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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-11 10:28 PM
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17. This is just a goofy statement
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"I know this is going to be controversial,” she said. “And I know there's a real political risk here because I guarantee you in Missiouri--in the not too distant future--there'll be a 30 second commercial saying I'm trying to take Social Security away from seniors. Just the opposite. I'm trying to make sure Social Security remains."

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Completely disingenuous statement. If she's so concerned, raise the income cap.


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  -Reid takes SS cuts off the table. Dem Claire McCaskill joins GOP to put them back. madfloridian  Feb-01-11 08:23 PM   #0 
  - Is she waiting for her "love pats"  Proud Liberal Dem   Feb-01-11 08:26 PM   #1 
  - she is up for re-election on 2012 and so she thinks that this will get  WCGreen   Feb-01-11 10:10 PM   #14 
  - Didn't help the Blue Dogs (those who ran instead of retiring) in 2010  Proud Liberal Dem   Feb-01-11 10:35 PM   #19 
     - Maybe she really is standing up for what she believes.  Fuddnik   Feb-02-11 11:34 AM   #63 
        - Personally, I prefer dealing  sulphurdunn   Feb-02-11 03:46 PM   #88 
  - I hope OUT is the operative word.  robinlynne   Feb-01-11 11:20 PM   #29 
  - I used to think she was a good Democrat  liberal N proud   Feb-01-11 08:35 PM   #2 
  - +1  ClassWarrior   Feb-01-11 10:35 PM   #20 
  - I *never* thought she was a good Democrat. Or even a bad Democrat.  Stinky The Clown   Feb-01-11 10:36 PM   #21 
     - +1000  DainBramaged   Feb-02-11 04:42 AM   #41 
     - Isn't she one of the DLC recruits and stars?  molly77   Feb-02-11 12:10 PM   #66 
     - + 1,000,000,000. n/t  Peregrine Took   Feb-02-11 06:47 PM   #98 
  - I sent her a message.  eilen   Feb-01-11 08:37 PM   #3 
  - If the DNC is smart, they'll primary her  perdita9   Feb-02-11 12:42 PM   #70 
     - The DNC is a tool of the DLC. nm  rhett o rick   Feb-02-11 06:39 PM   #95 
     - McCaskill is my Senator and she's done things that made me  TheDebbieDee   Feb-02-11 07:26 PM   #100 
  - Another "moderate" Dem facing a tough re-election campaign trying to tack to the right.  Tatiana   Feb-01-11 08:40 PM   #4 
  - they'll never learn. She's pissing off Dems and Seniors. Kiss her re-election  neverforget   Feb-01-11 10:37 PM   #22 
     - She already kissed her re-election goodbye with her HCR vote  kctim   Feb-02-11 03:04 PM   #79 
  - How about telling the Repugniconvicts to put up or shut up?  zbdent   Feb-01-11 08:57 PM   #5 
  - McCaskill is up for reelection in '12. She needs to be sent back home.  seafan   Feb-01-11 09:00 PM   #6 
  - Thanks for those great links, seafan. This lady needs watching.  madfloridian   Feb-01-11 09:56 PM   #11 
  - This ill mannered hag owes her Senatorial career to the Anti-Bush sentiment in 2006.  Dawson Leery   Feb-01-11 10:06 PM   #13 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Feb-01-11 10:25 PM   #16 
  - Primarying effort should start NOW! Send her and other DINOs a strong message!  cascadiance   Feb-02-11 08:34 AM   #45 
  - And here  DonCoquixote   Feb-01-11 09:04 PM   #7 
  - Odds that she will garner support from the DLC New Dems? Better than even I'd guess. nt  NorthCarolina   Feb-01-11 09:12 PM   #8 
  - Yeah, well,  chervilant   Feb-01-11 09:49 PM   #9 
  - It's past time to start going All Egyptian on both these phoney parties.  Fuddnik   Feb-01-11 09:49 PM   #10 
  - There are a lot of us that feel it's exactly that time!  santamargarita   Feb-02-11 10:42 PM   #103 
