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In the aftermath of their November election victory, Democratic leaders have pledged to work on a bipartisan basis to solve the problems facing our nation. In that spirit, I suggest that Democrats and Republicans can successfully work together to create personal savings accounts for all Americans outside the Social Security system, an idea that politicians from both political parties have supported for years and that The Post's editorial page recently endorsed ["Up From the Depths," editorial, Nov. 27]. For the first time since the Great Depression, our country's savings rate has fallen into negative territory, with more than half of...

Raising retirement age or reducing benefits can't be ruled out if the Social Security system is to be saved from going bust, Rep. Charles Rangel said yesterday. "All of these things are on the table to find some way to make certain that Social Security is solvent," said Rangel, who is poised to take control of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Rangel (D-Harlem) discussed the fate of Social Security - which some have estimated will have a cash-flow problem as soon as 2017 and run out of money by 2040 - during a Manhattan breakfast talk sponsored by...

THE PRESIDENCY OF GEORGE W. Bush has three years yet to run, but this season of scandal and disillusionment is an opportune moment for conservatives to start thinking seriously about the post-Bush era--and particularly how to fashion a domestic policy from the wreckage of Bush-style, big-government conservatism. Thanks to the abiding weakness of the Democratic party, Republicans haven't yet paid a political price for insider-friendly appropriation bills, Medicare boondoggles, or the smog of semi-corruption rising from the party's cozy relationship with KStreet. But even if the GOP's majority survives the next election cycle, conservatives shouldn't kid themselves: President Bush's domestic...

Well, it happened friday (July 22nd)when my life came to a sudden stop with me walking on stage at the Atlanta Civic Center with the President of the United States. Just writing this it seems to have been a very sureal moment...I'm having difficulty remembering it all. For some reason I was selected from the state of Georgia to represent seniors and discuss SS reform. It started two weeks ago with repeated phone calls from the WH asking me questions. Funny thing..the first call came in and when I saw it was "unknown caller" I just let the machine pick...

A generation's future hangs in the balanceIf you're in your 20s or 30s, why should you care about retirement when it's more than three decades away? Because if Congress doesn't act now to reform Social Security in this session, our generation will not enjoy one of the most cherished entitlements sought by all working Americans. The problem with Social Security is a simple mathematical issue: There are fewer people paying into the system and more people taking out. And it's getting worse.People are living longer and having fewer children. The result is that the number of workers paying Social Security...

HOUSE MINORITY LEADER NANCY PELOSI VS. HOUSE MINORITY LEADER NANCY PELOSI  In March, Pelosi Was Against "Robbing" Social Security Trust Fund:Pelosi: "We Must Stop Robbing Social Security Trust Fund Of Its Money To Pay For Other Things ..." (Fox News, "Fox News Sunday," 3/6/05) Today, Pelosi Finds "Nothing Wrong" With It:Pelosi: "There's Nothing Wrong With Social Security Lending Money With The Prospect Of Returning It." (Keith Koffler, "Pelosi Says Current System Of Borrowing Surplus Is Sound," CongressDaily PM, 6/24/05)

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THE DEMOCRATS are positively giddy over their success in foiling President Bush's Social Security plan. As a political matter, perhaps they have reason to cheer: Polls show Americans dubious about his proposed changes, and the president appears suddenly open to solutions that do not include his signature personal accounts. Yesterday he blessed a plan by Sen. Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah) to introduce a Social Security bill that tackles solvency and does not offer personal accounts. (He'll do that in a separate measure.) But after the confetti settles, Democrats need to ask themselves: Now what? Having beaten back private accounts, as...

SACRAMENTO — A coalition of media companies and government watchdog groups, reacting to rumors of losses at some big hedge funds, are clamoring to get two of California's biggest public pension funds to disclose more details of their holdings in exotic investments. The California First Amendment Coalition on Tuesday filed requests under the state public records law with the $182-billion California Public Employees' Retirement System and the $63-billion University of California pension and endowment fund, seeking information about debt levels at the hedge funds they invest in. They also ask for data on management fees and types of hedge funds...

