McSame grabs ahold of the "third rail" - proposes balancing budget on backs of seniors - SS "Reform"

[jefferson_dem]

McCain promises to balance budget
By MIKE ALLEN | 7/6/08 10:41 PM EST Text Size:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to promise on Monday that he will balance the federal budget by the end of his first term by curbing wasteful spending and overhauling entitlement programs, including Social Security, his advisers told Politico.

The vow to take on Social Security puts McCain in a political danger zone that thwarted President Bush after he named it the top domestic priority of his second term.

McCain is making the pledge at the beginning of a week when both presidential candidates plan to devote their events to the economy, the top issue in poll after poll as voters struggle to keep their jobs and fill their gas tanks.

“In the long-term, the only way to keep the budget balanced is successful reform of the large spending pressures in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid,” the McCain campaign says in a policy paper to be released Monday.

“The McCain administration would reserve all savings from victory in the Iraq and Afghanistan operations in the fight against Islamic extremists for reducing the deficit. Since all their costs were financed with deficit spending, all their savings must go to deficit reduction.”

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11553.html

[Ian David]

1. We could fund Social Security by investing it in oil futures!

What?

WHAT??

What's wrong with THAT???

[tekisui]

2. Run with that Mcdubya!

Privatize it!

[jefferson_dem]

6. This is gonna get good as McSameOldSameOld steps in it bigtime here.

Josh Marshall has been on the case --- http://www.veracifier.com/episode/TPM_20080617

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Jeez, that sure has the earmarks of a winning campaign strategy.

What fucking planet do they live on?

This is not just bizarre, it's downright psychotic:

“The McCain administration would reserve all savings from victory in the Iraq and Afghanistan operations in the fight against Islamic extremists for reducing the deficit. Since all their costs were financed with deficit spending, all their savings must go to deficit reduction.”

[whistle]

4. More GOP looting and pillaging of seniors

[Cha]

5. Fuck mccain and his "entitlement" bullshit.

Stupid A$$hole.

Throw that money down the Iraqi moneypit but don't let seniors expect Social Security that they've put into their whole lives. Especially when they didn't have 401s or Pension Plans.

[nc4bo]

7. Oh hell no!!!!!

He has completely lost his f'n mind. Clue: look wth happened to bushies "overhaul" of medicare? that was such a success story! omg is he insane??!!

geebus, please do not let this idiot win.

[mikiturner]

8. Is he trying to lose?

Why propose this?

[jefferson_dem]

9. McSame's problem is he's still desperately trying to gain favor with the repuke base.

This will do that. The right-wing freaks will love this turd-flavored red meat. Sucks for him because he has just handed Barack a terrific talking point to use with his base and a huge wedge issue with which to carve away more moderate voters who may have been thinking about supporting McSame.

[Cha]

15. Right..because lots of people have loved ones

who will need that Social Security they've worked for and don't want it end up Enroned.

[tomg]

10. I could be wrong but I think it is one of

three things. 1) Either they know they are going to lose and just want to see how absolutely fucking crazy they can get and still get some people to vote for them ( for future reference ) or
2) they know they are going to lose and are just letting McCain say any damn thing that pops into his head because it is funny to watch or 3)they've rigged the election so either a or b.

Seriously, this is complete gibberish: "The McCain administration would reserve all savings from victory in the Iraq and Afghanistan operations in the fight against Islamic extremists for reducing the deficit. Since all their costs were financed with deficit spending, all their savings must go to deficit reduction.”

[Pirate Smile]

14. I know. The gibberish from the article which you quoted truly is a

:wtf:

[Cha]

16. JeffDem's explanation in post # 9

makes sense to me.

[AndyTiedye]

11. Aren't the Geezers the Only Age Group He is Winning?

I am sure they will be delighted to give up their Social Security and live on, uh, what?

[Cha]

17. That's the reason I got into politics in 1999

was to make sure my Social Security was there for me and everybody. I have no idea what made my neophyte brain think there would be a problem.

[Jim Sagle]

23. Because you could smell the Republicans a thousand miles away?

;)

[Cha]

24. I did have an instant visceral dislike

for bush.

[Jim Sagle]

32. I wonder why.

[Frances]

12. McCain doesn't need social security;

he dumped his disabled wife and married and super rich heiress.

I don't think most seniors have that option.

[Me.]

25. Doesn't Need It, But Still Collects It

That and his Navy pension

[Kdillard]

13. Please, please let him push this hard.

People really need to see how insane he is.

[redstate_democrat]

18. They're going balls out.

What the hell do they know that the rest of us don't? Because conventional wisdom tells us that any politician proposing to "reform" Social Security (i.e. privatizing) will have his or her ass handed to them come November. So, has anything changed on that front?

[AtomicKitten]

19. In contrast, Obama wants to eliminate federal income tax for seniors making less than 50K.

[redstate_democrat]

20. Boy. Tough decision seniors have this time, huh?

How will they ever decide between these two candidates?


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[AtomicKitten]

21. Oh dear, that's a poser alright! ;)

Obama is reaching into every demographic and making it his bitch.

[nc4bo]

22. ok....i had to come back to digest this, maybe read some other du'er comments....

and try to understand what this is all about. Give me an A for effort.

I have come to the final conclusion and after careful consideration of some of the above explanations, this makes absolutely no good (keyword here) sense to me whatsoever.

Not for mclame and certainly not for those who expect to have a gov'ment pension waiting for them.

Unless of course the repub base is composed entirely of corporate retirees.

[anonymous171]

26. Wow. He has absolutely no political instincts. nt

[Hardrada]

27. I think McSame's positions are basically Psy Ops to

fuck with our minds so as to insure the maximum social disorder and confusion thus taking our minds off what they are really up to. And don't ask me what that is except I'm sure it involves draining away the last of our blood and money.

[anonymous171]

28. Well, he does believe that the Vietnam War was lost solely because of public opinion.

[NattPang]

30. Republicans like to steal.

That's what they are known for.

[NYC_SKP]

29. Typical back asswards thinking. I hope it sinks him. Raise the cap.

Obama has the right plan, keep SS solvent by raising the cap. I've been paying it, and worrying that it would be cut or gone by the time I needed it, for almost 40 years.

[Hamlette]

31. If the wars are financed by deficit spending, how will there be ANY savings when the wars end?

won't that just mean...there will be less deficit spending?

What am I missing here? Or does McCain we think we are that dumb?

[Sherman A1]

33. Perhaps the esteemed Senator McCain could start with the

entitlement program called "The Pentagon" and reign in spending there (say cutting it by 75%) and then it might be worth looking around for other opportunities. I expect that while he is cutting SS he will still be collecting his government disability pension and will happily collect his pension from the Senate and if elected the Presidency.


:argh:

[endarkenment]

34. Obama campaign needs to drive a rail spike right into McSame's Forehead.

The idiot is proposing to pay for tax cuts for the ridiculously rich and war without end on the backs of senior citizens. At the least, the Obama campaign should be able to push McLoser into a massive flip-flopping retraction.

[Max_powers94]

35. That "third rail" keeps him up right

[windoe]

36. Long as he's safe,

screw everybody else.

Hey McCain, how about stopping illegal wars, the drug war, domesting spying to start with, and use those funds for heathcare, SS and...!!!

The wingnuts are out to destroy this country and destroy our lives, how can it be anything else? My brain hurts from trying to apply logic...does not compute....not compute....not compute.....:nuke: