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Congressional Republicans Agree To Launch Social Security Campaign (104-page playbook)
Washington Post .com ^ | 1/31/05 | Mike Allen

Posted on 01/30/2005 7:53:48 PM PST by Libloather

Congressional Republicans Agree To Launch Social Security Campaign
By Mike Allen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, January 31, 2005; Page A04

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Congressional Republicans, after three months of internal debate, this weekend launched a months-long campaign to try to convince constituents that rewriting the Social Security law would be cheaper and less risky than leaving it alone, as the White House opened a campaign to pressure several Senate Democrats to support the changes.

The Republicans left an annual retreat in the Allegheny Mountains with a 104-page playbook titled "Saving Social Security," a deliberate echo of the language President Bill Clinton used to argue that the retirement system's trust fund should be built up in anticipation of the baby boomers' retirement.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 104page; agree; campaign; congressional; launch; playbook; republicans; security; social; socialsecurity
I hope Sosha Security gets fixed before the next millennium...
1 posted on 01/30/2005 7:53:48 PM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

I saw a report on ABC and according to them there is absolutely nothing wrong with socialistic Insecurity. They did not have a single person on the "news report" that uttered a single word to the contrary. If that isn't left-wing 'Rat propaganda, I don't know what is.


2 posted on 01/30/2005 7:58:48 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: Libloather

"Saving Social Security,"

ROFL The proper title should be: How to Screw the Boomers and Get Away With It.

Hopefully not all Boomers are morons and will vote their sorry a##$s out of office.


3 posted on 01/30/2005 8:11:37 PM PST by ETERNAL WARMING (We have the best politicians corporate money can buy)
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To: ETERNAL WARMING
I've already told my Congress critters that if they vote for this rip off they can start looking for a new job.
4 posted on 01/30/2005 10:35:23 PM PST by LPM1888 (What are the facts? Again and again and again -- what are the facts? - Lazarus Long)
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