DAY 14 AFTER PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES SOCIAL SECURITY PROPOSAL; DEMOCRATS TO CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS: COME UP WITH A PLAN   "Two weeks after President Bush outlined a clear course to permanently strengthen Social Security for future generations, Democrats have yet to offer anything more than angry political attacks. It's disappointing Democrats still don't understand they are the minority party because of their failure to offer a positive agenda, and even former Democrat leaders agree that their party's obstructionism is not a substitute for real ideas.  If Democrats want to maintain any credibility, they need to stop saying 'no' and start coming to the negotiating...

DAY 7 AFTER PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES SOCIAL SECURITYPROPOSAL; PRESIDENT CLINTON TO FELLOW DEMOCRATS: GET A PLAN "Bill Clinton's call to Democrats to stand up and address the issue of Social Security is a refreshing reminder that he and former Democrat Senators Moynihan, Kerrey and Breaux understood the importance of strengthening Social Security. The Pelosi-Reid Democrats of today should learn from their predecessors and set aside their agenda of obstruction. It's not only a losing political strategy, but Americans deserve leaders of both parties who lead with principle rather than partisan antics."-Tracey Schmitt, RNC Press Secretary  President George W. Bush: "[H]ow Come...

A very famous leader said the following. Who was it? The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief.....The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole our relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of a sound policy. It is in violation of the traditions of America. A. Thomas Jefferson B. Ronald Reagan C. Attila the Hun D. The Ultimate Hero...

DAVID BRODER, THE POLITICAL columnist for the Washington Post, wrote last week that President Bush "has become the victim of overreach." Former vice president Al Gore has said Bush and congressional Republicans have a different problem, their "lust for power." Both are wrong. Bush's biggest problem--indeed the striking feature of his second term--is the Democrats' lust for obstruction.They have answered Bush's plans for Social Security reform, his judicial nominations, and even his choice of John Bolton to become United Nations ambassador with lockstep opposition. "There is still potential for the ice to break," a White House official says. And President...

HARRY REID AND THE DEMOCRATS' SOCIAL SECURITY DOUBLE STANDARDDemocrats Have Tried To Keep Themselves And Select Government Workers Out Of Social Security System ______________________________________________   "Senator Reid has asserted that Social Security is the 'most successful program in the history of the world,' yet he wrote legislation allowing himself and other members of Congress to stay out of the Social Security system. While the President is working to reform Social Security for future generations, it's unfortunate that Harry Reid is playing partisan politics instead of being part of a policy solution. Political expediency is not an agenda."-Brian Jones, RNC Communications...

PRESIDENT BUSH NEEDS AN EXIT strategy on Social Security. With luck, he may never have to use it. There's still a chance a sweeping reform bill will pass this year. But despite Bush's valiant efforts to sell Congress and the nation on the idea of modernizing Social Security, the prospects are dim. History will surely vindicate Bush for trying to solve a serious national problem before it becomes a staggering mess. What's required now, however, is that he be ready to accept defeat in a manner that saves Republicans from losses in the 2006 election and allows him to pursue...

"SILLY SOCIAL SECURITY THING"? Democrats Too Busy To Work With President To Strengthen Social Security ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   Democrats Have Other Priorities Than Social Security:   Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) Said She's Got "More Important Things To Ask About Than This Silly Social Security Thing." "Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) managed to stir up some trouble last week at the Joint Economic Committee hearing chaired by Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.). Testifying before the committee was Harvey Rosen, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Sanchez was evidently fed up with the contents of the hearing. 'I've more important things to ask about...

Washington -- Who killed Social Security overhaul? A: Harry Reid. B: George W. Bush. C: AARP. D: Monica Lewinsky. Answer: D. Seven years ago, the first Baby Boomer president traveled the country to warn that his generation's impending retirement -- 76 million people, equal to the populations of California, Texas and Florida combined -- would bankrupt the generations to follow. "It would be unconscionable if we failed to act," President Bill Clinton said at a forum in 1998, when he made fixing the nation's retirement program a top priority of his second term. Clinton's efforts then, in light of President...

Sometimes you need to be reminded of where you came from to understand where you're going. The Club for Growth is giving one senator such a reminder today with the launch of an ad campaign designed to send a simple message: Higher taxes are not the answer for Social Security reform. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina came to the Senate with a strong record of cutting taxes to support increased freedom and economic growth. But in the debate on Social Security reform, Mr. Graham has suffered a sort of economic amnesia. He is proposing a large tax increase, in...

