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Florida_Geek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-11-05 06:16 PM
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Bush Warns Congress on Social Security (Don't go against me or else
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Bush-Social-Security.html?oref=login

anuary 11, 2005
Bush Warns Congress on Social Security
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 5:59 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush tried to increase pressure on members of Congress who are leery of his ideas to change Social Security by telling them Tuesday they could be risking their jobs.

``I happen to believe people who have been elected to office who ignore problems will face a price at the ballot box,'' Bush said during a forum with voters who support his goal of creating private investment accounts to partly replace guaranteed benefits.

..more of his shit at AP

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Hobarticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-11-05 06:18 PM
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1. ..and gimme your lunch money, too!
Apparently they're more concened for the welfare of the country, and not just their jobs, Dubya.
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Stand and Fight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-11-05 06:19 PM
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2. And Bush knows a lot about ballot boxes...
Especially electronic ones!
He's got the power to remove any whom would oppose his, the Fuhrer's, policies.
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purduejake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-11-05 06:19 PM
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3. That jerk had a little trouble at the ballot box, too.
But he had some buddies at Diebold, etc. take care of that little problem.
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-11-05 06:19 PM
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4. duplicate
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