Hillary Clinton Vows No Changes in Social Security

Examiner.com reports:

There is something about being among friends that, like a little wine, occasionally loosens the tongue and encourages even the most cautious politician to lower his guard. New York Sen. Hillary Clinton had such a moment during a Tuesday address before the American Association of Retired Persons’ legislative conference.

In words a more thoughtful Clinton likely would have avoided, the leading Democratic presidential contender told a cheering crowd of AARP policy wonks and political activists that when she’s back in the White House, there won’t be any talk about cutting or privatizing Social Security.

“This is the most successful domestic program in the history of the United States. When I’m president, privatization is off the table because it’s not the answer to anything,” she said. Also off the table will be any benefit cuts or increases in the retirement age.

In Clinton’s world, Social Security is going to go right on just as it is. Even allowing for the expected rhetorical excesses of a candidate seeking support from the nation’s largest liberal lobby, Clinton’s promise not to act — in effect, to be irresponsible — defies reason.

No word yet on whether Hillary Clinton thinks Warren Buffett needs Social Security to get by.