GOP Members Running from Bush's Privatization Plan

[ailsagirl]

Is it just me or are we hearing more and more flak from even the repugs over Moron's
plan to destroy our SS?
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Less than a week after President Bush put forth his proposal to privatize Social Security, a broad array of House Republicans are scrambling to run away from his plan. And as the President prepares to sell his plan to the Detroit Economic Club today, the Detroit Free Press reports that nearly half of Michigan House Republicans are so far refusing to support his scheme for private accounts.

"The early reviews are in for President Bush's call to privatize Social Security, and even many House Republicans are panning it. Many of these GOP Members have previously backed private accounts, but now are running from the ugly details like deep cuts in benefits and trillions of dollars in new debt," said DCCC Chairman Rahm Emanuel.

4 of 9 Michigan Republicans Refusing to Support Bush Privatization Plan


http://blog.dccc.org/mt/archives/002118.html
http://www.freep.com/news/mich/social8e_20050208.htm

[truebrit71]

1. Excellent news...

Let's hope this turns into a bi-partisan defeat of this ridiculous and un-necessary gift to Wall Street.

[ailsagirl]

3. That would be fantastic!! The thing is...

I didn't even know about this until I found the blog I referenced.

Heartening news.

[whistle]

2. No they aren't, it's all a ploy, they want to throw dems off...

...guard, then pull the plug on Social Security. It is all about dismantling social security. Lies, lies and more lies! Bush has virtually spent the social security surplus through the $1.5trillion ++ in tax cuts and the wars. The treasury has taken the surplus and already spent it, putting IOUs in the place of the surplus. So, if he bankrupts social security, the IOUs disappear. That's it! It is all about covering their tracks.