Liberals change tune about Social Security

I am not an expert on the massive Ponzi scheme called Social Security, but I am an expert on dishonest, hypocritical, liberal Democrats who insist there is no coming crisis.

They had a vastly different take in 1998 when Bill Clinton spoke of the Social Security crisis and the Washington media lap dogs took up the mantra.

David Broder of the Washington Post wrote extensively on the crisis. Clinton said that all of his administration's economic achievements were threatened by the looming fiscal crisis in Social Security. This was his response to those who insisted on cutting taxes because of a projected large budget surplus.

In September 1998, Vice President Al Gore, House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. Ted Kennedy, among others, held a pep rally on the Capitol steps to save Social Security. Each, in turn, parroted, "Save Social Security first," as they warned that the future was "dire" if something wasn't done. Now, seven years later, with nothing having been done by Clinton or Congress to fix this "serious fiscal crisis," these same people vehemently insist there is no crisis. Is this attitude change due to stupidity, dishonesty, or both?

Tony Moschetti
High Point

News & Record
January 21, 2005

Democrats self destruct

For 10 years now I’ve watched with glee as the Democrats have rapidly self-destructed to the point where they have the fewest members in the senate since the 1920’s. They have gone from being the party of Harry Truman and John Kennedy who believed in a strong defense to deter our enemies, to the party of Michael Moore, Howard Dean, anti-God, pro-abortion, the ACLU whose intent it is to destroy our way of life, and the laughable cartoon characters who make up the Black Congressional Caucus, a group so far out of the mainstream they would need a heat shield to return. These fools led the charge to demagogue the Electoral College vote yesterday. Some of the comments of these fools were right off the far left wing lunatic websites. Scarily, supposedly mainstream Senators Barbara Boxer, and Mrs. Clinton had to follow their lead to mollify their modern day slave constituency, and keep them in line.

One of these loons, Sheila Jackass Lee of Texas told us that she came here as a slave and now has lost her right to vote. Folks, this lunatic is a member of congress. Maxine Waters began her mindless tirade by thanking Michael Moore for bringing us the truth about 9/11. Mr. Moore, and his thoroughly discredited film were honored by the Black Caucus at the Democratic Convention. These idiots, answerable to no one, are handed 43 seats in the congress based solely on the color of their skin. They achieve great power and notoriety even though few in any of them would ever be elected to anything in mainstream district. Have you ever wondered why none of them has ever run for a statewide post? For the same reason John Edwards declined to run for re-election. Almost every black elected to a statewide position has been a Republican.

Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC

January 7, 2005