note the date on this articleKerry Accuses Bush of Planning 'January Surprise' That Would Privatize Social Security
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Oct 17, 2004 — Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Sunday of planning a surprise second-term effort to privatize Social Security and forecast a "disaster for America's middle class."
Republicans denied the charge as scare tactics with little more than two weeks remaining in a tight election. "It is just flat inaccurate," said GOP chairman Ed Gillespie.
The clash erupted as the polls made the race for the White House a close one, seemingly tilting Bush's way despite debates that bolstered his Democratic rival's standing.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=173606Kerry called it Bush's "January surprise," and said it may be good for "the wealthiest people and the well connected in America, but it's a disaster for America's middle class."