Posted on 02/03/2005 8:59:44 AM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - The standard responses from members of Congress during the president's State of the Union address usually follow a graduated scale of support: from stone silence to polite applause to standing ovation and, finally, the occasional enthusiastic, ``hurrah!''
But as President Bush laid out his case --snip-- he managed to earn a rare response from Democrats that did not bode well for his plans.
They hissed.
Their reaction came when Bush asserted that Social Security is ``headed toward bankruptcy'' -- a point that most Democrats and some analysts dispute.
``When you start out by stating a premise that's factually incorrect, there's no place to go,'' said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose. ``When he doesn't tell the truth, where do you go from there? The system has challenges. It is not bankrupt.''
--snip--
``I didn't sense any olive branches being set out there,'' said Rep. Mike Honda, D-Campbell. ``I don't think that the rest of my colleagues are going to go along with him on the plan he laid out.''
Bush strode into the House chamber Wednesday in arguably the strongest position of his presidency.
--snip--
``This is an issue where the Democrats have a lot of leverage and therefore he needs some of them at least,'' said Joel Aberbach, director of the Center for American Politics and Public Policy at the University of California-Los Angeles.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said in the official Democratic response that his party was willing to work with Bush, but then hammered Bush's Social Security plans.
``We will be the first in line to work with him,'' Reid said. ``But when he gets off track, we will be there to hold him accountable.''
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
The problem with the Democrats is that they can be quoted "Ad nauseam" over the last decade (or longer) warning Americans about the problems with Social Security. They have done nothing but talk about addressing the problem! When President Bush starts to try and find a solution and also move forward in examining a number of options they, The Dinocrats, hiss?
Its time to elect 5 more Republicans to the Senate to move some things forward in an intelligent and worthwhile manner!
Hiss Dinocrats, Hiss! That is all you will be doing for the next few decades
The problem with the Democrats is that they can be quoted "Ad nauseam" over the last decade (or longer) warning Americans about the problems with Social Security. They have done nothing but talk about addressing the problem! When President Bush starts to try and find a solution and also move forward in examining a number of options they, The Dinocrats, hiss?
Its time to elect 5 more Republicans to the Senate to move some things forward in an intelligent and worthwhile manner!
Hiss Dinocrats, Hiss! That is all you will be doing for the next few decades
What do you expect from a part of Dumb DUMS. They make Jr High students look like MIT PHD's.
This article is inept. Hissing is a sign of hate. Its not going to endear anyone.
This article is inept. Hissing is a sign of hate. Its not going to endear anyone.
I thought it was totally embarassing to see adults like like 3 year olds on national television....if they want to do that at their loony convention, thats one thing, but to have this happen when our President is speaking, is disgusting and they all should be kicked out of office...toatally DISGUSTING!!!!
``When you start out by stating a premise that's factually incorrect, there's no place to go,'' ...and who would know this better than the dems?
They are claiming that by 2050, because the system can still payout 70% or so of social security benefits to beneficiaries, that the system is not bankrupt and that the President is loathesome to use that language.
What the RATS do not understand and what we must shout from the rooftops: any moratorium on payments, in whole or in part, legally constitutes bankruptcy.
That's what the dems are counting on. If they let it go to a crisis, they will at last get their beloved tax increase. If it gets fixed, the urgency to raise taxes will be gone.
"Hiss by Democrats sign of challenge for Bush"
Hiss by demoncRATS sign of shiite arses.
Shelia Jackson Lee, she hugged the aisle line to kiss up to Bush when he entered, hissed at him as he spoke, and then rushed back to the aisle line, so as to play kiss up photo opt with him on his way out.
Typical of all the back stabbing, two faced, liberal, leftist, cum-commie demoncRATs.
Hiss affirms that the Looney Left is in firm and total control of the Democrat Party.
4% today and tommorrow EVERYONE will want 8% and so on...
If the Demoncraps are so confident in social security, I recommend they scrap the senate retirement in lieu of social security. If they won't do that, then they are full of it.
Some twit on FOX just said the jeers by the dems shows they are fighting back against the President's plans.
These people have no idea which way is up! They are running around screaming and they don't even know what it's about. And they want to win elections with this policy. They have to be kidding.
Denny Crane: "There are two places to find the truth. First God and then Fox News."
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