Whatever Does the President Mean

When he takes to these fits of babbling??

THE PRESIDENT: Because the -- all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those -- changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be -- or closer delivered to what has been promised.

Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the -- like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate -- the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those -- if that growth is affected, it will help on the red.

And let's see.  He said his drug benefit program for seniors would cost $400 billion when the republicans passed it last year.  Now, oops, got the math wrong.  Looks more like $1.2 trillion.

Am I really supposed to believe him when he says Social Security is in trouble?  He can't seem to talk.  He can't seem to add.  Um, how did he keep this job?