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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (53245)	2/8/2006 12:02:02 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 93284

he deserves so much respect for his GRASP of the issues no? Submitted on 2005-12-13 16:35:14 WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: 'I don't really understand. How is it the new plan going to fix the problem?' Verbatim response (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? 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, supposed 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.' Forward this to others -- so they, too, can understand

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (53245)	2/8/2006 12:41:54 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Dumbya consumes 19 US soldiers' lives in the first 8 days of February - almost as many as in the FULL month of February of 2004. Yes, the "dead-ender" insurgents are in their "last throes". 07-Feb-2006 1 \| US: 1 \| UK: 0 \| Other: 0 US Specialist Allen Kokesh Jr. Brooke Army Med Center, TX Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 06-Feb-2006 3 \| US: 3 \| UK: 0 \| Other: 0 US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Hit - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Hit - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack US Lance Corporal David Parr Hit - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 05-Feb-2006 5 \| US: 5 \| UK: 0 \| Other: 0 US Staff Sergeant Christopher R. Morningstar Al Husayniyah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack US Specialist Sergio A. Mercedes Saez Baghdad Non-hostile - vehicle accident US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Not reported yet - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack US Specialist William S. Hayes III Baghdad Non-hostile - unspecified injury US Sergeant Jeremiah J. Boehmer Al Husayniyah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 03-Feb-2006 2 \| US: 2 \| UK: 0 \| Other: 0 US Specialist Jesse M. Zamora Bayji - Salah ad-Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack US Sergeant 1st Class Lance S. Cornett Ramadi (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire 02-Feb-2006 4 \| US: 3 \| UK: 1 \| Other: 0 UK Trooper Carl Joseph Smith Abu Al Khasib (S of Basrah) Non-hostile - vehicle accident US 1st Lieutenant Simon T. Cox Jr. Taji [NW of Baghdad] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack US Private 1st Class Scott A. Messer Ashraf - Diyala Non-hostile - vehicle accident US Specialist Walter B. Howard II Balad (military hospital) - Salah ad-Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 01-Feb-2006 5 \| US: 5 \| UK: 0 \| Other: 0 US Private 1st Class Sean T. Cardelli Fallujah (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire US Specialist Anthony Chad Owens Baghdad (southwest part) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, grenades US Private 1st Class Caesar S. Viglienzone Baghdad (south of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack US Specialist Marlon A. Bustamante Baghdad (south of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack US 1st Lieutenant Garrison C. Avery Baghdad (south of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack