Coalition hopes to sway Republican senators on Social Security

[MaineDem]

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith and Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe are among a group of senators being targeted by groups hoping to derail President Bush´s Social Security plan.

Americans United to Protect Social Security, a coalition of labor unions, political organizations and other groups, wants the Republicans to oppose any plan in which Social Security taxes could be placed in private accounts.

Smith, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, has said he likes the idea of people owning their retirement accounts. He has also said he wants to see a detailed legislative proposal from the White House before he decides whether to support it.

Besides Smith, the group is focusing its drive on finance committee chairman Charles Grassley and committee members Snowe, Jon Kyl of Arizona and Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania.

http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D89MD9T82-114.shtml

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

1. Why, oh why, would they bother with Ricky? He's wingnut leader #1. nt

[meganmonkey]

3. Well, his polls are pretty low lately....maybe they think

he is vulnerable to evil-liberal-manipulation :evilgrin:

[sasquatch]

2. I'm telling you this should be attack ad #1 in 2006

With #2 showing federal marshalls with M-16's drawn on family members in a hospital.