Open Letter to CBS(The Republicans are at it Again)

To: CBS News
Attn: Mr. Dan Rather
From: Deep Throat

Dear Mr. Rather,

Some powerful and somewhat controversial information has come to my attention that I wish to forward to you to do with as you please (keeping in mind of course the election is mere weeks away).
I have no definite proof of its authenticity, but I’m fairly sure I saw it once on some web site somewhere or other…I think. This being the case I have complete faith in the genuineness of what follows.

“A secret covert meeting was held today between George W. Bush and Alan Greenspan on the Bush’s sprawling mansion grounds in Crockett, Texas.
It has been learned by this reporter that the topic of discussion was the sacking of the Social Security Trust Fund.
Mr. Bush, raving and adamant, spent the first 10 minutes of the meeting demanding Mr. Greenspan develop a plan to ‘degovernmentalize’ the fund. That the fund was in such dire financial straits that the best thing to do with it was return the monies remaining to those higher income persons who’d paid into it.
Mr. Greenspan replied, in his upper middle class white man way, that the only way to save the fund was to raise the age of benefits to 83 (by some coincidence this also happens to be Mr. Greenspan’s age). He also put forth a policy of making the recipient of any benefits responsible for sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the fund manager in order to receive their benefits. Mr. Bush seemed cool to these ideas but really warmed to the idea of having a height restriction. Mr. Greenspan figured a slot limit of shorter than 4’ and taller than 8’ would be doable.
Mr. Bush replied, “Ooh, you mean like a bass..he he he…now that’s some strategery.!”
This reporter was unable to get information on the remaining portion of the meeting but did talk to Max Cleeland who was camped out at the gates of the estate. He stated that he had proof George Bush was intending on draining the Social Security Trust fund dry and that he would ‘hold him personally responsible for the starvation of the elderly in this great country.’”

I am aware that there may be some questions to the factuality of this story, but I do believe it brings up some valid points, which Mr. Bush must be forced to answer to. I am putting my reputation on the line for this story, so I believe Mr. Rather, that you must go forward with it.

Signed,
Anonymous