[Some analysts think next year's Congressional elections already pushed reform to the 2003 agenda.] I don't actually think Sept. 11 will have any long-term impact on the Social Security debate, ... 2002 is an election year, so I always thought Congress would take up the issue in 2003.
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Related I think the election of 2002 will be about Social Security reform. The situation is very polarized. PAUL HEWITT Our members, like Congress and the American people, are rightly preoccupied with doing their part to... DERRICK MAX If you net out the impact [of the end of long-term ad deals], 2003 will be, on an operating basis, a... STEVE CASE The big question is what will happen over the next few years, ... Wages and costs are going up in Ch... JONATHAN ANDERSON We started in 1994. We didn't do one in 2002 because several of the models were killed in 9/11, but ... DAVID BILLIG I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long... JOHN W. SNOW I do think that Social Security reform needs to be bipartisan, and we are going to have to reach tha... JUDY BIGGERT I don't think it changes the long-term timing of (tax reform). This was going to be next year's issu... CLINT STRETCH I believe Koizumi when he reaffirmed his intention to stand down next September and also believe he ... JEFF KINGSTON I still expect a strong rise in unemployment in January and I think we won't see any real improvemen... MANUELA PREUSCHL Clearly homeland security has become more of an issue since Sept. 11. Both these companies have tech... JOSEPH NADOL Analysts this year in particular have been speculating about the long-term impact of Hurricane Katri... FRANK NEWPORT I fully expect that Congress will iron out the differences. With Social Security reform a bust, pens... JAMES KLEIN Over the last few years Social Security has come under attack ... The President and Congress must pl... ERIC GRAY A state of the state address is always an opportunity for the governor to set the agenda for state g... DENNIS DRESANG The entire fiscal landscape has been transformed in the last week, ... The entire Republican agenda ... MARSHALL WITTMANN We're a long way away from saying this is a front-burner, hot-button issue that would have an impact... DOUG SCHOEN The major impact of Sept. 11 on privatization is the disappearance of the Social Security surplus, .... MARSHALL WITTMAN I took office as president in January 2003, and in April 2003, I sent to Congress my first proposal ... LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA I would hope that we could have this in an adult fashion and stop demagogueing the issue anytime you... BEN QUAYLE I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipart... JACK KINGSTON I think the yen will continue to fall for the time being. But later next year, things will change ah... FUMIHIKO KAWANO What is on the top of the agenda this year is energy security. Second, climate change regulation and... CHRISTOPHE FREY Time is weird. That much is obvious. Sometimes I think everything happens at once, which is anything... MARCELO FIGUERAS We haven't seen this kind of debate in years. This is an election year, and this is a high-profile i... ANA NAVARRO I think the issue of developers' influence is going to explode in the elections in Montgomery County... JAMES BROWNING I don't think it's silly to be sitting in a board room discussing what to do if aliens attacked tomo... JAMES ZELLER I think that they changed their minds because they understood the mandate that people wanted. I thin... JAMIE JESSUP The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way we think about security. RICHARD BURR But when the [uplift anomaly] quit inflating in 2002 and 2003, the thermal unrest died off too. So w... CHARLES WICKS How did abortion and birth control impact the congressional race of Dan Maffei and Ann Marie Buerkle... KAREN DECROW As a pitcher, I don't think I'm actually physically to the point I was [in 2003]. I'm a smarter pitc... EULEMA MILLER The debate over the next nominee will do far more to form the battle lines for the '06 midterm elect... BOB STEVENSON I don't think there will be any kind of long-term impact. There will be some symbolism. We will pret... AJAI SAHNI Every two years we have an election for a term of four years. The chief is in one category, and the ... CHIEF LOUIE CHAVIS While Social Security faces some long-term challenges, the system is not in crisis. CHAKA FATTAH It's a stain, it's a blot, it's unpleasant. I don't think it's going to have any long-term impact on... JOSEPH ALPHER I didn't think it would take long (for the freshmen to have an impact). I didn't expect it to be tha... BILL KEEFER I banged up my left knee and was on crutches in 2003, so I wasn't in the dugout, JOHN MCDONALD I think the greatest curse of American society has been the idea of an easy millennialism -- that so... ROBERT PENN WARREN Frankly, I think Europe should have no shame given the efforts that have been undertaken, given the ... CHRISTINE LAGARDE I happened to have the privilege of serving in Congress. It will be 16 years at the end of this term... DENNIS KUCINICH A Democratic Congress would help some of the Clinton agenda, but I would also stand opposed to some ... JOHN MURRAY My 40th year will be '10-11 and we will have another two years to go to complete the new Ring, and I... JAMES LEVINE This is the administration to continue reform, ... Even after I leave in September of next year, I d... JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI I was just really nervous, really tight. I couldn't release myself, but I dug deep and actually thou... WAYNE ARTHURS I don't think he's lost any of his zeal for Social Security reform, ... The action has sort of shift... CHARLIE BLACK I think you will find we will have to repay the debt and before the election next year a special rat... MAX WALKER That was one of the elements. Just getting older and also I'm a New Yorker, so 9-11 on a broader lev... DONALD FAGEN I think there was an expectation created more by Government than anyone that media reform was on the... GREG