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OT--No wonder Republicans have such a hard time holding seats in California
CHAIRMAN: EXAMINE RACE, GENDER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES
Mon Jan 24 2005 10:20:45 ET House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Bill Thomas [R-CA] on Sunday claimed Congress should consider looking at Social Security reforms that would payout future benefits -- on such factors as race and gender! Depressed and determined Dems are ready to rip hard, top party sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT. "Bush's Republican Party is full of ill-conceived, dangerous ideas about the future of Social Security. But no idea seems more dangerous or patently unfair than linking Social Security benefits to a person's race and gender," blasted one well-placed Dem. The Kern County congressman explained to NBCNEWS Tim Russert on Sunday: "We also need to examine, frankly, ... the question of race, in terms of how many years of retirement do you get based upon your race. And you ought not to just leave gender off the table, because that would be a factor." MORE MR. RUSSERT: Do you think Congress, Mr. Chairman, would accept any formula that said that people would be treated differently because of their gender or their race? REP. THOMAS: If we discuss it and the will is not to do it, fine. At least we discussed it. To simply raise the age and find out that you've got gender, race and occupational problems later, I would not be doing the kind of service that I think I have to do. You and I have been around quite a while. We went through the '80s. We went into the '90s. And now we're in the 21st century. We saw the choices that were made in the past. We went to the well over and over again with the same old solutions which really aren't solutions. We've reached the point where we have to fundamentally examine it in my opinion. The president has given us that opportunity. We ought to take it. MORE Thomas hit controversy last summer after he instructed Capitol Police to remove Democrat committee members from a room on the Hill. Choking back tears at times, Thomas stood on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and acknowledged using "poor judgment" during the episode. -------------------------------------------------------- When Californians see goofballs like this as their "Republican" representatives, it makes Democrats like Gary Condit seem like an improvement. Of course, I don't know how anybody with a brain could vote for Boxer. SpongeBob would be a better Senator...even if he *is* gay. |
"NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... CHAIRMAN: EXAMINE RACE, GENDER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES Mon Jan 24 2005 10:20:45 ET House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Bill Thomas [R-CA] on Sunday claimed Congress should consider looking at Social Security reforms that would payout future benefits -- on such factors as race and gender! Depressed and determined Dems are ready to rip hard, top party sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT. "Bush's Republican Party is full of ill-conceived, dangerous ideas about the future of Social Security. But no idea seems more dangerous or patently unfair than linking Social Security benefits to a person's race and gender," blasted one well-placed Dem. The Kern County congressman explained to NBCNEWS Tim Russert on Sunday: "We also need to examine, frankly, ... the question of race, in terms of how many years of retirement do you get based upon your race. And you ought not to just leave gender off the table, because that would be a factor." MORE MR. RUSSERT: Do you think Congress, Mr. Chairman, would accept any formula that said that people would be treated differently because of their gender or their race? REP. THOMAS: If we discuss it and the will is not to do it, fine. At least we discussed it. To simply raise the age and find out that you've got gender, race and occupational problems later, I would not be doing the kind of service that I think I have to do. You and I have been around quite a while. We went through the '80s. We went into the '90s. And now we're in the 21st century. We saw the choices that were made in the past. We went to the well over and over again with the same old solutions which really aren't solutions. We've reached the point where we have to fundamentally examine it in my opinion. The president has given us that opportunity. We ought to take it. MORE Thomas hit controversy last summer after he instructed Capitol Police to remove Democrat committee members from a room on the Hill. Choking back tears at times, Thomas stood on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and acknowledged using "poor judgment" during the episode. -------------------------------------------------------- When Californians see goofballs like this as their "Republican" representatives, it makes Democrats like Gary Condit seem like an improvement. Of course, I don't know how anybody with a brain could vote for Boxer. SpongeBob would be a better Senator...even if he *is* gay. Yeah, the deomcrats, unfortunately, don't have a monoply on nutcases. |
P.Fritz wrote: "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... CHAIRMAN: EXAMINE RACE, GENDER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES Mon Jan 24 2005 10:20:45 ET House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Bill Thomas [R-CA] on Sunday claimed Congress should consider looking at Social Security reforms that would payout future benefits -- on such factors as race and gender! Depressed and determined Dems are ready to rip hard, top party sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT. "Bush's Republican Party is full of ill-conceived, dangerous ideas about the future of Social Security. But no idea seems more dangerous or patently unfair than linking Social Security benefits to a person's race and gender," blasted one well-placed Dem. The Kern County congressman explained to NBCNEWS Tim Russert on Sunday: "We also need to examine, frankly, ... the question of race, in terms of how many years of retirement do you get based upon your race. And you ought not to just leave gender off the table, because that would be a factor." MORE MR. RUSSERT: Do you think Congress, Mr. Chairman, would accept any formula that said that people would be treated differently because of their gender or their race? REP. THOMAS: If we discuss it and the will is not to do it, fine. At least we discussed it. To simply raise the age and find out that you've got gender, race and occupational problems later, I would not be doing the kind of service that I think I have to do. You and I have been around quite a while. We went through the '80s. We went into the '90s. And now we're in the 21st century. We saw the choices that were made in the past. We went to the well over and over again with the same old solutions which really aren't solutions. We've reached the point where we have to fundamentally examine it in my opinion. The president has given us that opportunity. We ought to take it. MORE Thomas hit controversy last summer after he instructed Capitol Police to remove Democrat committee members from a room on the Hill. Choking back tears at times, Thomas stood on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and acknowledged using "poor judgment" during the episode. -------------------------------------------------------- When Californians see goofballs like this as their "Republican" representatives, it makes Democrats like Gary Condit seem like an improvement. Of course, I don't know how anybody with a brain could vote for Boxer. SpongeBob would be a better Senator...even if he *is* gay. Yeah, the deomcrats, unfortunately, don't have a monoply on nutcases. "deomcrats". And you have the audacity to act superior to other's who make grammar, spelling, and typography errors. Classy. |
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"jps" wrote in message ... In article . net, says... CHAIRMAN: EXAMINE RACE, GENDER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES Mon Jan 24 2005 10:20:45 ET House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Bill Thomas [R-CA] on Sunday claimed Congress should consider looking at Social Security reforms that would payout future benefits -- on such factors as race and gender! Thomas is a freakin' lunatic. I've seen him give testimony. I was stunned by his brain's synapses and the connections he drew. The guy should be in a sanitarium, certainly not congress. Additionally, there isn't a character in Spongebob who speaks or acts as fay as Bill Thomas. Ever heard him speak? If he's not in the closet, nobody is. California. Now *there's* a liberal state! Even its "conservative" members are gay and favor affirmative action. |
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