Tim Russert asks Kennedy what he would do about social security.

[Swede]

Kennedy sez "One solution that should be on the table is the rollback of 1/3 of the Bush tax cut to the wealthy."
Russert goes "But Senator we have medicare deficits,other deficits in the trillions"
Kennedy "You asked me for a solution for SS. Would you like me to give you a solution on medicare?"

Russert seems to try and muddy up the waters,so later others can say the Dems have no solutions. You hear that every day,we critisize but have no solutions. Well then "listen" for fuck sake.

[w13rd0]

1. Here's a solution...

...raise the income cap on FICA to 200 or 250 thousand. Roll back the Bush tax cuts in the top two brackets, and CERTAINLY don't make them permanent. Come 2018, we're gonna have to start ratcheting up income tax on those making more than 100k annum anyway. I have no intention of seeing this nation bankrupt so that multimillionaires can continue to concentrate wealth and power in the hands of the very few. Everyone is expected to make sacrifices, and having cash doesn't mean they get to "opt out" (Or, as Bush says, "they are just going to find a way out of paying it anyway"...gee, and so that means we should bleed those that can't afford to find a way out of paying, right Bush?). These schemes of Bush to redistribute wealth, it's a ponzi scheme. They will rob Social Security to provide an artificial "boost" to the stock market, and SUPPOSEDLY flood capital into the economy. But doing so will 'cheapen' the market, for every action there is a reacion. It's just so stupid, artificial and deceptive.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Well, well, well. The old slipped sausage trick didn't work on Kennedy.

Nice try, Russert! You putz!

[kentuck]

3. Russert tried to redirect when Kennedy said that.....

that was very telling....

He was giving him a 'solution' and Bush said "everything was on the table". Well, let's put that on the table. Let the people decide whether or not they think that is a better solution. OK Tim?? Sounds reasonable to me.

[kevinmc]

4. "Tim Russert asks Kennedy what he would do about social security."

Everything Tim Russert says and asks is filtered through the
General Electric filter. I would love for Russert to ask the
question "what should we do about companies like General
Electric and Halliburton that do business with Iran"?

[stray cat]

5. Kennedy "roll back the Bush tax cut to the wealthy"

It would completely stabilize S.S. and take care of alot of the budget problems. Can we amplify this to the media?

[ElsewheresDaughter]

6. $11 BILLION a year to top 1% roll that back to $7 Billion walla! SS SAVED!

put that $4 billion in a "LOCK BOX"!...SS SAVED for 2 CENTURIES and beyond!

now ya know how to save medicare tooo!

[BlueInRed]

8. Yeah, LOCK BOX! nt

[BlueInRed]

7. Go Teddy Go!

That's the way to turn the tables on him. Not backing down, straight to the point, show them the choice - help the wealthy or help the millions of hard-working average Joes.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

9. neocon agenda: war/tax cuts= huge deficit = starvation of social programs

increase Pentagon spending give huge tax cuts to wealthy and "starve the beast"(what neocon's call the "New Deal")...this has been their plan for more than 35 years

everyone MUST read "don't think of an elephant" by George Lakoff, 2004
Howard Dean wrote the Foreword "one of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement" "it is the essential guide for progressives!"

[Historic NY]

10. Lock box, lock box, lock box........the term needs to be thrown out there

all over the place.