Bush to Social Security: Drop Dead

[dweller]

Harvey Wasserman

Let's cut the actuarial doublespeak: Bush comes not to save Social
Security, but to bury it.

Ever since Franklin Roosevelt installed the most successful social program in US
history, far right fanatics of the Bush ilk have been trying to destroy it. They may be
on the brink of succeeding.

Fundamentalist conservatives despise any social welfare program that works. Their
stark ideological crusade demands the dismantling of any program through which
society can exert control over the economy or our common heritage, such as the
natural environment.

Their demand is precisely the opposite when it comes to personal and cultural
behavior. The fundamentalist right WANTS the government (if they control it) to
legislate "morality" when it comes to sexual choice (gay marriage), recreational
preferences (marijuana), women's rights (freedom to choose), free speech (the
Patriot Act), free press (censorship), sexual expression (the FCC), religion (official
prayer), education (evolution), human rights (Guantanamo), the sanctity of life (the
death penalty) and much more.

In other words, in the name of "family values," it's fine to insert the government into
our personal lives.

But when it comes to the economy, it's survival-of-the-fittest Social Darwinism all the
way. The corporate rich are the Elect of God. Any interference with their absolute
power is a heathen affront. To aid those less fortunate is to prolong the existence of
inferior beings who are predetermined for Divine rejection.

read the rest at the Free Press

dp

[infusionman]

1. God is apolitical

He doesn't care what our religious preferences are, that we are gay or straight, or if the right is moral majority, etc...

He cares about...When I was hungry did you feed me, thirsty did you give me to drink, Sick, did you comfort me...That is what God is looking for.

[dweller]

2. self-serving

:kick:

dp

[GOPFighter]

3. One of the ironies of life is...

...the poorer and more insecure people get, the more religious they become. And the more religious people get, the easier it is to control them by controlling the church and the clergy. This Administration understands this well, thus the constant talk of terrorism and their programs that enrich the wealthy and cutting programs that benefit the rest of us.

If Americans allow Bush to turn Social Security over to Wall Street, it will be almost impossible to reverse it in the future. This is the second biggest fight we've faced yet (Iraq being the biggest). We must not lose this one.