Posted
4/04/2005 05:07:00 PM
by Douglas
Why is the Senate having a
mock debate about Social Security instead of a real one? Or, an even better question, why don't they just get rid of that socialist nightmare altogether?
Neither President Bush nor congressional leaders have put forth a bill to overhaul Social Security, but that won't stop the Senate from beginning its deliberations.
Two Democrats and two Republicans will square off Tuesday night in a mock debate on the Senate floor, arguing whether — and how, if necessary — the government retirement insurance program should be altered.
The leaders of the parties' respective policy committees, Sens. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., decided to engage in the exercise as a likely precursor to the real thing later this year. The committees previously sponsored a debate on the subject in 2003.
These guys way too much time on their hands, and even more of my money to play with.