Alright, the election is over with and so is the mourning. It is time to get back where we left off--making sure that the Republican Party is held accountable for their actions.
Only a couple of days into his second term, President Bush has made Social Security an issue that he has gone so far to call a ‘crisis.’ However, the fact remains that there is no crisis. Keep in mind this is the same President that lead us to Iraq searching for weapons of mass destruction when there were none.
Social security is meant to be secure. However, the Bush administration would rather gamble with our retirement by placing it in the stock market. Anyone who trusts the stock market for their retirement should strongly reconsider such companies as Enron and WorldCom who went bankrupt because of corporate scandals under the Bush administration’s watch where it seems there is no accountability.
In the most recent budget proposal from the White House, President Bush broke his promies on Pell Scholarships again--falling nearly $1,000 short of his $5,100 pledge. President Bush's budget breaks his promise to provide a $5,100 Pell scholarship, only increasing the maximum Pell by $100 this year, falling nearly $1000 short of his promise to students.
So why all this talk after the election is over? There are still 55 Million people that did not vote for this administration and have a right to voice their opinion. All of the work did not stop on Election Day--this is when the real work begins.
Starting February 8, 2005, the Maryville College Democrats will meet in Bartlett 101 @ 5:00pm every other Tuesday. Join us for discussion and good ol' Politicking.
--Maryville College Democrats
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