About 6 million, or 4% of American workers, largely in government jobs, don't pay the taxes or get the pension - and most prefer it so. In some plans for revamping Social Security, there's a call to make the system mandatory.You're forgiven if you thought it already was.Roughly 4 percent of American workers - as many as six million - are outside the system. And most of them have no desire to get in.The vast majority are state and local employees, including members of police and fire departments in Philadelphia and throughout the country.Most state and municipal workers in most...

More Americans Support Call To Strengthen Social Security  _______________________________________________________________________ A Glimpse At What Is Being Said Across The Country About Strengthening Social Security: NEBRASKA  “The AARP’s Position Didn’t Sit Well With All Those Attending. At Least One Audience Member Said He Was ‘Mad At AARP.’” (Henry J. Cordes, “AARP Leaders Gear Up For ‘The Fight Of Our Lives,’” Omaha World-Herald, 3/24/05) “Another Attendee, Retired Creighton University Professor Douglas Mallenby, Said He Didn’t See Anything Wrong With Letting Young People Invest Part Of Their Taxes.” (Henry J. Cordes, “AARP Leaders Gear Up For ‘The Fight Of Our Lives,’” Omaha World-Herald, 3/24/05) Mallenby: “[Young People] Are...

SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV) VS. SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV)_______________________________________________________   ON MONDAY, REID SAID WE NEED TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY Reid: "After All, There Is No More Positive Agenda Than Saving Social Security." (Sen. Harry Reid, Op-Ed, "First, Put Aside GOP Plan," USA Today, 3/21/05) BUT ON WEDNESDAY, REID SAID SOCIAL SECURITY CRISIS IS IN "THE MINDS OF REPUBLICANS"  Reid: "Today's Report Confirms That The So-Called Social Security Crisis Exists In Only One Place: The Minds Of Republicans. In Reality, The Program Is On Solid Ground For Decades To Come." ("Social Security Outlook Unchanged: Trustees," Reuters, 3/23/05) 

Progress for America Voter Fund Launches Fourth National Social Security Ad: Stopwatch The $1 million national TV buy is part of a $4.85 million March media and grassroots campaign. 3.22.05Laura Braden DlugaczProgress for AmericaWASHINGTON - Progress for America Voter Fund launched a powerful new ad challenging Democrats to present plans to reform and save Social Security. The ad is entitled "Stopwatch" and began running today in a national cable television buy costing $1 million. This 30 second ad will run for approximately 1 ½ weeks on national cable channels, complimented by a grassroots program designed to educate lawmakers and the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEMORANDUM TO REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM: Chairman Ken Mehlman RE: Latest Trends in the Social Security Debate DATE: March 22, 2005As the President and Congress have debated Social Security reform over the past couple of months, certain trends have emerged. Americans have learned more about the problems facing the current system, and thus, are more likely to recognize the need for changes in the future, including Personal Retirement Accounts. The following points are clear: First, more people have come to understand the structural problems facing Social Security’s solvency over the last two months, and thus, the...

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Barely a third of the public approves of the way President Bush is dealing with Social Security," writes the Washington Post's Richard Morin, "and a majority says the more they hear about Bush's plan to reform the giant retirement system, the less they like it, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll." Yet inside the same Post poll, there is news that 56 percent of those surveyed say they would support "a plan in which people who chose to could invest some of their Social Security contributions in the stock market," which is the centerpiece of the president's...

A GOP source close to the Social Security debate tells me, “the battle for personal accounts is over.” “Even though the president will keep pushing it and no one is coming out to say it publicly, most Republicans are already resigned to believe that privatization won’t happen.” “The president is going to take the compromise of add-on accounts, reduced benefits and a payroll tax cap increase and claim victory. Fiscal conservatives and party hard-liners are not going to be happy with this bill at all.” The source believes there is still “some hope” that the House will pass a bill...

