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Congressional Quarterly Calls S4 Fighters
November 01st 12:34:54 PM
From the social security choice blog:
"The GOP's Three Social Security Camps
CQ.com ($) has an interesting article about how the GOP is divided
into 3 groups when it comes to Social Security reform. They are the
Faders, Fighters, and Fixers.
The Faders include GOP leadership and interest groups loyal to the
White House who just want the issue to go away...for now. The Fixers
include members of Congress and interest groups who are either
opposed to personal accounts or could live without them, but still
want some kind of reform. That leaves the Fighters:
This groups says Congress is still capable of enacting personal
investment accounts - or see political gain in mounting
confrontations with the Democrats on this issue. The faction also
includes some groups that oppose the Bush plan but want to keep it
alive for the campaign.
In Congress: Sens. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Jim DeMint of South Carolina and John E. Sununu of New Hampshire; Reps. Bill Thomas of
California, Jim McCrery of Louisiana, E. Clay Shaw Jr. of Florida and Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin.
Interest groups: Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, Club for
Growth, Freedom Fund, Students for Saving Social Security, Americans
United to Protect Social Security, labor unions, National Committee
to Preserve & Protect Medicare and Social Security.
Call me biased, but I like this last group the best"
Posted by Chris Schrimpf
Comments
"Americans United to Protect Social Security, labor unions"
How are they fighters?
Otherwise, I agree...
Posted by Adam Cahn on November 01st 01:37:52 PM
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