Thu Dec 20, 2012, 02:01 PM

ProSense (98,068 posts)

Bernie Sanders: Mr. President, I am Disappointed

Mr. President, I am Disappointed

Remember when the White House said Social Security was “off the table” in the deficit talks because it has a $2.7 trillion surplus and hasn’t contributed to deficits? Remember when President Obama pledged not to cut benefits for retirees, widows and orphans? The White House has now agreed to adopt a stingier formula for cost-of-living increases which would cut benefits. In a Senate floor speech, Bernie said the White House had offered repeated assurances that would not happen “and that Social Security should be off the table in terms of deficit reduction. I heard that many, many times. So I wonder how Social Security suddenly has gotten back on the table, including a chained CPI with devastating cuts to seniors and disabled vets,” Sanders said. “Mr. President, I am disappointed.”

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Bernie Sanders: Mr. President, I am Disappointed (Original post)	ProSense	Dec 2012	OP
Agreed	Sherman A1	Dec 2012	#1
Signed. Thanks!	jillan	Dec 2012	#2
Uh oh	durablend	Dec 2012	#3
K&R and signed!	MotherPetrie	Dec 2012	#4
K&R...signed as well.	bullwinkle428	Dec 2012	#5
I signed and also	watoos	Dec 2012	#6
The president has angered ProSense.	UnrepentantLiberal	Dec 2012	#7
Yeah. Did not think	tblue	Dec 2012	#40
Hell has frozen over...	Larry Ogg	Dec 2012	#59
Maybe it's like Bart Ehrman, who peered so deeply at the scriptures	UnrepentantLiberal	Dec 2012	#61
How long can you be screwed before you realize your being screwed...	Larry Ogg	Dec 2012	#67
shit... the Mayans were right!	foo_bar	Dec 2012	#68
Oh my...	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2012	#81
K&R Signed	forestpath	Dec 2012	#8
He never liked Obama	Doctor_J	Dec 2012	#9
"He's not a true Democrat."	WinkyDink	Dec 2012	#10
"Well he's a socialist, after all"	yodermon	Dec 2012	#17
in other words, what used to be a Democrat.	yurbud	Dec 2012	#44
Laguardia was more democratic than most of those "Democrats"...	leftlibdem420	Dec 2012	#57
Richard Nixon was considerably to the left of Third Way Democrats.	merrily	Dec 2012	#73
Yes but...	leftlibdem420	Dec 2012	#88
Teddy Roosevelt was a commie compared to most of today's Democrats in Congress	yurbud	Dec 2012	#89
He is more of a Dem than a lot of 'em	tblue	Dec 2012	#41
in other words, Democrats have to use the exact opposite methods the Republicans do	yurbud	Dec 2012	#45
no	heaven05	Dec 2012	#11
When there is it will be too late.	cui bono	Dec 2012	#53
and	heaven05	Dec 2012	#70
And when they start back up in the new year....	daleanime	Dec 2012	#78
keep	heaven05	Dec 2012	#79
I notice that my question went unanswered,	daleanime	Dec 2012	#84
your	heaven05	Dec 2012	#86
So you agree with me that it will be...	daleanime	Dec 2012	#87
Signed	smccarter	Dec 2012	#12
K&R signed as well. nt	LittleGirl	Dec 2012	#13
How big a win does a Democratic president have to get before he stops agreeing with Republicans?	yurbud	Dec 2012	#14
Or maybe TPTB (or whatever) had a version of this plan ready to go no matter whothe election winner.	nc4bo	Dec 2012	#25
TPTB? definition?	yurbud	Dec 2012	#39
The Powers That Be.	MrSlayer	Dec 2012	#47
TPTB (The Powers That Be) is a very small minority of super rich psychopaths who...	Larry Ogg	Dec 2012	#60
You must mean how much $$$$!	Dustlawyer	Dec 2012	#30
we can't outbid the rich for one simple reason (besides that we don't have the money)	yurbud	Dec 2012	#92
So true!	Dustlawyer	Dec 2012	#93
Done. 15,405 signatures up to now. n/t	Cleita	Dec 2012	#15
K&R	Raffi Ella	Dec 2012	#16
Thanks, Bernie and thanks ProSense for the new petition link.	freshwest	Dec 2012	#18
Signed. Thanks for the post.	santamargarita	Dec 2012	#19
President Sanders has a pretty good ring to it.	DiverDave	Dec 2012	#20
Signed	Pakid	Dec 2012	#21
Kicked, Recc'd, signed. n/t	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2012	#22
Done!	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#23
Done np	PoliticalBiker	Dec 2012	#24
Gladly signed. n/t	Duval	Dec 2012	#26
The mayans were right	hootinholler	Dec 2012	#27
This is why the ONLY real issue is complete CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM!!!!!!!	Dustlawyer	Dec 2012	#28
WE LOVE YOU BERNIE!! SHOW THEM WHAT A 'TALKING FILIBUSTER' LOOKS LIKE. GIVE 'EM HELL. nt	99th_Monkey	Dec 2012	#29
K&R & Signed	99Forever	Dec 2012	#31
Signed....	lucca18	Dec 2012	#32
Signed and tweeted.	Luminous Animal	Dec 2012	#33
I Join Senator Sanders in expressing disappointment in accepting an extremely RW panacea	indepat	Dec 2012	#34
Signed and shared	MissDeeds	Dec 2012	#35
K&R Signed. Thank you so much for posting this. I just retired in Sept. at 65 and	snappyturtle	Dec 2012	#36
Signed and just sent it to a bunch	plethoro	Dec 2012	#37
I signed.....n/t	Vadem	Dec 2012	#38
Signed! N/t	PasadenaTrudy	Dec 2012	#42
Well, I'm outraged.	Eddie Haskell	Dec 2012	#43
Signed sealed delivered.	JEB	Dec 2012	#46
Signed!	SunSeeker	Dec 2012	#48
Signed. K&R	SaveOurDemocracy	Dec 2012	#49
Thanks for posting...done and shared. n/t	Jefferson23	Dec 2012	#50
Signed it and shared it.	Curmudgeoness	Dec 2012	#51
Signature 16183.	hay rick	Dec 2012	#52
Looking forward to listening to him tomorrow on Thom Hartmann's show. #16567	cui bono	Dec 2012	#54
Well Lawrence O'Donnell said last night that the Republicans would not accept their own deal	Maraya1969	Dec 2012	#55
Signed! nt	DearHeart	Dec 2012	#56
Got my electronicJohn Hancock...	Fedaykin	Dec 2012	#58
Wow, prosense even thinks this is bad! Shocked!	Logical	Dec 2012	#62
So happy to sign this. Thanks!	GreenPartyVoter	Dec 2012	#63
Wonder what Bernie's saying today? nt.	OldDem2012	Dec 2012	#64
I am confused will SS be taken off now that Plan B got voted down?	Liberalynn	Dec 2012	#65
There was no need to involve Social Security.	jsr	Dec 2012	#66
Never thought I would be K&R'ing a ProSense post.	NorthCarolina	Dec 2012	#69
But Bernie Sanders isn't even a Democrat.	dawg	Dec 2012	#71
Nice!	NorthCarolina	Dec 2012	#72
Come to the socialist dark side.	Starry Messenger	Dec 2012	#74
Signed because I love Sanders, not because I have any faith in theeffectiveness of petitions.	merrily	Dec 2012	#75
Way past time	JEB	Dec 2012	#76
ProSense, I sometimes feel that Bernie Sanders is the only person	saidsimplesimon	Dec 2012	#77
K&R	CountAllVotes	Dec 2012	#80
Mr. President, I am Disappointed	Denise21	Dec 2012	#82
ouch! examples like yours show why "bipartisanship" isn't kindness, it's corruption and weakness	yurbud	Dec 2012	#91
18829 here...	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2012	#83
K&R	closeupready	Dec 2012	#85
The last representative of the people left in DC. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Dec 2012	#90