ASHINGTON, March 6 - Just five years ago, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut was praised for his cross-party appeal as the vice presidential candidate on a Democratic ticket that won the popular vote.Now some in Mr. Lieberman's home state wonder if he qualifies as a Democrat at all.In recent weeks, he has angered Democratic activists nationwide for expressing a willingness to work with President Bush to change Social Security. Critics say that is just his latest act of disloyalty to the party. He already had supported the war in Iraq and Mr. Bush's cabinet choices - and received a...

WASHINGTON - After a week sampling public sentiment, Republican congressional leaders stressed support Tuesday for President Bush (news - web sites)'s plans to remake Social Security (news - web sites) but conceded final action may not be possible this year. Slideshow: Social Security   "This is the mother of all issues," said House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, adding that opponents of the president's plans "are better organized than we are." DeLay, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and numerous other GOP lawmakers said Bush's public campaigning has begun to show results. "People have bought into the fact that we have a...

Radio HypocrisyBy FrontPageMagazine.com | March 1, 2005 The move is on to vilify those who support President Bush's Social Security reform package. The New York Times recently demonized the group USA Next as Republican operatives -- with, gasp, ties to some of the same lobbyists as the Swift Boat Vets. Last week, Lizz Winsted and Rachel Maddow, hosts of Air America radio’s Unfiltered morning program, followed the same template. However, what they omitted said as much about Air America as their demagogic attack. Like the NYT, the leftist hosts tied USA Next to the Swift Boaters (the Left's worst nightmare)....

Congressional Town Halls Elevating Social Security Discussion, Economic Indicators Reach Historic Thresholds And President Bush Makes Historic Trip ________________________________________________________________________________   Congressional Town Hall Meetings Elicit Praise For President Bush's Efforts To Strengthen Social Security:  The President's Positive Message Changes Perceptions On Social Security During Town Hall Events:   Pennsylvania Kerry Voter Jennifer Claus Converted On Social Security After Hearing Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) Speak: "I liked his idea of ownership... I was very pleased by the presentation. ... I feel the current system is stable, but if you do look at the number of people coming into the program and...

Pelosi calls privatization plan a 'rip-off' She talks to seniors about Social Security plan at meeting in S.F. Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer Thursday, February 24, 2005 Democratic Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, launching what she vowed will be an aggressive effort against President Bush's Social Security privatization, told cheering supporters in San Francisco on Wednesday that the plan is a costly "diversionary tactic'' by the administration and a blatant "attempt to divide the generations" on the values of a crucial social program. "It's absolutely stunning, the rip-off that it is,'' Pelosi told a town hall meeting on Social...

In 1945 Clement Attlee led the British Labour Party to victory over Winston Churchill's Conservative Party. He then proceeded to socialize much of the British economy, for he believed that "the creation of a society based on social justice . . . could only be attained by bringing under public ownership and control the main factors in the economic system." Labour's goal was to get rid of the waste and irrationality that, in the socialist view, doomed market economies to failure. Fast forward six decades, and you hear an Attlee echo--Sen. Hillary Clinton telling a California audience last summer that...

REID AND SCHUMER MISCALCULATE SOCIAL SECURITY PROBLEMYou Can’t Count On The Senators’ Faulty, Liberal Calculations, Or Trust Their Social Security Record "Senators Reid and Schumer have no credibility when it comes to Social Security. Not even their newfound calculator designed by a Democrat operative can hide the fact that both Reid and Schumer have voted to raise taxes on Social Security recipients. As someone who was previously for personal accounts but is now against them, it's clear that Senator Reid’s record on Social Security is as questionable as his new ‘calculations."’-Brian Jones, RNC Communications Director SENS. HARRY REID (D-NV)...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tracey Schmitt 202-863-8614“While Democrats attack the President's bold leadership to strengthen Social Security, they fail to calculate their own cost of doing nothing. Their inaccurate claims are based on false assumptions and their failure to offer any alternative to the President's leadership is troubling. When it comes to Social Security, it's sad that some Democrats prefer to engage in attack politics over substantive policy discussions.”- Tracey Schmitt, RNC Press Secretary  Democrats Have No Plan For Social Security – Except To Roll Back Tax Cuts: “House And Senate Democrats Have Decided Against Introducing An Alternative Social Security Reform...

SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY) FALSELY CLAIMS PRESIDENT CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE NEVER SAID SOCIAL SECURITY WAS IN CRISIS   Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Today:Sen. Schumer: "I Don’t Believe [President Clinton Or Vice President Gore] Used The Word ‘Crisis.’" Fox’s Neil Cavuto: "Could I ask you this Senator -- if it was a concern for Al Gore when he was Vice President and Bill Clinton when he was President that he we had to shake up and do something different about the system nearly a decade ago, why is it not now? Sen. Schumer: "Well, they -- I don't believe...

White House Lobbyists Estimate a Third of Opposition Will Provide Occasional SupportWASHINGTON -- From the tone in the capital lately, you might think President Bush couldn't expect support from any Democrat in Congress.In the past few days, the Democratic Party made Bush critic Howard Dean its chairman, and top House Democratic tax writer, Rep. Charles Rangel, pronounced the president's Social Security plan "dead." Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid recently upbraided the White House for personally attacking him through the Republican National Committee.But in fact there are some Democrats who may yet help Mr. Bush accomplish parts of his agenda. "We...

Font Size: AARP Invests in Hypocrisy By James K. Glassman  Published   02/15/2005  The President has made fixing Social Security his number-one domestic objective, but the fight won't be easy -- in part because of fierce opposition by the AARP, the seniors' lobby, with 35 million members. The AARP is using an old strategy: trying to scare the wits out of old people. The organization's executives want its members to think that Social Security will be destroyed by offering young people the option of personal accounts. The President's plan will likely allow workers to put up to four percentage points...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Jones 202-863-8614 “The Campaign for America’s Future is relying on fabrications and false assumptions in its political attacks against President Bush’s efforts to preserve Social Security for future generations.  The realities are President Bush has pledged not to change benefits for Americans over 55 years old and Social Security will go bankrupt unless action is taken.  If this out-of-the-mainstream interest group really cares about the future, it should stop misleading voters and start campaigning to modernize Social Security.” - Brian Jones, RNC Communications Director  Campaign For America’s Future (CAF) Underestimates Potential Market Gains From Personal Retirement...

FRIDAY FACTSStrong Support For President Bush And His Social Security Policies, Senate Passes Class Action Lawsuit Reform And More Positive Economic Indicators ________________________________________________________________________________ New Polls Show Concern For Social Security And Support For Personal Accounts: Newsweek: “Young People, Having Little Faith That Social Security Will Be There For Them Anyway, Are The Most Willing To Overhaul The System.” (Marcus Mabry, “Newsweek Poll: Bush’s Next Campaign,” Newsweek Online, http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6918265/site/newsweek/, Accessed 2/9/05) 62% Of 18-34 Year Olds Believe That Social Security Will Not Be There For Them When They Retire. (Newsweek Poll, 1,009 Adults Nationwide, Conducted 2/3-4/05, Margin Of Error +/- 3%) “Fifty-Three...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tracey Schmitt 202-863-8614TO: RNC Members FROM: RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman RE: Social Security: Good Policy and Good Politics DATE: February 11, 2005 While modernizing Social Security was once considered "touching the third rail" of American politics, today Social Security reform is not only good policy, it's also good politics. A majority of Americans agree with the President that reform is needed and personal retirement accounts (PRAs) are a good idea. Support for PRAs and reform is particularly high among ticket splitters, swing voters and some groups that historically vote Democrat.Americans Overwhelmingly Agree With President Bush: Social...

A common tactic in political debate is to set up "straw men" and then knock them down. It is easy to win a debate this way — assuming people believe your assertions.     "Straw men" are phony assertions about what your opponent stands for or about the policies he/she advocates. In other words — falsely assert your opponent proposes something awful — and then remind folks you stand for motherhood and apple pie.     Opponents of Social Security reform are using this tactic in an attempt to convince Americans that Social Security is in perfect shape just as it is. Or, at...

PRESIDENT Bush will succeed in his Social Security changes because he has skill fully drafted them in such a way that the only voters who are affected support his proposal — while the ones who oppose it won't be affected by it. Pollster Scott Rasmussen reports that support for private investment skews dramatically by age group. Those aged 18 to 29 back it by 65 percent to 22 percent. Thirtysomething voters support it by 63-28; those in their 40s, 59-30. But voters between the ages of 50 and 64 oppose the private-investment option by 49-41, and those over 65, by...