  - She has the gall to say it takes courage. n/t  Jefferson23   Feb-01-11 10:00 PM   #12 
  - Claire McCaskill will not be re-elected.  JDPriestly   Feb-01-11 10:21 PM   #15 
  - Why do you think President Obama won't get elected  Proud Liberal Dem   Feb-01-11 10:38 PM   #23 
     - Because it will pass the House and Senate, and Obama will sign it.  JDPriestly   Feb-01-11 10:48 PM   #24 
        - I'll believe that when I see him sign it  Proud Liberal Dem   Feb-01-11 11:08 PM   #27 
           - Can you name one thing that Obama has done for seniors  JDPriestly   Feb-01-11 11:25 PM   #31 
              - Starting this year seniors get a 50% discount on prescription drugs over the Medicare allottment  Hippo_Tron   Feb-02-11 12:13 AM   #36 
              - That is it. That is the only thing.  JDPriestly   Feb-02-11 01:25 AM   #39 
              - Add in the $250 because there was no cost of living increase  karynnj   Feb-02-11 09:01 AM   #52 
              - Only those who have reached the doughnut hole..  madfloridian   Feb-02-11 11:24 AM   #61 
              - It should be at least that cheap to start  Enthusiast   Feb-02-11 03:23 PM   #82 
                 - The poster said: "Can you name one thing that Obama has done for seniors"  Hippo_Tron   Feb-02-11 04:48 PM   #91 
              - Are you trying to make the case  Proud Liberal Dem   Feb-02-11 09:13 AM   #54 
              - He took away social security COLA? nt  Enthusiast   Feb-02-11 03:22 PM   #81 
  - This is just a goofy statement  ProSense   Feb-01-11 10:28 PM   #17 
  - Are you trying to confuse me? Raising the income cap is PROGRESSIVE and not DLC. nm  rhett o rick   Feb-02-11 06:40 PM   #96 
  - Another traitor in our midst. Sad.  JanBrady   Feb-01-11 10:34 PM   #18 
  - How about Obama just vowing,  Jakes Progress   Feb-01-11 10:53 PM   #25 
  - Yeah, it would...  Robeson   Feb-01-11 11:42 PM   #33 
  - If he takes a clear, firm position on something, someone might disagree with him!  QC   Feb-02-11 08:37 AM   #46 
  - Ain't gonna happen.  Enthusiast   Feb-02-11 03:28 PM   #83 
  - Amen to that. Just say it won't be done.  madfloridian   Feb-02-11 04:22 PM   #90 
  - How the quote should read: wars ended instead of Social Security cut  SaveAmerica   Feb-01-11 10:59 PM   #26 
  - It's a stupid bill but you're misrepresenting what it's doing by saying it's an attack on SS  Telly Savalas   Feb-01-11 11:16 PM   #28 
  - Oh, please stop.  madfloridian   Feb-01-11 11:25 PM   #30 
  - madfloridian. Don't worry. Many of us agree with you and  JDPriestly   Feb-01-11 11:31 PM   #32 
  - Keep it up Mad. Most of us know  Jakes Progress   Feb-02-11 08:25 AM   #43 
  - It is McCaskill's turn to play "Lieberman" in the Kabuki Theater.  bvar22   Feb-02-11 01:22 PM   #72 
  - PLUS ONE!  Enthusiast   Feb-02-11 03:35 PM   #85 
  - He is as bad a liar as Bush.  Enthusiast   Feb-02-11 03:31 PM   #84 
  - Read his last paragraph  karynnj   Feb-02-11 09:13 AM   #55 
  - Well said! n/t  Peregrine Took   Feb-02-11 06:48 PM   #99 
  - I'm glad I read your whole post -  karynnj   Feb-02-11 09:09 AM   #53 
  - Is she a very bright person?  kentuck   Feb-01-11 11:47 PM   #34 
  - I think the 20.6 % applies to all spending - not to SS and Medicare  karynnj   Feb-02-11 09:21 AM   #57 
  - What do you expect from one of the wealthiest members of Congrress?  The Midway Rebel   Feb-01-11 11:59 PM   #35 
  - She dumped her first husband for an owner of slum nursing homes  Dawson Leery   Feb-02-11 12:38 AM   #38 
  - She probably thinks this will help her get reelected.  burning rain   Feb-02-11 12:15 AM   #37 
  - I'm so sick of this shit. She can go to hell.  BigBearJohn   Feb-02-11 04:17 AM   #40 
