Isebrand

Wow! Bu$h keeps coming up with even MORE ways to talk about his bad ideas! What a talent this chimp has!

President Bu$h had a press conference! Remember those? They're those things that President Clinton and even Reagan used to have a lot, and this president never does.

"All the president did tonight was confirm that he will pay for his risky privatization scheme by cutting the benefits of middle-class seniors," said Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada and Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California."

Thanks God for Harry and Nancy! At least someone's making some sense out there. Lord knows, it isn't Bu$h who's making any sense!

From the AP article: "Bush spoke as White House officials issued written material saying the type of change he had in mind could be accomplished with a 'sliding scale benefit formula.'" Oooooooo! Written material! Ooooooooo! A sliding scale! Isn't that something like a slippery slope, Mr. President? Like, a slippery slope into poverty, maybe? Jeez.

Is this guy for real? Well, unfortunately he thinks he is. Lord, God in heaven, has the idea of President Kerry ever looked so good as it does tonight?

I smell smoke. And I think it's coming from something Bu$h is inhaling.

Two words: Poor Laura.

Social Security is at risk from Bush's irresponsible spending, not from any flaws in the program

(originally posted on Isebrand.com 1.0)

by IseFire - Wed 04/06/05 6:00 am EST

The April 8, 2005 issue of The Week has this great summary of a commentary by Douglas Pike of The Philadelphia Inquirer regarding Social Security and the solution to risks to the program:

"It's called fiscal responsibility. During the Clinton administration, Democrats made a point of curbing government spending and balancing the budget, without raiding Social Security surpluses. "That discipline ended soon after George W. Bush rode into town with his Harvard MBA. Bush's ruinous combination of "reckless" tax cuts, unfunded wars, and massive spending has made a mess of the federal budget and forced him to "raid" the Social Security till. If Bush wants to "save" Social Security in 2041, he ought to stop sacking and pillaging our nation's fiscal future. "Balancing the budget doesn't require genius; it just takes backbone."

Yes, Social Security is under threat...from George W. Bush.