REP. HAROLD FORD JR. (D-TN): "[T]he Democrats Are Going To Have To Get A Better Message On Social Security ... Our Only Response Cannot Be To Say, 'No.'" (Chuck Babington and Mike Allen, "Bush's Address Wins Over Few, If Any, Democrats," The Washington Post, 2/3/05)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Jones 202-863-8614 WASHINGTON - RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman today announced that the RNC is beginning a grassroots petition drive in all 50 states to demonstrate the nation’s broad-based support for preserving Social Security and is launching a website, www.preservingsocialsecurity.com, discussing President Bush’s Social Security vision. The petition drive will be assisted by state parties and fueled by the 1.4 million volunteers that helped re-elect the President. It will enable citizens to ask Republican and Democrat Senators to support President Bush and can be signed online at www.preservingsocialsecurity.com/#petition.“The petition drive is a great opportunity for Congress...

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTIN A CONVERSATION ON STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY   North Dakota State University Fargo , North Dakota      THE PRESIDENT:  Thanks for coming out.  Please be seated.  Thanks for coming.  The Governor told me -- he said, you come over here to North Dakota , we might be able to get a few people around to discuss Social Security.  I said, okay, I'll come.  (Applause.)  Governor, looks like you got more than a few.       I'm honored so many came out to hear what I think you're going to find to be an interesting discussion about a very important issue. ...

DEMOCRATS ISSUE SEVERE WARNING FOR PRESIDENT’S OPTIMISTIC AGENDARadar Shows Dems Leading An Ever Expanding Obstructionist Front_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “On a night when millions of Americans came together in applauding President Bush’s goals of winning the War on Terror, growing our economy and preserving Social Security, Harry Reid and the Democrats offered only politically motivated attacks and obstruction. Democrat leaders provided a window into the state of their party tonight, showcasing pessimism over progress.”-Ken Mehlman, RNC Chairman   HARRY REID PREDICTS CLOUDY FORECAST FOR PRESIDENT’S AGENDA  Reid Misrepresents The President’s Social Security Plan And Then Promises To Block It. “The Bush [Social Security]...

But while the speech -- his fourth such address -- will be important, especially in terms of shaping public opinion on the looming Social Security debate, the reality is that the president will rely much less upon the State of the Union and other such "major speeches" as a driving factor in shaping public opinion than most recent presidents. Indeed while most television age presidents from LBJ (civil rights) to Bill Clinton (welfare reform) have used big events like the State of the Union or even special prime time national television addresses to rally public opinion in support of their...

"Hell no, we won't go" is the wrong liberal approach on Social Security reform.The late Pat Moynihan used to joke when I asked him why liberals were so reluctant to consider changing Social Security so that it guaranteed wealth as well as income: "It's because they worry that wealth will turn Democrats into Republicans." Leaving aside that possible correlation, it will be a shame if liberal voices, values and ideas are not brought into the debate initiated by President Bush's Social Security reform proposal. To make certain the reforms are done correctly liberal thinking is urgently needed.There is no doubt...

IN HIS inaugural address, President George W. Bush invoked the name of my grandfather, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as part of his campaign to privatize Social Security. Similarly, a political organization supporting that drastic change recently ran a television commercial using a newsreel clip showing President Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law. The implication that FDR would support privatization of America's greatest national program is an attempt to deceive the American people and an outrage. President Roosevelt founded Social Security for very basic but important reasons. He believed that the only enemy that could ever defeat the United...

SENATE DEMOCRATS MAKE MOCKERY OF SOCIAL SECURITY HEARINGDorgan And Reid Use Handpicked Witnesses At Taxpayer Funded Hearing To Claim There is No Social Security Crisis___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Dorgan and the Democrats' 'hearings' today deserve an 'A' for stagecraft and an 'F' for honesty. The partisan Democrat Senators starring in this taxpayer-funded farce shamefully sacrificed their credibility by contradicting their previous warnings of the danger facing Social Security if action is not taken. While Sen. Dorgan and the Democrats are playing political games, President Bush and Republicans in Congress are working to preserve Social Security for future generations.”-Brian Jones, RNC Communications Director DEMOCRAT...