Pickles connects the dots between 9/11 and Bush's Social Security Plan

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,146088,00.html

WASHINGTON — FOX News' Carl Cameron spoke with first lady Laura Bush on Tuesday about the campaign to make women more aware of heart disease, the elections in Iraq and President Bush's State of the Union message.

CAMERON: You mentioned the State of the Union. Of course you'll be watching from the audience tomorrow as the president speaks to Congress. So what's in it?

LAURA BUSH: And he'll also be tackling some very difficult and challenging problems that we have domestically. And certainly Social Security — he's going to talk about that. And I think that's really important. It's an important issue to face. I think one of the things we've learned from Sept. 11 and other issues that we face in our country, is that we need to deal with problems as they occur, rather than pushing them to the backburner and waiting until the problems become acute. And Social Security is one of those problems that right now, people who are on Social Security are perfectly secure with their checks. They'll continue to get their checks. But as the baby boomers age and we have more and more people on Social Security, and fewer and fewer younger workers paying into Social Security, we will have a problem. And I think the American people expect their elected officials to work with each other to face problems, to try to solve problems, to not try to make politics out of every one of those problems. But instead to work with each other on it. And that's what the president wants to do with the members of the United States Congress.

[musette_sf]

1. Notice the thought of dealing with problems

before they become problems never occurs to them. (Like, um, stopping at a stop sign, for instance.)

Actually, it does occur, but they like to react amidst chaos. It suits their goals.

[ComerPerro]

3. ouch. LOL

Well, they only way they can opeate is amid chaos. That way, everyone is too panicked to notice what a lousy, half-assed job they are doing.

[74dodgedart]

9. How about dealing with Peak Oil before it becomes a problem ?

[musette_sf]

10. too late?

Are you a Ruppert fan? I'm trying to read "Crossing the Rubicon" right now, and it is just so damn depressing.

[fob]

14. Double OUCH! And good one btw.

and this;
"...to not try to make politics out of every one of those problems"

from the most political fucking tyrant ever installed as President. What was it that Paul O'Niell (I think it was him) said, something like "they don't even have a policy wing of the admin, it's ALL political!"

fuck you pickles.

[74dodgedart]

2. How about dealing with problems that already exist ?

Like the budget deficit, medicare, rising health costs, etc...

[SCDem]

4. exactly what I was thinking

or $9 billion unaccounted for in Iraq

[Verve]

7. Don't forget the war. n/t

[TheFarseer]

5. I say we deal with the problem of alien invasion now

Why wait til it's a problem? When those green bastards have landed on your lawn and they're raping your wife and giving you an anal probe is not the time to start thinking about what to do incase of alien invasion!

[Turbineguy]

6. She left out:

He'll also be wanking his pud behind the lectern, so look for funny expressions on his face!

[blueheeler]

8. Do you ever wonder?????

How this woman, who has supposedly pledged her life to learning and being a teacher, can see this mans education policy and not be offended by what it does to children? And what about the daughter who got so much exposure for going to teach the ghetto children? WOW!!!

[CoffeeCat]

11. Why do some refer to LB as "Pickles"? (n/t)

[loudsue]

19. "Pickles" is the nickname that bush gave his wife......

Probably left over from the days when he was too drunk or coked out to remember who he married.

:kick::kick:

[Az_lefty]

12. Like ignoring terrorist threats until we're attacked?

we need to deal with problems as they occur, rather than pushing them to the backburner and waiting until the problems become acute.

[bullimiami]

13. pickles, i dont know if your a lying deviant like your husband

or just dumb as dirt.

i dont see a third option.

[BlueInRed]

15. I sure wish Al Gore would come out and say "LOCKBOX"!

This would be a perfect subject for Al to talk about with authority.

[xxqqqzme]

16. vapid - reading LB speak is

like trying to read the air. Why does saurove trot her out? Reading the quote - the word vapid suddenly appeared in my mind's eye. It describes her perfectly.

Love the 'candid' picture - what's monkey turd signing the WH guest book?

[KissMeKate]

17. dumb bitch spouts talking points like a trained poodle.

she should be ashamed of herself.

[fryguy]

18. is there nothing they wont link to 9/11?

and here I thought they were the ones talking about not politicizing the event......

"Pot, meet Kettle. You know what to call him....."

[loudsue]

20. Social Security could be fixed much more cheaply, and more simply if they

just lifted the maximum salary where people quit having social security taken out of their checks....which I believe is now $87,000/yr...or 84, or something like that.

If they just made sure that ALL salaried employees -- no matter WHAT amount they made -- had the same percentage taken out of their check, and matched by the company -- then it would totally fund social security, forever.

Instead, they want to spend TWO TRILLION dollars re-vamping it into privatized accounts!!!

If they just lifted the maximum salary cap, then all those people making over $87,000/yr. would be paying more into the system, as well as those CEOs that are making $9 MILLION a year... let's see... what is 14% of $9 Million??? That is a chunk of change that would easily fund social security, if everybody in this country was treated equally!

I say we quit giving people that make over $87,000/yr a totally unnecessary advantage. I say that they should keep paying into social security every month like the rest of us!

:kick::kick::kick: