Sharron Angle Recasts Position on Public Benefits

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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/10/09/us/politics/AP-US-Nevada-Senate-Angle.html?hp

In a dramatic shift, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle says she won't privatize Veterans Affairs, dismantle Social Security or dismiss unemployment benefits as welfare.

Angle addressed some, but not all, of the many political attacks against her in an interview with a conservative radio show host Saturday before a crowd of supporters in Las Vegas.

During the wide-ranging chat, Angle distanced herself from her previous comments on government benefits. For example, she had said Veterans Affairs should move toward a privatized system and not cover prescription drugs; cited Chile's privatized Social Security program as a model for the United States; and called for reduced unemployment benefits.

[femmocrat]

1. Prime fodder for a flip-flop ad.

Hope Reid's ad people are cranking one out as we speak.

[chelsea0011]

2. So this means the teabaggers should throw her sorry arse out?

They won't.

[GodlessBiker]

3. Coward. Afraid to stand up for what she really believes.