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July 27, 2005

Today's Doonesbury moment

SCENE: Press conference; reporters asking Senator about ongoing committee investigation; Senator is incoherently garbling metaphors.
Reporter: "Is the committee looking for any new metaphors?"
Senator: "We won't have these hearings turned into a witch hunt for silver linings. We've been down that road before, and it's a mine field."

Jean Schmidt (R), at debate with Paul Hackett (D), last night: "We have to keep our eye on the ball or the ball will come back to harm us."

Tim Tagaris live-blogged it for us all:

Social Security:

The moderator asked directly if they supported privatization.

Paul: No.

1.) The government shouldn't spend Soc. Sec. money on anything else.

2.) Raise the income level. Increase the income level to $150,000. "If freedom isn't free, the wealthiest have to pay their share too."

Jean:

I've repeatedly stated what I am for or against with Social Security.

I won't cut benefits, I'm opposed to raising the cap and the retirement age, and I am opposed to privatization.

"Raising the cap won't solve the problem. You only push the problem another few years out."

In other words, she literally has no solution, at all. I'd be curious to see how her stance on privatization has changed if anyone can dig that up.

AHHHHH!

She just said it, she is "for personal savings account." And she did it all drawn out like, like it was something different than privatization.

And now, 70s flashback continues -- here's Alice Cooper with "Elected"!

Posted by Jeff at July 27, 2005 07:51 AM