Posted on 10/17/2007 1:02:05 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
The GOP’s best position on social security is simple: “The Dems are in control of Congress. If they pass something that will fix the social security system, then I’ll sign it.”
It’s a safe position to take, because of course, unless the Dems pass a $10 trillion tax increase, or cut benefits by $10 trillion, or some combination of the two, he will never have to sign anything.
I think Rudy has now far exceeded Mitt in any flip flopping.
Heck, I think he’s even surpassed John Kerry! (Hard to do!)
Geesh girl. I waiting for him to up the ante and offer $10,000 to every kid born in the US. Show Shrillary up to be a tightwad.
Bucks for all!
We need to get more candidates. Then we wouldn’t even have to go to work, ever.
The Democrats are never going to cut anyone’s benefits. By saying he would not raise SS taxes to get a fix, Rudy is leaving himself open to the Democrats ginning up all the greedy geezers to vote AGAINST him IMO.
Replace that pic with Rudy's and he'd be all for it! LOL.
Replace that pic with Rudy's and he'd be all for it! LOL.
No doubt. Now that would be a political opportunists “marriage made in heaven”.LOL
Nonsense. The Dems say there is nothing wrong with social security. How can they now conclude that by ruling out a tax increase, he’s effectively opted to cut benefits?
The Democrats do NOT say there is nothing wrong with SS. They claim the program doesn’t need to be overhauled or changed, just another of the usual fixes of kicking the can farther down the road is all it needs. They claim that the fix is going to be higher taxes or benefit cuts, or a combination of both. Since Rudy has effectively ruled out a tax hike to fix the problem, that leaves a benefit cut as his solution. I’m sure the Democrats are already cutting commercials to run to scare seniors if they can get him the Republican nomination.
I remember well another pubbie Presidential hopeful making almost the same promise! It started out like, "Read my lips................".
The Club for Growth sure has them all on their best behavior today. It’s just like it is when the Dummies go to the KOS convention.
If that’s the case, then all of the GOP contenders are toast because they’ve all said they would not increase taxes. I don’t buy it though. It’s only when you actually propose a social security fix that it becomes a problem. Some of the candidates have done that, but not Rudy. There really is no way to fix social security at this late date anyway. The only thing you can do is say that you will work with Congress, but won’t sign a tax increase. It’s up to Congress to fix this problem anyway. The Dems have been the roadblock, so there is no point in the President proposing anything.
Why won’t they just vote for their betters, these cow-pie kicking boot-scooters, then they can go back to handling snakes or making moonshine or whatever it is these yokels do in this midwestern hell-hole . . . where are we again?
The mike’s on? fuggedabout it! Really?
It’s really great to be here, in America’s Heartland!
Why on 9-11, when I was lifting steel beams off . . .
That is a big difference between Hillary and him. Hillary ruled out personal accounts and any privatization.
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