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White House yawns at Democratic fire
Washington Times ^ | Sunday, June 16, 2002 | By Donald Lambro

Posted on 06/15/2002 10:52:33 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:45 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Democrats escalated their criticism of President Bush's Social Security reform plan last week, but the White House could not have been happier to see that the attacks are drawing little, if any, media attention.

Struggling to get some news coverage and political visibility for their efforts to make Mr. Bush's personal investment accounts an issue in the congressional elections, Senate Democrats held a press conference Thursday headed by Majority Leader Tom Daschle to denounce the president's proposal in the strongest terms to date.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: socialsecurity
Sunday, June 16, 2002

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1 posted on 06/15/2002 10:52:33 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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2 posted on 06/15/2002 10:53:39 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: JohnHuang2; Tuco-bad
Ever since the Pubbies leaked that they had obtained the email from one Democratic player to her flock that their Social Security attack charges were outlandish lies, but justified, the press has been reluctant to give any of the Democrats' SS charges any media play.

In fact, if the press wasn't covering for the Dems, they would have already hung themselves with their own rope.

Consider that Democrats up to and including their highest ranking Senator gave a press conference anyway even AFTER said smoking gun email memo was leaked!

3 posted on 06/15/2002 11:09:43 PM PDT by Southack
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To: Southack
Good point
4 posted on 06/15/2002 11:13:16 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: Southack
Great point.
5 posted on 06/15/2002 11:58:59 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: all
Excellent point, but don't expect the press to point THAT out!
6 posted on 06/16/2002 12:18:17 AM PDT by sofaman
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To: *Social Security
Bump list
7 posted on 06/16/2002 8:43:01 AM PDT by Free the USA
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To: Southack
"We believe that the benefit cuts proposed by your commission are so drastic

That's it! The Reps want to STEAL the peoples Social Security.

That alone will cost the Reps BIG time in Nov.

8 posted on 06/16/2002 6:56:39 PM PDT by Tuco-bad
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To: JohnHuang2
viable bipartisan process

ROFLOL!!!

9 posted on 06/16/2002 7:01:19 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Tuco-bad
Yawn...
10 posted on 06/16/2002 8:10:41 PM PDT by Southack
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