WP: Social Security Group Targets House Panel

[Pirate Smile]

Social Security Group Targets House Panel
Foes of Bush Plan See Chance to Kill It

By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 21, 2005; Page A06

Convinced the Senate has reached an impasse on Social Security, a coalition of liberal and labor groups is now trying to kill President Bush's Social Security proposals in the most unlikely of places: the House Ways and Means Committee.

Until now, Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas (R-Calif.) appeared to have more than enough votes to draft broad retirement security legislation that included some variation of Bush's efforts to create private accounts funded through Social Security taxes.

But Americans United to Protect Social Security -- a coalition of labor and liberal groups -- identified the committee as an opportunity to "administer the coup de grace" on Bush's approach, according to a PowerPoint presentation by the coalition.

The document identifies eight Republican targets to win over before Thomas completes work on the measure in committee. Labor and liberal activists plan to stage "summer fests," town meetings, district office vigils and leafleting to pressure Republican Reps. E. Clay Shaw Jr. and Mark Foley (Fla.), Nancy L. Johnson (Conn.), Chris Chocola (Ind.), Bob Beauprez (Colo.), Jim Nussle (Iowa), Phil English (Pa.) and Jim Ramstad (Minn.).

"We have them on the run," the document declares.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/20/AR2005062001192.html

[Cha]

1. I wish these groups the

Best Of Luck and thank them for fighting for us AMericans..so hard :patriot:

[rodeodance]

2. good for these groups--

[Iowa]

3. Nussle from Iowa is my worthless representative...

I can remember when this piece of shit first ran for office. He had a young daughter with downs syndrome. He used her in his ads - he held her on his lap and sang "...the itsy bitsy spider went up the water-spout...". I almost gagged at the time, and was appalled he'd exploit her like that. She was maybe 7 or 8 years old. After he was elected, he dumped his wife (and his disabled daughter) and took up with a new, flashier model. Then he proceeded to build a voting record that trashed every decent program that might have helped the severely disabled daughter he exploited to get elected - before he ran out on her.

This coward is worthless scum - his soul is dead. He's not running for Congress again; he's going to try to trash the state of Iowa by running for governor here. I hope that "Americans United to Protect Social Security" bury this pathetic excuse for a human being. That the Republican party would run this prick is an indication of their moral bankruptcy.

[Hardrada]

4. Mine too

And he always wins because at the last minute he uses the most vicious possible attack ads and plays on every hot button issue. He also wins because he caters to the elderly vote and pretends interest in their economic survival. We can take him out here if we can divide the GOP in the primary by supporting his opponent (cross over voting). He will of course win the primary but if he can be weakened enough and his vicious record exposed and exposed and exposed, he can fucking well lose for the first time in his scummy life!!