Social Security and the Economy

Social security was a large issue in the 2004 election. Now that Bush has been re-elected, the issue of social security is back in the news. NBC nightly news did a story saying that social security is not as bad as it seems. The real danger may be 50 years down the road according the the news program. The link in the title gives a tax analyst's point of view on the issue of social security. From the past election, and what you have heard in the news, what do you think about the issue of social security?