DIRECT QUOTE: Bush explaining his Social Security plan

[jswordy]

Tampa, Fla., Feb. 4, 2005

"Because the — all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those — changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be — or closer delivered to what has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the — like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate — the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those — if that growth is affected, it will help on the red."

[bowens43]

1. The man is a blithering idiot

[AllegroRondo]

2. Interference on his earpiece radio?

[Spinzonner]

3. Obviously, one of his better days

He's usually much worse

[CindyDale]

4. All he means is we wanna cut your benefits

Sheesh.

[louis-t]

5. Must have been atmospheric interference

in the earpiece. This is a guy who really doesn't understand what he's saying. Tries to impress people with knowledge he doesn't have, doesn't really understand himself. It's like he was sitting in a boardroom someplace and picked up bits and pieces. Complete phony.

[fob]

6. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you our first "MBA" President.

In this case, MBA means Must Be an Asshole.

[xxqqqzme]

7. thanx 4 posting that.

It is now crystal clear 2 me. I don't understand why more people are not supporting his social security demolition.


And this guy has an MBA????!!!!! It is obvious it was a christmas gift.

[jimshoes]

8. Who else in this galaxy

speaks in sentence fragments? Can anyone honestly say they understood what the hell chimpy said in that butchery of the English language? F'n moron!

[CindyDale]

9. He has to talk that way for fear someone might understand him