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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 10:55 PM
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LAT: Social Security Debate Turns Nasty
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Edited on Fri Feb-25-05 10:57 PM by RamboLiberal
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-social26feb26,0,5519225,print.story?coll=la-home-headlines

After several months of relatively civil debate over President Bush's proposal to restructure Social Security, the gloves are coming off.

This weekend, newspaper readers in Shreveport will find a full-page ad placed by a liberal advocacy group questioning the political integrity and financial ties of Louisiana Rep. Jim McCrery, the hometown Republican who heads the House Social Security subcommittee. "Who does this man work for?" the ad asks. "Not you."

Last week, a conservative group launched what it promised would be a sustained attack on the credibility of the 35 million member AARP, which opposes Bush's plan. It posted an Internet ad suggesting, incorrectly, that the seniors' organization had embraced same-sex marriage, calling that "the real AARP agenda."

Mainstream political groups are getting in on the act too. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unveiled a Website featuring GOP lawmakers "caught on tape," expressing inconsistent positions on Social Security. And the Republican National Committee denounced McCrery's critics as a "liberal front group" representing "the Michael Moore wing of the Democratic Party."

Faster than you can say "swift boat," the Social Security debate is veering into new and potentially toxic political territory.

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