Public Views on Social Security Need to Swing Soon, Senator Says

[Rose Siding]

Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the chairman of the Finance Committee, said Monday that if public opinion did not soon begin to swing in favor of President Bush's Social Security plan, it would be an indication that the plan was in trouble.

After a meeting with the other Republicans on his committee, Mr. Grassley repeated to reporters what he has been saying for weeks - that the success or failure of the plan depended on whether the president could persuade voters at the grass roots that the Social Security system was in jeopardy and that his approach was the right way to fix the problem.
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Mr. Grassley, the most important senator on Social Security policy, said that after holding 18 town meetings at home in Iowa last week, he believed that there was still "a lack of understanding" of the issue among his constituents and that if the president did not do a better job of teaching them, "nothing is going to happen."

Right now, he said, "it's too doggone early" to tell if Mr. Bush is making progress. Asked when that might be clearer, Mr. Grassley responded, "Maybe in another two or three weeks I would like to see some movement" in the opinion polls "or you might have some question about the president succeeding."

http://nytimes.com/2005/03/01/politics/01social.html

"it's too doggone early" - Can't you just hear the whine? :D

[hatrack]

1. Senator Dumbass! Paging Senator Dumbass!

Uh, Chuckster, you haven't been paying attention to the polls of late? You have been noticing the public support for "strengthening" :puke: SS drifiting downward around the 20% mark?

It's not GOING to shift anytime soon, you frickin' Republican DUMBASS!!!

[Rose Siding]

4. Oh, it's shifting!

Poll: Social Security plan support drops

WASHINGTON — Only one in three Americans approves of President Bush's handling of Social Security, his lowest rating on the issue since he took office.

A USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll conducted Friday-Sunday found that 35% approved of Bush's Social Security record, 56% disapproved and 9% had no opinion. That was down from three weeks ago, when 43% approved. In March 2001, just after he took office, 49% approved. (Related: Poll results)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61078-2005Feb28.html

This is just Grassley humming the first few notes of the bush scheme's swan song.

[dweller]

2. the only thing the *moron* wants to see swing

is SocSec from a rope.

dp

[coloradodem2005]

3. We don't want Bush's plan to lose support do we?

<sarcasm off>

[stevedeshazer]

5. chuggachuggachuggachuggachuggachugga

chuggachuggachuggachuggachuggachuggachuggachuggachuggachugga

Clue train pulling in to the station!

All aboard!!

[Mountainman]

6. he believed that there was still "a lack of understanding"

The only lack of understanding in with the repukes trying to kill social security.

The people don't trust you fools!

[radfringe]

12. social security toon

Model#Bs-2005 Payola-Pundit-O-Matic http://radfringe.tripod.com/

Social Insecurity http://radfringe.tripod.com/id1.html
or click on Bush Mis-Adminstration menu link on front page

[Mr_Spock]

7. He's the only Repuke who signed the Sibel Edmonds letter

..and he is casting doubt on the SS plan - I'll cut him some slack for nom - maybe about 1/2" :D

[Coastie for Truth]

8. Oh its shifting - but not his way

Santorum took a drubbing in Pennsylvania last week.

And the attempted smear of AARP was a flop.

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. I'm really surprised that the right-wing nuts aren't buying it.

I'm hearing double-doses of their hate talk through their children. I'm shocked that they don't accept everything that falls out of Bush's mouth.

[Undercover Owl]

10. How patronizing.

Grassley implies that the American public need to be "taught" to like the idea because we don't "understand".:grr:

[Mist]

13. The Rethugs forgot to bring the Kool-Aid truck to the town meetings n/t

[Colorado Blue]

11. Listen up, Republicans! It's dead already. Now can we do

something constructive, like figure out the damn budget, which is making the rich richer and the poor, really extremely broke?

AAAARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Plus, they are trying to convince African American voters that, since they theoretically die sooner, S.S. is a bad deal.

They could, of course, try to work on seeing that ALL Americans have better LIVES.

Oh, I can't stand it!