Tag: Social Security
Question of the week: Would Buck have voted for Social Security?
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet’s recent TV ad claims that GOP challenger Ken Buck has “even questioned whether Social Security should exist at all.”
The...
Tea party GOP candidates Buck and Maes diverge on social security
Salon columnist Joe Conason notes a split between recent Colorado tea party-backed GOP nominees Ken Buck and Dan Maes, the former running for Senate...
Recovery-busting unemployment and foreclosure crises roil on
The Washington Independent's Annie Lowery today drills into the deep end of the linked unemployment and foreclosure crises, contrasting a story of impending family...
Norton ‘ponzi scheme’ comment pulls down an MSNBC ‘psycho talk’ award
All it takes is a little Talking Points Memo magic. The Colorado Independent reported yesterday that Jane Norton told the crowd gathered at the...
Colorado Tea Party candidate forums stoke GOP anti-government rhetoric
Republican candidates for Colorado's top offices have been spurred at Tea Party primary-election events to take strong anti-government positions that have alarmed moderate and liberal voters and that in the YouTube era might compromise their standing with general election voters in the summer and fall.
New ID Rules Proved No Match for Constitutional, Practical Challenges
Colorado ACLU Director Cathryn Hazouri and immigration lawyer Ann Allott differ sharply on the effectiveness of the Social Security Administration's identity check system in...
CD-7 Social Security Battle Goes National
CD-7 candidate Ed Perlmutter focused on social security yesterday when he delivered the Democratic response to President Bush's weekly radio address. Last week, his...
O’Donnell Grovels at Seniors’ Feet
Republican CD-7 candidate Rick O'Donnell launched a new TV ad yesterday aimed at convincing seniors he no longer thinks social security is "un-American." O'Donnell...