Lawmakers take fight over Social Security to voters

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Lawmakers take fight over Social Security to voters

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By Steven Thomma and James Kuhnhenn, Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON - Carefully coached and scripted, Republicans and Democrats from Congress will fan out across the country this week to talk to their constituents about overhauling Social Security (news - web sites).

Republicans will head home armed with advice on how to sell President Bush (news - web sites)'s proposal to create new private investment accounts - including which words to use, how to appeal to the young and the old, and suggested answers for likely questions.

Democrats will highlight a new Internet-based calculator to show constituents how much they might lose under Bush's proposal. They also will pack a "tool kit" of talking points and a script to use when inviting people to town-hall meetings.

These unusual levels of preparation underscore the stakes as Congress takes a weeklong President's Day recess to talk to constituents about Social Security, the lawmakers' first real opportunity since Bush made the issue the domestic centerpiece of his second term.


The rest of the article lists key words that are included in the scripts they will be using. I'd like to find who are the democrats who are 'spreading out' to talk consituents into embracing this.

[whistle]

1. I agree, neither Bush nor any other elected official has the right

...to alert Social Security in a way that causes greater harm than good for all working Americans, put it to a vote by the people!

[Cha]

2. I like the "Airgram" that AARP

put out to its members on this..

"THE SOLUTION SHOULDN'T BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM-
NO PRIVATE ACCOUNTS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY DOLLARS!"

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3. when it's our $$, we know a shell game when we see it. DOA.