John Thune: “how destructive it is to honest debate to hear our liberal friends one after another claim that tax relief for farmers…”

“how destructive it is to honest debate to hear our liberal friends one after another claim that tax relief for farmers and ranchers will threaten Social Security. How incredibly dishonest, misleading and, yes, typical to be hearing those accusations. Can someone on the other side please explain to me how it is that spending does not threaten Social Security but tax relief does? How ironic that the party that does not bat an eyelash about spending billions and billions of dollars in failed welfare programs and wasteful bureaucracies, without uttering a peep about its impact on Social Security, now claims the tax relief for farmers and ranchers and families is going to threaten Social Security. How ironic that the party that did not put one dime aside for 40 years to save Social Security now claims that they are interested in protecting the Social Security Trust Fund. It is pure politics. It is a perfect example of how the other side plays the game. Mislead seniors, again; oppose tax cuts, nothing new there; and accuse Republicans of undermining the very system that they are trying to reform. It is Medi-scare all over again. How sad.”