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Thank goodness John McCain wants to tie Social Security to the wizards of Wall Street like Bush . As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it—along the lines that President Bush proposed,” McCain told the Journal.[ Wall Street Journal , 3/3/08; ...
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Opening the Day: A Financial System Meltdown... WHEEEEEEE!
Open Left - Front Page — ... by the "business community" while taxpayers shovel hundreds of billions to the financial community with a massive bailout that is ongoing over the past year or so. Here's Corzine. Atrios has been on the financial crisis for years now.  Today he's going crazy with it, going after CNBC (nicknamed 'bubblevision' during the 1990s), AIG, Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Brothers).  Funny how McCain wants to turn over Social Security to Wall Street frauds. Obama raised $66M in August and raised his number of donors ...

McCain: "Along The Lines President Bush Proposed"
TalkLeft — Via Attaturk, John McCain would deal with Social Security and the economy like George Bush would: As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it—along the lines that President Bush proposed,” McCain told the Journal.[Wall Street Journal, 3/3/08; Campaign Website, accessed 3/3/08] By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only ...

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