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In reply to the discussion: Can We Please Stop Pretending Obama is “Capitulating” on Social Security? [View all]aquart
(69,014 posts)77. "Dyed red or pink"?
Oh, I just LOVE purge-passionate purists.
Teeny tiny tent people. You know, like the Tea Party did for the Republicans.
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Can We Please Stop Pretending Obama is “Capitulating” on Social Security? [View all]
Segami
Dec 2012
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Jane and Norquist formed a deal many years ago...She's one of those progressives who try to take him
ray of light
Dec 2012
#45
Whatever... They claim to be progressive but they sleep with Norquist (metaphorically)
ray of light
Dec 2012
#69
'Cause Jane referred to ardent Obama supporters as "the dumbest motherfuckers in the world"...
SidDithers
Dec 2012
#62
yes but hen the voters stayed home in 2010 - leading to all those republicans that are now trying
leftyohiolib
Dec 2012
#41
not to mention the FICA cuts.....now, for first time in history, it is true to say that Social Secur
amborin
Dec 2012
#4
The FICA cuts, cuts in payroll taxes that support Social Security and Medicare, are the giveaway
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#50
"adding to the deficit" = repaying part of the money borrowed from SS. The 1983 SS amendments
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#73
+1 and look at the choices made available to us. We have a binary system of 0/0. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#75
and we thought the president was a democrat, we thought ss was off the table seems like the only
leftyohiolib
Dec 2012
#43
Look. Obama is a great person, a wonderful father and thousands times better than Romney.
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#55
His economic policies, with regard to the chained cost of living increases, his appointments of
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#70