John McCain tried to deny past comments on Social Security reform yesterday, a move which has exposed him to criticism from his rival as well as obscuring the record on what entitlement changes McCain would seek to correct.
During last night's pre-screened town hall, John McCain took a hard line against George Bush's plan to privatize social security saying,
"But I'm not for quote privatizing Social Security, I never have been, I never will be."
But that doesn't quite fit with past comments made by McCain on social security. In fact, he was a big supporter of privatizing social security in 2004:
"Without privatization, I don't see how you can possibly, over time, make sure that young Americans are able to receive Social Security benefits."
Link has video of both comments:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/0..._n_106935.html