In light of the unfolding financial crisis enveloping our nation, it worth remembering that the Republican party is still trying to privatize Social Security.

On March 22, 2007, the U.S. Senate rejected, 45-52, an amendment containing language that would have established private accounts in Social Security. The amendment, proposed by Sen. Jim DeMint  (R-S.C.), would have allowed the Senate Budget Committee to move money out of the Social Security Trust Fund once the Senate Finance Committee approved voluntary individual accounts. It was virtually identical to a similar amendment DeMint proposed that was defeated, 46-53, on March 16, 2006.

Here are the distinguished members of your government that voted to trust your retirement future to the Wall Street casino in March 2007:

Voted in favor of Social Security Privatization

Lamar Alexander (R TN)
Wayne Allard (R CO)
Robert F. Bennett (R UT)
Christopher S. Bond (R MO)
Sam Brownback (R KS)
Jim Bunning (R KY)
Richard Burr (R NC)
Saxby Chambliss (R GA)
Tom Coburn (R OK)
Thad Cochran (R MS)
Norm Coleman (R MN)
Bob Corker (R TN)
John Cornyn (R TX)
Larry E. Craig (R ID)
Mike Crapo (R ID)
Jim DeMint (R SC)
Elizabeth Dole (R NC)
Pete V. Domenici (R NM)
John Ensign (R NV)
Michael B. Enzi (R WY)
Lindsey Graham (R SC)
Chuck Grassley (R IA)
Judd Gregg (R NH)
Chuck Hagel (R NE)
Orrin G. Hatch (R UT)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R TX)
James M. Inhofe (R OK)
Johnny Isakson (R GA)
Jon Kyl (R AZ)
Trent  Lott (R MS)
Richard G. Lugar (R IN)
Mel Martinez (R FL)
Claire McCaskill (D MO)
Mitch McConnell (R KY)
Lisa Murkowski (R AK)
Pat Roberts (R KS)
Jeff Sessions (R AL)
Richard C. Shelby (R AL)
Arlen Specter (R PA)
Ted Stevens (R AK)
John E. Sununu (R NH)
Craig Thomas (R WY)
John Thune (R SD)
David Vitter (R LA)
John Warner (R VA)

Not Present To Vote: 

Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D DE) (NOTE: Joseph Biden voted AGAINST Social Security Privatization on a similar vote on March 16, 2006)
Tim Johnson (D SD) (NOTE: Tim Johnson voted AGAINST Social Security Privatization on a similar vote on March 16, 2006)
John McCain (R AZ) (NOTE: John McCain voted FOR Social Security Privatization on a similar vote on March 16, 2006)


The source for this is the US Congressional Record. This is the people's record of what their government does:

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2007_record&page=S3561&position=all

and

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2006_record&page=S2263&position=all

And, yes, Senator Barack Obama did vote to protect Social Security in both 2006 and 2007.