Does Lieberman agrees to phase out Social Security?

[Teaser]

Man it sure looks like it from this:

Yesterday's Congress Daily:

Lieberman 'Listening And Learning' About Private Accounts
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., is undecided about the concept of using payroll taxes to fund private Social Security accounts, bringing to three the known number of Senate Democrats who have yet to publicly rule out the idea. President Bush has made the accounts the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. But other than Rep. Allen Boyd of Florida, no congressional Democrats have formally signed on. While Lieberman has concerns about the idea, he is continuing to study it while hoping for more details on Social Security from the president, a Lieberman aide said today. "He's still in a listening and learning stage and is keeping an open mind, but he does have concerns about private accounts as carve-outs that would potentially undermine the guaranteed minimum benefit and worsen our fiscal health and debt load," a Lieberman aide said today

It seems to me that Lieberman is not getting enough feedback on this. So as a service to DU, the Democratic Party, and our nations seniors, I'll repost joementum's contact info *every day*. You know what to do with it.

Contact "Shaky" Joe Lieberman:

[phone] Voice
[phone] Fax

As an addendum, maybe we can get blogpac to produce some ads targetting joementum's "shakiness".

[Warren Stupidity]

1. so the thugs need one or two more and its a lock.

I despise lieberman. Always have. Wraps himself in phony religious sanctimony and pushes the neocon dlc rightwing agenda at every opportunity.

[cthrumatrix]

9. Jomentum received the "godfather kiss"..... he's sold out

[MNAZ]

12. I agree with your assessment of Lieberman

that's why I couldn't bring myself to vote for Gore in 00.

[punpirate]

2. The mere fact that he's unsure...

... tells me that kiss from Bush has gone to his head. He's in the pocket of the insurance industry (one of the provisions of the Bush plan is conversion of end earnings to annuities) and the accounting industry, which depends, in large part, on work from Wall Street.

Joementum is not a concept acknowledged by science.

[Goldeneye]

3. I say we give him a good piece of our mind.

Lets set up a time for everyone to call and jam his phone line.

[Teaser]

4. Not a bad idea....

his office is closed this weekend. And we need a few days to coordinate and get people on board.

How about Tuesday Morning...10:00 am? I'll put up a poll about this later today if you'd like.

[Goldeneye]

11. sounds good to me.

[dubyaD40web]

5. "ALF's Dad"

I hope the rumor is true about him becoming the next Sec. of Defense. That way, the people of Conn. can elect a REAL Dem!

[Pepperbelly]

6. deceptive thread title imo...

I didn't see him agreeing to that anywhere.

[Teaser]

8. That's why there's a question mark.

We don't know what Joementum wants to do.

[cestpaspossible]

14. The article makes it clear which way he is leaning

and the thread title implies just the opposite.

[OneTwentyoNine]

7. Why not,he voted with them limiting Class action suits to Federal court...

How in the FUCK did Gore ever pick that RW shill as his running mate?? We're running out of Dems in the Senate and Holy Joe votes with Bush nearly every time. God....

[Vinnie From Indy]

10. Instead of JOEMENTUM it should be JOERECTUM

Must have gotten garbled in transmission.

[robbedvoter]

13. Not from this piece, it doesn't. keep a civil tone because you may

produce the opposite effect. he may be Zell Miller on valium, but this comment gives me no reason of concern over THIS issue from him.

[Warren Stupidity]

15. ss is not an investment plan

anybody unsure of this is either stupid, uninformed, or lying. Lieberman isn't stupid or uninformed.

[papau]

16. "open" but against "carve outs" - I do not see a problem- except Joe seems

to work hard against reassuring Dems, as he works equally hard to sound GOP friendly.

The position on SS is not a problem. The reporter mis-understands/mis-states Joe as being one of "3" when his opposition to carve outs takes him out of the Sen Ben Nelson "I'm thinking" group of ONE in the Senate.

The tone needs some work.