[Mb-civic] dear leader...

[Mike Blaxill]

I think it's time for an intervention - whatever
brain damage that was evident during the debates
is now past the early stage and is PEAKING! Dear
Leader sounds truly wacked -  read and weep/pray

(from Dagmar)

This is the record verbatim:
Woman in audience: "I don't really understand.
How is it the new
[Social Security] plan is going to fix that
problem?"

President Bush:
"Because the -- all which is on the table begins
to address the big cost drivers. For example, how
benefits are calculated, for example, is on the
table. Whether or not benefits rise based upon
wage increases or price increases. There's a
series of parts of the formula that are being
considered. And when you couple that, those
different cost drivers, affecting those --
changing those with personal accounts, the idea
is to get what has been promised more likely to
be -- or closer delivered to that has
been promised. Does that make any sense to you?
[SURE!!] It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a
series of things that cause the -- like, for
example, benefits are calculated based upon the
increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of
prices. Some have suggested that we calculate --
the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as
opposed to wage increases. There is a reform
that would help solve the red if that were put
into effect. In other words, how fast benefits
grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if
those -- if that growth is affected, it will help
on the red."