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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:16 PM
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Bush and Lieberman. The poster boys of insanity.
Beware Republicans bearing "reform". And DINO's too.

Joe Lieberman gets his ass kicked in a primary, so he keeps running.

George W. Bush gets his ass kicked on trying to eliminate Social Security, so he keeps trying.

Isn't the definition of insanity to keep doing the same thing over and over , and expecting a different result?

The chimp's popularity started falling as soon as he tried privatizing Social Security. Like Chuckie, he's baaack.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/10/AR2006081001508.html?referrer=email

And Grover Norquist is even making our argument for us.

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Grover Norquist, a leading GOP strategist, said he can envision no circumstance in which Bush could secure any overhaul of the Social Security program, including creating personal accounts. "The Democrats cannot be bribed, cajoled or threatened into voting for Social Security reform -- it can't happen," he said.

But some administration officials and lawmakers are hopeful that the partisan wars may recede after the November balloting, that the public is eager for practical solutions -- and that there could be a small window to try again before the 2008 presidential campaign reaches full bloom. "It's a limited opportunity, but it's one that is interested in," said Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), chairman of the Budget Committee. "I have spoken to him innumerable times about this, and he's engaged. . . . He wants to move in this area."

Just how to do so is what White House officials are pondering. In his last State of the Union speech, Bush discussed his desire to create a bipartisan entitlements commission to explore the issue. A previous Bush commission was limited by design to proponents of private accounts and was broadly dismissed by most Democrats. The administration floated the idea of another bipartisan panel, with a broader mandate, but found no takers in the opposition party.

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A bipartisan panel? Maybe this is one of their reasons to help Joementum. He can run cover for them.

EVERY Democratic candidate, from now to election day, should beat Republicans to death with this. Non-stop.
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