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Fearless

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3. Bargaining Social Security cuts as a decoy is NOT reasonable discourse.

Reply to JCMach1 (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:24 AM

Dec 2012

The American public will NOT see such an act as posturing. They'll see it as being damned either with Republicans or Democrats.

Seriously when are Democrats going to stand up for Democratic ideals again? Do they expect Republicans to do it for them??

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Obama is Posturing on the Cliff With His SocSec cut Proposal [View all] JCMach1 Dec 2012 OP

Lets hope that is all it is... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #1

Given this story, it seems like Boehner's final position before Jan. 1 JCMach1 Dec 2012 #2

Bargaining Social Security cuts as a decoy is NOT reasonable discourse. Fearless Dec 2012 #3