Bush Adds DeLay to Social Security Tour (LOL!!)

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The traveling circus adds a new clown!

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By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush is adding a helper to his Social Security road tour: House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is facing allegations of ethical improprieties but is seen by the White House as crucial to pushing Bush's plans through Congress.


In Galveston, Texas, on Tuesday, Bush was discussing his proposal to add private investment accounts to Social Security. DeLay was scheduled to attend the event with the president and, along with a few other Republican members of Congress from Texas, fly back to Washington with him on Air Force One.


Polls show a decline in public support for Bush's plan to divert Social Security taxes into private investments. A Washington Post-ABC News poll out Tuesday found that only 45 percent of those surveyed favored the idea, compared with 56 percent who had supported it in a March poll.


Bush's approval rating has also fallen, according to the poll, with half of those surveyed disapproving of the job he is doing as president.


DeLay is facing questions about the source of funding for some of his foreign trips, political fundraising for Texas elections and his ties to a lobbyist under federal criminal investigation. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

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