Bush as Robin Hood

John Tierney has an op-ed piece at the NYT that raises the question of what the Democrats will do now that Bush has "called their bluff."

Democrats like to portray Mr. Bush as King George or Marie Antoinette. But on Thursday night, when he promised to improve benefits for the poor while limiting them for everyone else, he sounded more like Robin Hood, especially when he rhapsodized about poor people getting a chance to build up assets that they could pass along to their children.

I agree that the President made a good move. However, I don't share Tierney's optimism at this point. And it's not because of the Democrats. It seems that the American people will refuse to move on this issue until the crisis is actually upon us. Much like the issue of dependence on oil, we refuse to change our lifestyles until the absolute end.