of adjustments to the retirement age and income cap, tax increases, and spending cuts, as was done in 1983.  This is not a cop-out; a bipartisan compromise is the only method that will work.  Anyone who is promoting a "plan" from only one party, or demanding a "plan" from the other, isn't serious about solving the problem, they're just jockeying for political advantage.

I wish we had a plan, but if we do, Nancy Pelosi doesn't even know what it is.  I saw her on a TV show (I forget which one), and she was asked what the Dems' plan was.  Her [non]reply was painful to watch.  She basically argued that the date Bush said SS will be in trouble was two years too soon, and so therefore we could afford to wait.  The Dems need a plan that will fit on a bumper sticker to fit the short attention spans of many Americans, and I think that the MoveOn ad provides it.