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SoCalifer Donating Member (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:03 PM
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Privatizing Social Security?
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) warned President Bush that Democrats now have enough votes to block any passage of Bush's scheme to privatize Social Security. "President Bush should forget about privatizing Social Security. It will not happen. The sooner he comes to that realization the better off we are." said Senator Harry Reid.

**Hats off to Senator Harry Reid**


Source > http://play.rbn.com/?url=demnow/demnow/demand/2005/feb/video/dnB20050202a.rm&proto=rtsp
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:04 PM
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1. :-)
:thumbsup:

:-)
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:04 PM
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2. I hope he is right, that they do have the votes to stop bu$h!
Thanks
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:06 PM
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3. Holy Shnikes!
We shall see... :-)
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:09 PM
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4. Yes, The Word Is PRIVATIZE!
Not "personal accounts," a weak attempt at a euphamism that you'll notice is being used by all bu$hies.
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SoCalifer Donating Member (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:17 PM
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6. Personal Accounts
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) also said: "None of the 44 Democrats in the senate would back a plan that diverts Social Security taxes into accounts that workers would invest into stocks & bonds".

2min's 10sec's into this video source > http://play.rbn.com/?url=demnow/demnow/demand/2005/feb/video/dnB20050202a.rm&proto=rtsp
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:12 PM
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5. Good, and I hope this doomed bill
takes *'s political capital along with it when it goes.
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Pepperbelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:19 PM
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7. Fucking A, Harry.
He's warning them off and doing a hot damn job of it. And he's talking about in REAL language, not made up conservatively-correct newspeak (Private accounts are double-plus good!).

:toast:
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:22 PM
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8. Bush never had the clout as a 4 term lame duck
:smoke: Yo Socalifer!

I really do not think he will pass SS or a gay marriage amendment. He lacks support within his part for these two. Sadly with the democratic leadership appeasing these asses left and right, we will only win on things that other Repugs also reject.

So, thank you Repugs. Your boy IS a lame duck. He is of no benefit to you. Vote for yourselves. It's your job on the line now.
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SoCalifer Donating Member (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:52 PM
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10. :-)
Is that me toking on a dubby in your post DistressedAmerican? hehe :)

This one's for you DistressedAmerican :smoke:

If I am ever in New York, we'll have to :smoke: :smoke:
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:54 PM
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11. I'll see your
:smoke: :smoke: and raise you a :toast: !
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SoCalifer Donating Member (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:55 PM
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12. :-)
:)
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Pepperbelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 12:32 PM
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9. The only difference between how Harry Reid said this rather than Truman
is that Truman would have ended it, "The sooner he gets that through his God dmaned thick head, the better off we'll be."

Harry Reid, I'll take it, though.
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Mountainman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 01:00 PM
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13. Any Dem that would work with repukes or monkey boy on this does not have
our interests at heart and helps keep the repukes in power. The best thing the Dems can do is anything that weakens the chimp and his attempt to turn this into another third world country.
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Pepperbelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 05:57 PM
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14. kick nt
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TexasSissy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 05:58 PM
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15. He should've kept that news under his hat. Why tip 'em off?
I don't get it.
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SoCalifer Donating Member (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 07:42 PM
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16. To Preempt Bush's State Of The Union Speech?
Edited on Wed Feb-02-05 07:43 PM by SoCalifer
I don't know what his reason is to tip his hat, but maybe one reason could be to preempt Bush's state of the union speech and to make Bush squirm during the speech if he brings up social security. :)
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 07:43 PM
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17. I think you may be onto something there.
Get some press time before the Bushathon.
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Carolab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 07:49 PM
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18. Yeah, CHIMPY so STFU! YOU NASTY RAT BASTARD. n/t
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