The more I listen to the, you should excuse me for what are called “debates”, the more I feel like Alice in Wonderland. There seem to be two important strategies. One is to say nothing that might expose the fact that the candidate has a core group of beliefs. The other is to go after the front runner so maybe I can become the one.
A good example of this behavior is the Dems on Social Security. For Gods sake, first take a stand by simply saying, “Heah, the Social Security Trust Fund has been raided by the Federal Government. To make it viable, PLEASE PAY BACK TO THE INSURANCE FUND WHAT WAS TAKEN OUT OF IT.” Just that simple act of paying back what was taken out of the Social Security Fund would make the system viable for the next ten years, Yes, after that we need to make some adjustments, BUT we have time to do that. We are not in the state of melt down as some have suggested. Does anybody remember the presidential debates back in 2000 between Gore and Bush? They proclaimed it to the heavens,”THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND IS A LOCKED BOX.” Talk about “humbug”! That’s what my German born father would said. I like the professor at Princeton who calls it “Bullshit.”
Dems, wake up and stop wringing your hands because we get the distinct impression that you really are not ready to LEAD, and what we need most at this time is LEADERSHIP.
Thank you Kate N.H.W.Y.
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Everybody is waiting for the Dems to wake up. Not only are they asleep but they are dead. The reason? They are part of the same gang as the GOP, only a slightly different branch of the family. They are complicit in the raid on social security. This outrage cannot be blamed on Bush alone. And they are afraid to come out openly for publicly financed health care. Instead they would perpetuate the current insurance companies' health care scam. Hilary Clinton is for "choice" which gives working people the chance to buy insurance from one of the swindlers. Could it have anything to do with the fact that she is funded by some of these companies and their friends in the pharmaceutical industry? For change, don't hold your breath.
I am delighted to see that Bob has come out from behind the shadows and sharing some of his accumulated information with us.
Henry Foner
If all the people who currently are allowed to have their own retirement plans (goverment workers including members of congress and teachers in about 14 states) were required to be part of social security like the rest of us, the problem with social security would disappear. Why are we not insisting that this happen?
Elaine Ercolano
Good for people to know.
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