Alan Grayson comes out against any cuts in Social Security

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Alan Grayson comes out against any cuts in Social Security (Original post)	geefloyd46	Nov 2012	OP
Notice the wording, as if Grayson had run on cuts being just what we needed.	Scuba	Nov 2012	#1
A promise made by a civilian running for office...	bvar22	Nov 2012	#2
Sorry, my post wasn't clear. I was referring to the headline, which could have been ...	Scuba	Nov 2012	#3
Sadly, Obama doesn't agree :(	boingboinh	Nov 2012	#4

Response to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:11 PM

Scuba (26,668 posts)

1. Notice the wording, as if Grayson had run on cuts being just what we needed.

I would have gone with "Grayson reaffirms stance - no cuts to Social Security".

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Response to Scuba (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:24 PM

bvar22 (29,491 posts)

2. A promise made by a civilian running for office...

...is a little different from an official policy statement made by a US Congressman.

Congratulations, Congressman Grayson,
and I STAND with YOU and the Progressive Caucus!

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Response to bvar22 (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:53 PM

Scuba (26,668 posts)

3. Sorry, my post wasn't clear. I was referring to the headline, which could have been ...

... interpreted as Grayson having changed his stance. I did not mean to suggest that Alan had run on such a platform was doing anything other than reinforcing his earlier positions.

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Alan Grayson comes out against any cuts in Social Security

1. Notice the wording, as if Grayson had run on cuts being just what we needed.

2. A promise made by a civilian running for office...

3. Sorry, my post wasn't clear. I was referring to the headline, which could have been ...

4. Sadly, Obama doesn't agree :(