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Get Your War On brings it yet again!

When will enough be enough?

Look, I understand that everything is bigger in Texas, including the assholes. I understand that for most conservatives-slash-Republicans, as a rule, any Republican is a "good" Republican when it comes to the government. But this man has got to be stopped. I don't care if you elect another Right-Wing nutcase, as long as he is at least honest 75% of the time. He shouldn't steal from little old ladies, okay? Is that too much to ask, people? I don't think it is!

Gacked from Americablog and Rawstory:

A think tank which raised money by targeting elderly Americans with Social Security scare letters paid for more than $130,000 in travel expenses for the House Republican leader, his wife and his staff, RAW STORY has learned.

The National Center for Public Policy Research, a highly controversial and little-known conservative think tank which has been sending Social Security “fright mail” for years, paid for two posh trips for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) in 1996 and 2000, each at the cost of at least $64,000.

NCPPR also gave $1,000 to DeLay’s legal defense fund in 2004.

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The group’s letters target seniors of both parties, aiming to convince them their Social Security benefits are in jeopardy and thereby induce them to donate money. The mailings also encourage seniors to keep the mailing secret from others, perhaps even from family members.

“Inside your sealed envelope is information regarding the potential collapse of the Social Security system – and how it can endanger you and the entire United States senior citizen population,” NCPPR president Amy Ridenour writes in one such letter obtained by RAW STORY (Read the letter here). “It is also critical that you share this pertinent information ONLY [sic] with other trustworthy individuals.”

“Should we put most of our time and effort into fighting to prevent liberal big-spenders from draining an estimated $100 billion from the trust fund?” Ridenour asks. “Or should I go head to head against the left-wing’s reckless use of $70 billion tax surplus when they promised to put our Social Security first?”

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House Majority Leader Tom DeLay enjoyed the generosity of the group at least twice. The group paid for a $64,064 trip for himself and his staff to Moscow and St. Petersburg when he was Majority Whip in the summer of 1997.

NCPPR also picked up a hefty $70,000 tab for trip for DeLay and his aides made in mid-2000 to Europe. DeLay and his staff took a junket where he met with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and took a round of golf with conservative leaders in Scotland.

The ten-day “educational” trip was no small affair–NCPPR paid $28,106 for DeLay and his wife alone, splurging on transportation ($20,266.00), cushy lodging ($3,840.00) and meals ($4,000.00).

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On Saturday, the National Journal reported that DeLay may have violated House ethics rules when a top lobbyist shelled out an additional $13,000 for DeLay’s stay at the London Four Seasons hotel during that same trip. House rules stipulate that members or members’ employees cannot accept payment from a registered lobbyist to cover travel costs.

The lobbyist in question? Jack Abramoff, an NCPPR director. Abramoff is also on the board of USA Next—a pro-privatization Social Security group that formed as an offshoot of the Swift Boat Vets and recently ran an ad claiming AARP supported gay marriage.

COME ON! Seriously. SERIOUSLY! This guy gets away with everything. It's disgusting. I don't care if you are a liberal or a conservative or a neo-nazi, what this guy gets away with should piss you off. While you are attempting to do your job in a semi-competent manner and, you know, not steal from LITTLE OLD LADIES, this guy is laughing his ass off at you. Don't you see that?!?!

And while we are on the subject of little old ladies, it turns out that the SSA is in on the con to dismantle, um, themselves. NEW REPORT DETAILS THE POLITICIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION UNDER PRESIDENT BUSH

The report, based on a review of over 4,000 pages of Social Security documents from 1995 to 2005, reveals that the agency has systematically altered agency publications, press releases, PowerPoint presentations, website content, and even its annual statements to foster the impression that Social Security is "unsustainable" and "must change." The agency's new pessimistic tone and emphasis echo President Bush's warnings about the future of Social Security.

Lord! All this stuff is from the administration that was supposed to bring integrity back in to the White House? Please. When is enough going to be enough? When is this country going to WAKE UP and smell the deceit?

And, while I am on the subject, what's in it for Bush and his cronies to get this done? Because it's pretty easy to see that the majority of people in this country disagree with his plans regarding Social Security. Is the expected windfall from it so large, he is willing to risk it? Is he so high on the political capital kool-aid that he thinks he can change people's minds eventually and do whatever he wants? Did he promise he would deliever to a small group of very rich and dangerous people, to the point where he would risk ruining his second term because he fears for his life? I would appreciate it if someone could clear this up for me because I do not get it.