BAXTER The original analyst models had us profitable mid-2003. However, having said that, our gross margin ... GREG HAWKINS Michael Brown, the director of FEMA, was nominated by President Bush in 2003 and plans to start the ... JON STEWART I got a promo of 'Nichts Muss' in what would have been 2002 or 2003 and fell totally in love... JOHN DARNIELLE John McCain in the last Congress played an absolutely pivotal role in government reform and congress... ANN MCBRIDE In the years since 9/11, more terrorists have been created through this President's policies than we... BILL PASCRELL I have always thought that term limits for Justices sound good until you really give the issue some ... DAVID STRAS I want to step up our voter-registration activities. Not every branch does it, and not all the time.... JULIAN BOND I think we need to start with Philadelphia and make sure that we actually get some election reform i... PATRICK MCHENRY We saw the impact of the recession in 2002 and 2003, then saw a smaller decline in 2004. But in 2005... MICHELE HIESTER Bass surprised me, ... I think that will definitely have an effect in the next election. (Bass) won ... JIM WALKER But I believe this: by and large, the United States ought to be able to choose for its President any... DWIGHT D EISENHOWER I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration'... JACK KINGSTON In 2002 and 2003 we had an ocean of wine. Last year we were a lake moving to a pond, and now we're m... BRIAN CLEMENTS I think from the time freshmen first started playing, I think freshmen have had an impact each year ... BOB KNIGHT This is a clear illustration of a president's ability to raise the profile of a chosen issue. Last y... CHRIS ANDERSON I think it's very important not to confuse the importance of dealing with Social Security in the... JACOB LEW Founded in August 2003, MySpace would go on to be the most-visited social networking site in the wor... DAVID SZE Think of what's happened to the real estate market between 2003 and today. Real estate is not anythi... MATT BURDICK Dale was already in the mix and Michael Robertson was coming through. At the 2003 world championship... GEOFF LIPSHUT [The impact of her change to the long putter was slow but dramatic. Daniel rose to No. 158 in total ... JULI INKSTER I think the more serious long run issue for the community is the psychological effect. Will business... LAWRENCE WHITE I think there is risk in the market. If there is weakening in the economy, then an earnings recovery... GAIL DUDACK It's day and night from what we went through in 2002 and 2003. JOE WINTER During 2002 we entered the foreign currency market for the first time in my life, ... In 2003, we en... WARREN BUFFETT Undersecretary of Defense Doug Feith was equally insistent in 2002-2003 about an operational relatio... MICHAEL HAYDEN They have to go way out and pull in Sept. 11, and I think that's inappropriate. JOSHUA DRATEL It was a long, difficult summer of 2004. That was a leap year, so several things happened - the Olym... MICHAEL HAYDEN There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act. GRACE NAPOLITANO Fiscal 2003 will be a year of challenges, ... We will continue to focus on generating net cash from ... HEINRICH VON PIERER The cuts would have the effect of an additional Sept. 11. ROC ARNETT Who's going to be the needle mover in 2008, 2009, 2012? We can't think that short term. We have to t... STEVE TIMMS This is the problem about thinking about something else to take your mind off something. It works fo... MARCELO FIGUERAS I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, ... RON WYDEN Now, things have gone bad and I think the press criticism has crystallized. You saw it in Iraq, and ... EDWARD WASSERMAN I think it would be a popular decision, but I don't think in the long term it's a good decision for ... HOWARD WILKINSON I think we've already started to see it. I think we're going to continue to see it for the next year... JAMES PREISSLER Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. ... RANDY NEUGEBAUER I think same-sex marriage is an issue that won't be settled soon, nor will the need to change public... BOB MOULD There's been a lot said about Social Security reform. What has been left out of the debate is the do... ROB SIMMONS By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept. 11 and the aftermath.... DAVID ROCKEFELLER I don't think there's any debate this is a critical issue to all of the Great Lakes. The debate is w... DAVID REID In the years since 9/11, more terrorists have been created through this President's policies tha... BILL PASCRELL The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed.The Economist, Decemb... WILLIAM GIBSON The 2002-2003 drought was the first to hit the municipal sector in a big way. People are finally rea... ERIC WILKINSON The code of conduct makes it clear a federal judge is not permitted to run in state or local governm... DAN HOVLAND When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my ki... ROGER FEDERER I don't think it has any long-term consequences. I think it will be decided on a case-by-case basis. LAWRENCE BOSSIDY In just a few days, he met with the secretary of Homeland Security, the chief of staff to the White ... ADAM MENDELSOHN I like the position we're in. I think we're ready for an election. I think we've got the members, th... STEPHEN HARPER Securing our homeland is one of the most important things we do here in Congress, ... (The Sept. 11,... CONRAD BURNS
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MICHAEL JORDAN Muftis and bishops should be like ripe camembert cheeses - a bit on the nose and not for the faint-h... MICHAEL LEUNIG Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western ... MICHAEL NOVAK I had very little fear about it, but basically, my straight friends talked me out of it. I think the... GEORGE MICHAEL Social media changed Chinese mindset. More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and ... MICHAEL ANTI One of the most unusual shuttles operates at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site in Texas, ... MICHAEL FROME