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Conscience Caucus member Rep. McCrery (R) of Louisiana chooses shoulder socket over Social Security!

From CQ Today

The White House’s lobbying effort on behalf of its Social Security overhaul has already yielded results: A key House subcommittee chairman said Wednesday he has been persuaded to push for Bush’s plan.

Jim McCrery, R-La., the chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, said the director of the White House National Economic Council, Allan B. Hubbard, sold him on the president’s approach in a private meeting on Tuesday.

“I’m convinced the president’s approach is worth pursuing in the legislative process,” McCrery said. “Frankly, I had not thought of the policy rationale they described yesterday.”

It’s awfully encouraging that the Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee hadn’t realized what the rationale was for the president’s <$NoAd$> policy.

Chairman Thomas, you gotta be next, buddy …

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