Response to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 02:11 PM

Sherman A1 (11,530 posts)

1. Agreed

I too am disappointed.

Bernie Sanders: Mr. President, I am Disappointed

1. Agreed

2. Signed. Thanks!

3. Uh oh

4. K&R and signed!

5. K&R...signed as well.

6. I signed and also

7. The president has angered ProSense.

40. Yeah. Did not think

59. Hell has frozen over...

61. Maybe it's like Bart Ehrman, who peered so deeply at the scriptures

67. How long can you be screwed before you realize your being screwed...

68. shit... the Mayans were right!

81. Oh my...

8. K&R Signed

9. He never liked Obama

10. "He's not a true Democrat."

17. "Well he's a socialist, after all"

44. in other words, what used to be a Democrat.

57. Laguardia was more democratic than most of those "Democrats"...

73. Richard Nixon was considerably to the left of Third Way Democrats.

88. Yes but...

89. Teddy Roosevelt was a commie compared to most of today's Democrats in Congress

41. He is more of a Dem than a lot of 'em

45. in other words, Democrats have to use the exact opposite methods the Republicans do

11. no

53. When there is it will be too late.

70. and

78. And when they start back up in the new year....

79. keep

84. I notice that my question went unanswered,

86. your

87. So you agree with me that it will be...

12. Signed

13. K&R signed as well. nt

14. How big a win does a Democratic president have to get before he stops agreeing with Republicans?

25. Or maybe TPTB (or whatever) had a version of this plan ready to go no matter whothe election winner.

39. TPTB? definition?

47. The Powers That Be.

60. TPTB (The Powers That Be) is a very small minority of super rich psychopaths who...

30. You must mean how much $$$$!

92. we can't outbid the rich for one simple reason (besides that we don't have the money)

93. So true!

15. Done. 15,405 signatures up to now. n/t

16. K&R

18. Thanks, Bernie and thanks ProSense for the new petition link.

19. Signed. Thanks for the post.

20. President Sanders has a pretty good ring to it.

21. Signed

22. Kicked, Recc'd, signed. n/t

23. Done!

24. Done np

26. Gladly signed. n/t

27. The mayans were right

28. This is why the ONLY real issue is complete CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM!!!!!!!

29. WE LOVE YOU BERNIE!! SHOW THEM WHAT A 'TALKING FILIBUSTER' LOOKS LIKE. GIVE 'EM HELL. nt

31. K&R & Signed

32. Signed....

33. Signed and tweeted.

34. I Join Senator Sanders in expressing disappointment in accepting an extremely RW panacea

35. Signed and shared

36. K&R Signed. Thank you so much for posting this. I just retired in Sept. at 65 and

37. Signed and just sent it to a bunch

38. I signed.....n/t

42. Signed! N/t

43. Well, I'm outraged.

46. Signed sealed delivered.

48. Signed!

49. Signed. K&R

50. Thanks for posting...done and shared. n/t

51. Signed it and shared it.

52. Signature 16183.

54. Looking forward to listening to him tomorrow on Thom Hartmann's show. #16567

55. Well Lawrence O'Donnell said last night that the Republicans would not accept their own deal

56. Signed! nt

58. Got my electronicJohn Hancock...

62. Wow, prosense even thinks this is bad! Shocked!

63. So happy to sign this. Thanks!

64. Wonder what Bernie's saying today? nt.

65. I am confused will SS be taken off now that Plan B got voted down?