Cheney emerges from bunker to sell Social Security plan

[quaoar]

Maybe he can hold secret meetings with Wall Street firms to decide what to do with Social Security.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=ajQsW1H4L_bg&refer=top_world_news

Bush Turns to Cheney to Sell Social Security Accounts

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Dick Cheney has been President George W. Bush's go-to guy on national security. Now Bush is counting on Cheney to do the same on Social Security.

Cheney, who helped Bush sell his case for the war in Iraq and took the lead in formulating an energy policy, will make 10 to 15 trips across the nation over the next six weeks to try to rally support for the president's Social Security plan, administration officials said.

Bush is mounting a full-court press for private accounts, the keystone of his plan, as polls show rising skepticism about the president's proposals. Republicans and Democrats alike think Cheney can be a formidable ally for Bush on his most important domestic policy, though some question how effective anyone other than the president can really be.

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Cheney will divide his trips between appearances with Republican congressional leaders and visits to states such as Nebraska and Arkansas, home to Democratic senators such as Ben Nelson and Blanche Lincoln, who Bush is trying to persuade to support his plan, the administration officials said.

[Dr Ron]

1. I made fun of that last night

On Light Up the Darkness:

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/?view=plink&id=493

[mr_hat]

2. Dubya wants Unc'a Dickie to take the final, public pratfall.

[wtmusic]

3. Even if Cheney did a pole dance

I wouldn't support it. Shows you how committed I am. :silly:

[snippy]

4. Some organization needs to do some ads showing Cheney's past lies

and challenging his assertions about Bush's War on Social Security. Too many people will lap up Cheney's lying bullshit if his credibility goes unchallenged.

[Elidor]

5. Snarling Dick leaves his dungeon to steal candy from babies

...Would be a better headline.