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1-Old-Man

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18. Even a hint of cutting Social Security or Medicare brings out the aged, Progressive or Conservative

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 08:03 PM

Dec 2012

I don't think of those so much as progressive issues but more age related issues and when the old, who vote in droves, are riled politicians of both Parties (to the extent there are two Parties) hop to attention.

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Are the White House and the Senate Democrats finally hearing the voices of the progressives...? [View all] kentuck Dec 2012 OP

What are you basing this on? senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #1

The change in tone and tactics... kentuck Dec 2012 #4

perhaps you were fooled by negotiating tactics banned from Kos Dec 2012 #8

Have we not seen those "negotiating tactics" before?? kentuck Dec 2012 #9

Offer ing MORE than you want to give is not negotiating Doctor_J Dec 2012 #11

No, the whiners aren't doing anything but whining. A negotiation always works the same way graham4anything Dec 2012 #2

1% ? kentuck Dec 2012 #5

100% right. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #10

Does it ever occur to self-identified "progressives" that Skidmore Dec 2012 #3

The Progressive Caucus senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #7

Damn right about that Doctor_J Dec 2012 #14

I am a proud liberal. Those utilizing the progressive meme make me not want to be called that graham4anything Dec 2012 #12

God forbid that anyone offer an opposing viewpoint... kentuck Dec 2012 #6

And you wonder why those spewing the name progressives are just the 1% of the party graham4anything Dec 2012 #13

99% of the party want cuts to SS benefits? Doctor_J Dec 2012 #15

If that is true... kentuck Dec 2012 #16

See Lincoln the movie. And if you see Les Miz-Valjean would be Obama. We won the revolution in 2008 graham4anything Dec 2012 #17

Even a hint of cutting Social Security or Medicare brings out the aged, Progressive or Conservative 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #18