[PhiKapMom]

Please notify RNC if you see a Scare Campaign going on in your neighborhood!

[PhiKapMom]

Maybe we should be notifying them about the Bush bashing going on here on FR not to mention bashing other Republicans as well that actually got the Bush is Keeping his Base thread pulled! What are they scared of?

Deport and I found that 17% of "Conservatives" voted for Gore in 2000 -- how many of those have now infiltrated FR?

[lowbridge]

Watch Out for Democrat Election Year Scare Campaign in Your Area

Watch out for Demo voting fraud too.

[Captainpaintball]

That memo can be a literal golden sledge hammer in which to mercilessly bludgeon the Democrats this November. If the RNC does not use this letter in a nationwide mega-media blitz to expose the DNC's shameful tactics, I give up.

[LarryLied]

The GOP is raising huge amounts of money for the congressional races in Florida. Kathleen Harris has nearly two million. My rep, Mark Foley is nearing one million. Hope this is occuring in other states. Trouncing the democrats in the fall would be soooo nice.

[ChadGore]

The summer DNC "BOOapalooza" has begun.

[timestax]

bttt !!

[AuntB]

I was recently dealing with a Social Security problem. I contacted a bunch of congresspeople. The only response I got was from Sen. Gordon Smith, Rep. Greg Walden and one Oregon house republican. Not one democrat responded. Yea, they really care. Another thing most people do not realize is that you can work and pay into SS for 40 years, take early retirement for a few years, for whatever reason (mine was to care for a sick relative) and THEN realize you have NO retirement or disability benefits. The last few recent years are all that count. Those 40 years and tens of thousands of dollars paid in are GONE. Here's some more on SS.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-social-security0502may02.story?coll=sns%Dap%

BACKLOG DELAYS SOCIAL SECURITY

By LEIGH STROPE

Associated Press Writer

May 2 2002, 6:01 AM PDT

Washington - Social Security officials say disabled Americans who apply for benefits often must wait two to three years to start receiving them because of a backlog of applications. (Note: Medicare does not kick in for another 2 years after this award!)

SS Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart delivered those findings Wednesday to Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, who requested during Barnhart’s confirmation hearing last year a study of delays in agency operations.

“I think the length of time the disability claims process can take is unacceptable,” Barnhart said. Barnhart said she wants to make chages to the hearing process, including developing shorter forms for favorable decisions…

…It can take as long as 1,150 days to process a disability application, the SSA study said. For about half the time, the applications remain idle because of a huge backlog of cases that haven’t been completed because of legal appeals and other procedures. For example, there were about 200,000 backlogged cases in 2001 at the administrative judge level.

Out of 100 people who apply for disability benefits, on average 40 will be approve in about 125 days, the agency said, based on 2001 figures. About 35 of the 60 applications that were denied will go away, and about 25 will appeal. If a person continues through the entire appeals process, a final decision could come in as long as 1,150 days.

…..The SSA receives more than 2 million applications for disability benefits each year.

“The result is that disabled Americans are left to spend hundreds of days in limbo without critical help.” Baucus said………