New GOP Agenda Debuts: Cut Benefits And Privatize Social Security

[ProSense]

New GOP Agenda Debuts

Josh Marshall

Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) was on Chris Matthews show a few moments ago and rolled out his idea for the Republican platform to get the federal budget into line: cut benefits and for everybody now under 55 and privatize the program like President Bush tried to do in 2005.

Here's the full video.

Rep. Hensarling Advocates Cutting Benefits And Privatizing Social Security

[Clio the Leo]

1. "The rest of the federal budget will be reserved for....."

"... impeaching Obama." :)

[vaberella]

2. Tweety always manages to make Repubs go into damage control. Gotcha media.

The idiot basically killed the GOP a bit more. At this point it's beating a dead horse---or in this case elephant.

[ProgressOnTheMove]

13. ...

[martymar64]

3. Nothing new about that agenda, same bullshit they always peddle

I really wonder why they even bother. The age of the internet has allowed so many to tear their little schemes to shreds, yet still they persist. And they will continue to lose as long as we remind the public that it was them that got us it this mess to begin with.
They are so pathetic.

[ProSense]

4. Yeah, this was the better headline

Back To The Future
House GOPers: Cut Benefits And Privatize Social Security

[Skittles]

5. rat bastards

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Gee, what an innovative thinker Hensuckling must be.

No one ever thought of that before.

[rasputin1952]

7. He's just signed onto political suicide...

Go back to your District Congressman, tell your constituents that all of the money they put into SS over the years is about to vanish...nice to see an unemployed R...:evilgrin:

[bullwinkle428]

8. Nice to see the Reupkes always coming up with shiny new ideas!

:sarcasm:

[harun]

9. How the hell do these bozo's get more than 3% of the vote?

[BlueIdaho]

10. One... More... Time...

These guys love their golden oldies...

[TomCADem]

11. Deja Vu! But MSM Will Now Call that Same Old Crap Populism!

Right is the new left, as the MSM hails recycled Bush policies as "populist."

[old mark]

12. Since you young people under 55 seem to be mainly Democrats,

I hope you ALL remember this and VOTE in November.
The GOP can't win if we don't let them.


mark

[ProgressOnTheMove]

14. We need an ad campaign in red states showing how social security develped the middle class...

Once all parents would be looked after by their kids at one point do they really want to go back to a world without it.

[Jennicut]

15. Yes, because trying to privatize Social Security worked so well for Bush.

Idiot. No one but the most conservative of the public wants social security privatized.