Bush calls for end to partisan fight on Social Security

[Jon8503]

Speaking at a nuclear power plant to promote his energy plan, the president spent the last part of his speech talking about Social Security. The remarks came a day after a Republican senator said he would propose a plan that wouldn't include the centerpiece of Bush's vision -- voluntary private accounts.

"The reason I brought it up is I cannot travel our country, looking at young workers who are paying payroll taxes into a system that I know is going broke," Bush said. "And so now is the time to come together, both Republicans and Democrats, forget all that party business, and come together and solve this problem permanently, forever."

((My question is can he travel the country & look at the CEOs making millions while they are raidng the employees retirement benefits and letting them go bust while collectiong their millions?))

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/22/social.security/index.html

[Burried News]

1. Another lie, the partisan component is insignificant

[WePurrsevere]

2. What he means is...

"Republicans and Democrats should put their BRAINs aside and do it my way."

Of course there have been many times that I've rather thought most politicians already have put aside their brains (some I'm fairly convinced have it stuck somewhere up a dark body orifice like Senselessbrenner, Delay, etc).

[Guaranteed]

8. I think what he means is "I'll pretend we're not going to privatize Social

Security, and then when we finally agree to a plan I'll tack it on right at the end once the Democrats can't back out."

[gizmo1979]

3. Let him talk this plan up it

raises the retirement age 1st to 67 then to 69!That'll get them alot of votes.

[bemildred]

4. Does that mean he's going to stop meddling with it? nt

[Guaranteed]

5. UNCLE! UNCLE! nt

[SoCalDem]

6. My head explodes....

He STARTED the whole shitstorm,,. HE's the one whos being partisan.. See why these creeps get elected?? Did the headline say:
"Bush capitulates and gives up private accounts"??

That's why we lose..

after a few days on rwr (rightwingradio) he will be the one who never wanted private accounts and it was all the dems' doing..

[Catrina]

10. Absolutely!!

YOu are 100% correct. The headline and talking points of all Democrats should be 'Bush Suffers Embarrassing and Devasting Defeat On SS Plan'!

[ThomWV]

7. There Hasn't Been Any Partisan Fight

The people of the country have simply told him to stuff it.

[Jack Rabbit]

9. Jack Rabbit calls for an end to the Bush Regime

Bush. Cheney. Rice. Rumsfeld. Gonzales.

Impeach. Remove. Indict. Convict. Imprison.

[Old and In the Way]

11. I so second that

IRICI

[gratuitous]

12. A system that's going broke?

Social Security will take in $145 billion more in payroll taxes than it pays out in benefits this year! Why would it be going broke, unless there's some jiggery-pokery going on with the federal budget?

Who's in charge of the federal budget, anyways? If Social Security is going broke, it must be because the folks in charge are looting it! Impe-e-e-e-e-e-each!

[July]

13. It is only going broke if Bush & pals plan to spend so much

that they don't see a way to repay the U.S. Treasury bonds making up those I.O.U.s he made fun of recently.

If the bonds are redeemed as they should be, we're good for another 36 years at a minimum.

This is what scares me. I don't think they plan to pay back the money they've looted.

[Jon8503]

14. That is what they want is for it to go broke. Then they have

accomplished their mission or rather part of their mission. This is the big one. They want to get rid of all government programs.

[FreedomAngel82]

15. Going broke?

Uh not until 2042 or 2052 dumbass. If YOU put the money back in then it wouldn't even be a problem. :eyes:

[Cleita]

16. So when is he going to stop obstructing real SS reform?

[in_cog_ni_to]

17. Not gonna happen, asshole.

Take back your tax cuts for the millionaires and SS will be just fine. You might think about paying back the money you took out of SS. Pay your IOUs you bastard!

[Bluebear]

18. What "partisan fight"? America doesn't want what he's selling! n/t