General Discussion

one second betraying the social security voting block. That's the problem.

As to your question about bringing it up:
First Obama (who isn't up for re-election) has suggested it. At first I thought the guy from Maryland was also supporting it, but a more careful read of his statement revealed a sort of double speak. He didn't actually support cutting it. With those headlines came a few Democrats and Democratic party candidates who vowed to never cut social security.

Why not let the Republicans talk about it? Because they won't and they own most of the media catering to seniors. Because talking about it is political suicide for the GOP. Notice, they talk about entitlement cuts. That's after they've convinced many folks that entitlements are "free stuff" and not what they actually are, benefits earned through some type of action and legally enforceable in court. Such as VA, SS, Medicare, Federal Retirement, and so on. Getting Republicans to talk about cutting social security is exactly what we want, hiding their true intentions is exactly what they want.

Another really important note: There are two chained CPI calculations. Regular chained CPI would result in less income for future senior citizens. The modified, chained CPI-Elderly is a special equation that takes elderly citizens purchasing habits and needs into account. That number actually INCREASES social security benefits over the long term. So tell me, what exactly is Obama proposing? He never mentioned one or the other. Republicans have been playing the talking point game for too long. If this ends up being a "cut" to SS via chained CPI-Elderly, i'll be just fine with it. And if the senior citizens wake up and realize the Republican party is willing to throw them under the bus for their corporate donors and tea partiers, all the better. If I see the headline, "Obama willing to cave to Republicans demand to cut social security" I won't shed a tear. I'll sit back and watch them eat their own.