Call Senator Joe Lieberman

The below is actually very important because if Lieberman does not back private accounts, Republican moderates hoping to cite Lieberman as evidence of bipartisan support for privatization have NO COVER. Without being able to claim bipartisan support, they might not support the president’s plan.

So Joe Lieberman may be the key to changing three or four senate votes, not just one. For more info visit:Talking Points Memo . You will want to scroll down to the February 18, 2005 -- 05:57 PM EDT post that starts with: “Stop the Presses!”

Call Joe Lieberman Day!

Spend the day calling the offices of Joe Lieberman. Ask his staff, nicely, if the Senator:
a) Opposes diverting payroll taxes out of the Trust Fund and into private accounts, making the program less solvent
b) Opposes cuts in promised benefits


And, if a) and b) are true, ask him why he is currently "is undecided about the concept of using payroll taxes to fund private Social Security accounts." And, if a) and b) are not true; why is that in 2002 he said:

We understand Social Security's economic value and appreciate its moral value, and that we won't let it be diluted, dismantled or dissolved ... Simply put, Social Security privatization would take away the safety from the safety net, and turn the idea of a rainy day fund into a sink or swim proposition. If you don't choose wisely, you lose badly. And the government's response to bad luck would be to say, "tough luck."

706 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4041 Voice
(202) 224-9750 Fax

One Constitution Plaza
7th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 549-8463 Voice
(800) 225-5605 In CT
(860) 549-8478 Fax
(860) 522-8443 TDD

Everything in the blockquote was stolen verbatim from Atrios' blog Eschaton.