The president ... has at least general support from 53 percent of the public for the concept of letting people control some of their [Social Security] contributions to invest in the market.

It is on the specifics that Bush faces problems.... 62 percent said they would not participate in such a program if it meant their retirement income would go up or down depending on the performance of their stock picks -- which is the essence of Bush's plan.

--Washington Post

And in related news, 53 percent of the public supported the concept of letting children run with scissors, but 62 percent said they would not support letting children run with scissors if it meant they could actually get hurt.