  - That's my Senator.......  Sherman A1   Feb-02-11 06:32 AM   #42 
  - She's a traitor and a moron. Her constituents across the board will not like Social Security Cuts  jtown1123   Feb-02-11 08:26 AM   #44 
  - a 'moderate' dem showing her true colors. nt  xchrom   Feb-02-11 08:41 AM   #47 
  - Guess she doesn't really like or want her job.  lonestarnot   Feb-02-11 08:42 AM   #48 
  - I don't agree with her, but she has a point. We can't just add programs without cutting elsewhere.nt  LLStarks   Feb-02-11 08:49 AM   #49 
  - I think it's her choice of WHAT to cut that bothers most of us  Proud Liberal Dem   Feb-02-11 09:16 AM   #56 
  - Social Security is a senior lifeline...it has been here since 1935  madfloridian   Feb-02-11 10:51 AM   #59 
  - I'm young and I am a STAUNCH supporter of SS  jtown1123   Feb-02-11 12:17 PM   #68 
  - Yes. There is no viable alternative to  Enthusiast   Feb-02-11 03:41 PM   #87 
  - i for 1 know  whathappened   Feb-03-11 09:11 PM   #106 
  - What "new" programs are they adding?  madfloridian   Feb-02-11 10:52 AM   #60 
  - Ever hear of "revenue enhancement".  Fuddnik   Feb-02-11 11:38 AM   #64 
  - Add programs?  Enthusiast   Feb-02-11 03:38 PM   #86 
  - "Obnoxious"?? She's obnoxious without even trying.  Raine   Feb-02-11 08:54 AM   #50 
  - Since when is bsing as obnoxious as possible a good way to win others over  karynnj   Feb-02-11 08:57 AM   #51 
  - Give Reid Credit  swilton   Feb-02-11 09:23 AM   #58 
  - bye bye claire  spanone   Feb-02-11 11:24 AM   #62 
  - Sad to say, I worked for her election in 2006.  LongTomH   Feb-02-11 11:55 AM   #65 
  - FDR just rolled over one more time. McCaskill...c'mon...when will you learn?  EndElectoral   Feb-02-11 12:15 PM   #67 
  - "I will try to be as obnoxious as possible..."  FlyByNight   Feb-02-11 12:28 PM   #69 
  - There's a problem with this stupid strategy of theirs...  Generic Other   Feb-02-11 12:45 PM   #71 
  - KNR thanks Mad!  democracy1st   Feb-02-11 01:27 PM   #73 
  - The change that has to be bought to Social Security is to stop millionaires and billionaires from  judesedit   Feb-02-11 01:41 PM   #74 
  - All of these politicians are the recipients of all of our government programs  judesedit   Feb-02-11 01:53 PM   #75 
  - She just tweeted this!  Joanne98   Feb-02-11 02:35 PM   #76 
  - She's using GOP talking points. Too many Dems do that.  madfloridian   Feb-02-11 02:52 PM   #77 
     - Yep.  Joanne98   Feb-02-11 02:55 PM   #78 
  - Obnoxious?  Enthusiast   Feb-02-11 03:16 PM   #80 
  - This will be her loosing bet................  BlueJac   Feb-02-11 04:21 PM   #89 
  - Every time I hear the word 'entitlement' in relation to Social Security  Paper Roses   Feb-02-11 05:34 PM   #92 
  - The right's despicable assaults on language is infuriating. Why the dems  Chimichurri   Feb-02-11 06:28 PM   #94 
  - Thanks for keeping us posted -- how long will we be willing to be at the mercy of politicians?  defendandprotect   Feb-02-11 05:56 PM   #93 
  - I am ashamed I made calls to get her elected.  rosesaylavee   Feb-02-11 06:47 PM   #97 
  - "So who do we believe and trust?" Are you certain any of them worthy of our trust? nt  ZombieHorde   Feb-02-11 08:29 PM   #101 
  - including mandatory spending on entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare  AlbertCat   Feb-02-11 08:53 PM   #102 
  - might be just MY reading of this...  GSLevel9   Feb-02-11 10:57 PM   #104 
  - The cap on spending would mean no cost of living in my opinion.  madfloridian   Feb-02-11 11:24 PM   #105 
  - Let us just claim bankruptcy and start over.... what is wrong with that? Can' t our debts be  earcandle   Feb-03-11 09:28 PM   #107 
 

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