Reply #1: fiscal house needs to be in order first..... [View All]

[jmcon007]

This is obviously a thinly-veiled Republican trap for Democrats. They want us to say 'no' so they can say, "See, the Democrats want to SPEND your money and we want to SAVE it for you!"

The Democrats response should just be honest. The public would understand that the more prudent thing to do at the moment is to get our financial house in order. Bush's policies have caused a very dangerous situation for the country and removing $87 billion dollars more from our ability to pay for Bush's drunken spending would only put the country in more peril. If China calls in their notes of almost $200 billion dollars, we won't have Social Security to worry about anyway.