Rep. Mark Foley, R-FL: "I've talked to colleagues, they're panic-stricken"

"President George W. Bush walks with FEMA official Mike Brown, left, and Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., right, through a Punta Gorda, Fla., neighborhood Sunday, Aug. 15, 2004."

Republicans Question Social Security Plan

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/social_security

Bush's proposal is also stirring worry in the House, where Republicans have often fallen in behind his programs.

"I've talked to some of my colleagues and they're panic-stricken," said Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record), R-Fla., who said he welcomes a serious debate over the sweeping changes Bush outlined in his State of the Union address Wednesday.

Two House Republicans with years of expertise on Social Security offered an alternate plan, saying the Bush proposal was too risky politically. They suggested bolstering the program with money from general revenues rather than the payroll tax.

"I think politically it's the most salable. It's not going to scare anybody," said Florida Rep. Clay Shaw, who for six years was chairman of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security. "It does preserve Social Security as it is today. If we're going to attract some Democrats, that's the way to go."

"Two House Republicans with years of expertise on Social Security offered an alternate plan, saying the Bush proposal was too risky politically. They suggested bolstering the program with money from general revenues rather than the payroll tax."

...they are saying an alternate plan is needed to preserve SS, NOT the Emperor's Lucky Lottery plan.

What happened to doing what is best for the people?

The whole point is to destroy Social Security as we know it.

is unsustainable and it gives this money to Wall Street--the only sure winners in Dubya's plan to "save Social Security."

Lindsey Graham's plan also would raise the cap on wages to $200,00 to privatize Social Security--not to save it. Unfucking believable!

They see you trying to steal their retirement pension. You, on the other hand, have a pension that works even if your ass is rightly booted out of office.

not because it's bad policy, obviously he could give two shits about that.

He's panic stricken because it's not "Salable".

Whether it's good policy or not, the republicans know their duty, it's to vote with the Chimp with lockstep discipline.

Spineless hosers.

Was he "panic-stricken" over torture? Dead soldiers for a lie? Health care in shambles? Stolen elections?

Of course not - he's "panic-stricken" for the very reasons you state.

The hypocrisy of these bastards knows no bounds.