WASHINGTON - Reforming Social Security, a centerpiece of President Bush's second-term agenda, may be endangered because of Republican fears that the issue could hurt the party in the 2006 elections.

On Thursday, House Speaker Dennis Hastert suggested the head of the House Republican campaign committee spoke for himself when he urged fellow GOP leaders to drop plans for Social Security legislation this year, citing the potential repercussions next year's elections.

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So, scrapping unpopular Social Security plan is a temporary political reprieve. I thought these guys didn't "govern by polls."