Amazing. Just amazing.

[BzaDem]

When people have been posting for months that Obama was going to propose cutting SS benefits during the state of the union, what actually ends up happening?

Not only does he not propose anything of the kind, but says that we must fix Social Security without benefit cuts for current retirees or retirees of future generations. He also calls for increased government spending, as a contrast to a 20% cut proposed by Republicans out of the gate.

And what happens? People are STILL claiming he gave a Republican speech.

Right now, 12% of liberal Democrats do not approve of Obama's job performance or do not answer (as opposed to 88% that do). There was a similarly small percentage of conservative Republicans for most of Bush's presidency who didn't approve of Bush. The reaction tonight to Obama's state of the union is more proof that there will always be these small percentages of both parties who will never be satisfied with anyone their party elects. Period.

They have the absolute right to their opinion and to express their opinion, and I am glad there is a forum for vigorous discussion about Obama's performance. But we shouldn't pretend there was something Obama (or any Democratic president actually elected by the people) could have said tonight that would have changed this reaction.