The spring line begins

Hey, Bill, nice flip-flops!

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Thursday that Congress must confront Social Security's problems this year, dialing back comments earlier in the week that action might have to wait.

``We need to do it this year. Not the next year,'' Frist said Thursday on the Senate floor. ``We are working towards this goal.''

Two days ago, Frist noted intense Democratic opposition and suggested he might not be able to move a bill to the Senate floor this year, as Bush has pushed for. ``I want to be realistic,'' Frist said on Tuesday.

I'm certain we will see more of these in the months to come.