Sneaky Bastards
Aug 26th, 2005 at 3:24 pm by Susie
So this is how they plan to pass their Social Security pillage privatization:
Congressional Republicans, persisting in hopes of enacting some form of private Social Security option despite opposition from the public and the Democrats, are considering the same kind of maneuver that enabled them to pass a controversial Medicare drug bill two years ago.
That’s the clear signal from key GOP congressional leaders and chief White House strategist Karl Rove, one of the main architects of the Social Security proposal that President Bush made his top 2005 priority.
Mr. Rove, speaking to college students and lobbyists before Congress went on its current recess, said the House would act next month and the Senate soon after, according to the congressional newspaper The Hill .
And Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Calif., chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and one of his party’s canniest operatives, said without giving details that his panel would introduce a retirement security bill in September.
His comments were especially interesting given the divisions among Republicans whether a bill this year should tackle Social Security’s long-term solvency problems or give priority to enacting a private option that could be expanded in future years.
Read on for details. They plan to manuever one version through and then change it in committee, sidestepping the Democrats completely.
I had that idea about a week ago. What if Congress pulls some sneaky scam to pass privatization of social security even though most are opposed to it? And here it is. On the bright side, let them do it. I’m sure enough people will notice in time for the 2006 elections (crosses fingers).
It is not too early to bring out the issues that will dominate the 2006 campaigns - Iraq, Social Security, theocratic intrusion on private family matters, fiscal and economic irresponsibility, and the culture of corruption. This needs to be repeated endlessly so that when when our Senator is challenged, she will be trying to redefine the brand “republican” to mean something other than irresponsible, lying, thieving, arrogant incompetents who want to intrude in our bedrooms, destroy the middle class, and send our children to fight and die in ill-considered and unwinnable wars, instead of being able to attack her opponent. The time to start laying that groundwork is now.
I don’t get it. Even the Republican electorate wants to hold on to its social security. Why would any representative endanger their own re-election. All the money in the world can’t keep them office if they take away their constituency’s future.
this is just a demonstration of exactly how criminal and arrogant the chimp and his regime are..they will do this in spite of its potential to hurt them..they only see what THEY want…