What liberal media?

USATODAY.com - Two key Republican lawmakers suggested Sunday that Social Security is not in crisis and questioned President Bush's proposal to let younger workers invest part of their payroll taxes in private accounts.

Thousands of Democrats have been shouting for a month that there is no crisis, but no one "questions" it until two Republicans do? Yeesh.

Update: Via Romenesko, the Washingtonian says USA Today, home of the above myopia, will continue to be the White House's favorite newspaper "because it plays softball. Judy Keen and Richard Benedetto get excellent access in exchange for their generally gentle coverage." The story above was by Jill Lawrence, but nonetheless. Romenesko says:

Jaffe adds it's a sure bet the White House will continue to bully reporters in '05. ABC's Ann Compton tells him: "This administration has always punched back hard in real time when they didn’t like a story. I can only imagine in the second term they will push back even harder."