Senate to Hold Mock Social Security Debate

[jefferson_dem]

*Ding-Ding* Let's get ready to rumble! /sarcasm...

It's Sens. Stabenow and Durbin vs ultra-fundie freakballs Sans-scrotum and DeMinted. Um...i like our chances! :spank:

By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Neither President Bush nor congressional leaders have put forth a bill to overhaul Social Security, but that won't stop the Senate from beginning its deliberations.

Two Democrats and two Republicans will square off Tuesday night in a mock debate on the Senate floor, arguing whether — and how, if necessary — the government retirement insurance program should be altered.

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"These debates are an opportunity for us to rise above 30-second sound bites for a true give-and-take on important issues in a way that the Founding Fathers might have envisioned," Kyl said in a statement. "Rather than watching scripted speeches read to a mostly empty chamber, the American people will have a chance to hear strong, but civil, disagreements, and maybe, on occasion, find areas where our parties agree."

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Democrats have tapped Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan to prosecute their case. The Republicans, meanwhile, have selected Sens. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Jim DeMint of South Carolina.


The debate, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. EDT Tuesday, will be broadcast nationally by C-SPAN. It is expected to last about an hour.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&e=1&u=/ap/20050404/ap_on_go_co/social_security

[AuntiBush]

1. Oh. Please...

I don't think I'd equate the Repuks with our founding fathers. Conyers, and Boxer, Kennedy, Edwards and Kerry, but not the Repuks.

[Trillo]

2. Why are they doing this?

Is it a way of polling the public while educating them?

[Javaman]

3. A mock debate for our mock government

[Snap]

7. Mock Leaders/Whirling Babble

My fellow 'murcans, freedom terrists god and jebus oh an' terrists opportuuuuuunity fer all us er an jebus The Greatest Land of the Freeeeeeeeeeee!

[tritsofme]

4. Why agree to give Santorum any spotlight?

Don't give this man any feathers to put in his cap.

[rodeodance]

8. it is some kink of trick!! --they will get a Dem to say something foolish

thank make a commerical out of it.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

5. I take it they don't have any REAL work to do these days?

Glad to know they've caught up with things at last. Man, am I gonna sleep better tonight!

OTOH, it's really perfectly appropriate-- mock debates for a mock government. They may actually be on to something here!

[Mountainman]

6. Dems should not play the repugs game! Damn it all!

Just this is enough for a sound bite that says the Dems agree with Bush that there is a crisis with Social Security.

Let the ropugs stew in their own juices.