Letter: Will seniors ever learn the truth?

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 | 8:29 a.m.

Want to talk about presidential lies? How about these (they're paraphrased) by our much-ballyhooed "president with integrity"?

1. I am against a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

2. I will not borrow from Social Security to fund tax cuts.

3. I will guarantee no one now receiving Social Security benefits will see them cut.

Well, we know the outcome of No. 1 and No. 2 promises, and his kangaroo commission has recommended an option that cuts benefits for all recipients. Not only that, his treasury secretary, Paul O'Neill, has recommended ending the program altogether.

Just think if Nevadans hadn't been so naive to believe his untruthfulness and to vote for the jerk, Al Gore would be president today and Yucca Mountain would be safe, along with Social Security (and Medicare)!

So, these seniors who voted for him because they "liked his parents," and younger voters who "just liked the guy," can now experience the results of their folly! Every election year the GOP jerks express their undying support for the program they spend non-election years trying to tear down and dismantle! When will seniors ever learn? I told you so!

DANIEL OLIVIER