Santorum takes Bush to task over Social Security strategy

[RamboLiberal]

http://post-gazette.com/pg/05265/575866.stm

Frustrated by Congress' failure to move on Republican plans to address Social Security problems, Sen. Rick Santorum yesterday said he thought that the White House had made a "fundamental error" in handling its public relations campaign to restructure the federal retirement system.

Looking back on the last year, Santorum, R-Pa., said he had struggled to understand President Bush's decision to come out "right after the campaign" -- without allowing the 2004 presidential election fervor to cool -- "with this mandate that you're going to change the sacred cow of the left, who've just been energized beyond belief.

"You've just defeated your opponent, and, you know, you take a 3-iron to the beehive," Santorum said. "You go out there and whack the beehive, and you wonder why all these bees are buzzing around your head. And not only do you whack the beehive, but then you don't do anything for two months."

Santorum, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference as well as head of a Senate subcommittee on Social Security, said that as soon as White House officials told him that they were going to roll out Social Security reform initiatives in 2004, he urged them to construct a plan on the order of a presidential campaign, believing that "it was bigger than anything we've tried to do."

[WI_DEM]

1. Santorum is now trying to distance himself from Bush

but they are both losers.

[SammyBlue]

6. Don't trust it, don't trust it. . .I do not trust it

Santorum (R-Fecal Matter) is too much of a MFer to be sincere in his criticism of Bush. He's had his tongue up Bush's ass more than Faux News.

[VegasWolf]

13. Bush must really be fucked when clowns like Sanitarium run away. nt

[freethought]

2. Forget your Ritalin today, Ricky? n/t

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. But again, all he's attacking is the public relations end

Not the plan itself. He's a fucking douche.

[Carrion]

12. Major League Contaminated Douche Bag

[sui generis]

4. oh I love it - the buzzards are already picking at the corpse

[Arkana]

5. Ricky's attempting to distance himself now.

Sorry, buddy--it ain't gonna work. Everyone knows you're one of the craziest fucks in the Senate, if not THE craziest.

[BeyondGeography]

7. A rare moment of candor and insight

from the soon to be ex-Senator from Pa. It's almost like he's performing an autopsy on himself.

[The_Casual_Observer]

8. That bastard is going to be out of the Senate on his ass next year.

And not a moment to soon. "the sacred cow of the left" indeed.

[Cornjob]

24. He's fading fast here in PA

His poll numbers have continued to sink for months.

Casey is about 10 or 11% ahead as of the latest polls.

Good riddince Rick!

[Burried News]

9. Stay the course Rick. Iraq a good idea? - SS a bad idea?

BBBZZZZZ

"You've just defeated your opponent, and, you know, you take a 3-iron to the beehive," Santorum said. "You go out there and whack the beehive, and you wonder why all these bees are buzzing around your head. And not only do you whack the beehive, but then you don't do anything for two months."

There there Rick have Moma put a poltice on your lumps you big whiney baby.

[tabasco]

10. Wow - he is really desperate !!

The only reason he is suddenly opposed to it is because it doesn't have a chance in hell. You can bet if it had a chance of getting passed, Rickie would be voting whatever GWB told him to. The gutless coward is apparently trying to show that he is "standing up to Bush." LMAO. This guy is the biggest Bush ass kisser in the world. I used to live in PA and I hope the people there kick his ass out on the street.

[Zynx]

11. He's just angry because he looks like he is going to lose his job.

That's all.

[calico1]

14. I'd like to take a 3 iron to the bastard's head.

And I am not a violent person.

[snippy]

20. Then you probably should take less club. Perhaps a 6 iron. n/t

[gatorboy]

15. Bawwahaah! Talk about major flip flop!!!

Becuase in February he seemed pretty keen about the idea.

From a NYT article:

February 23, 2005

CHESTER, Pa., Feb. 22 - Almost no one is a more outspoken advocate of President Bush's Social Security plan than Senator Rick Santorum, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate leadership, who is campaigning across his state this week, trying to get young people to focus on their retirement.

[YDogg]

16. Who's Santorum?

:sarcasm:

[rodeodance]

17. rather whiny isn't he!

[Dave Reynolds]

18. Hello, fellow bees!

Howzit swarmin'?

[JanusAscending]

19. BUZZZZZZZZZZZY

BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZY, BUZZZZZZZZZY !!!!!! ROFLMAO

[fearnobush]

21. "You go out there and whack the beehive,"

You've just defeated your opponent, and, you know, you take a 3-iron to the beehive," Santorum said. "You go out there and whack the beehive, and you wonder why all these bees are buzzing around your head. And not only do you whack the beehive, but then you don't do anything for two months."

And guess What Sen. InSanitorum - WE ARE KILLER BEE'S AND WE'RE PISSED.

[grytpype]

22. "I agreed with the basic idea, but the execution was screwed up by Bush."

Sound familiar? It should.

[wallwriter]

23. Santorum had his tongue up Bush's ass on this...

even though the math was so blatantly false and wrong, even though it was so clearly a screw the poor, screw FDR initiative. NOw it's dead in the water, and little Ricky is in big, big re-election trouble.