Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Did not Call for a Overhaul of Social Security in 2012 (see correction)

The Washington Post got recent history badly wrong in the third paragraph of its lead front page article when it told readers:

"Three years ago, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and Ryan, his running mate, faced withering Democratic attacks after endorsing dramatic overhauls of Medicare and Social Security that proved unpopular."

Actually, Romney did not endorse an overhaul of Social Security in his 2012 campaign, although Ryan has long been on record as favoring privatization. Presumab...