Forked-tongued GOP

©Beaver County Times Allegheny Times 2004, 26 October 2004, page 6A

Back in 1980, Republican Ronald W. Reagan said, "I'm against abortion on demand."

Key words: on demand.
No one could ever figure out what "on demand" meant.

Of course, the right-wing, Christian Coalition-controlled Republican Party members only heard, "I'm against abortion."

Once in office, Reagan did nothing to stop abortions in this country.
Twenty-five years later, nothing has changed and the Republicans are still using the abortion issue as a political football.

In 2004, Republican George W. Bush is saying that seniors will continue to receive their Social Security checks if he is re-elected.
Let's now examine this political rhetoric.

Reading between the lines, what Bush is actually saying is that if you are a senior currently eligible for and collecting Social Security, you will continue receiving a Social Security check minus any future increases in Medicare premiums.

Also, cost-of-living adjustments might be adversely affected under the Bush plan.

But that's OK because seniors currently collecting Social Security will still continue to receive a check, even if it is less than what was earlier promised or expected.

What about those individuals currently in their 40s, 50s and early 60s (like myself) who have been paying into the Social Security system since many of them were 16 years old?

Well, there is a real good chance that they will never see a Social Security check under the Bush plan.
His campaign promise is only to those who are presently collecting Social Security checks.

Nikola (Nick) Drobac
Aliquippa

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