Just a note: when the smoke clears Obama will have backed a cut in SS and Medicare.

[Safetykitten]

That is what will happen. It will be chained, or by some other mechanism be a cut in the program.

[vaberella]

1. Unrec. No one can hope for the best here. He of course is set out to destroy America.

I have far more support and hope in my President, because I voted for the guy.

[Hawkowl]

27. I hope he doesn't screw us AGAIN

And I voted for him as well.

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[CakeGrrl]

3. Unrec. Looking forward to seeing your prediction proven wrong. -nt

[Safetykitten]

6. Not going to be wrong. Why would he offer it then?

[CakeGrrl]

7. Go find Lawrence O'Donnell's commentary from yesterday.

Or not.

If you don't choose to believe there's a method to this approach, fine. Take it on face value if you like.

My money's on the President knowing who he's dealing with.

[Safetykitten]

9. I hope so too, but not reality. He's going to do it.

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[Safetykitten]

8. He will not be victorious. He will make cuts to both programs. But we will get that budget check.

[Palmer Eldritch]

10. Now that the rumors have petered out, you're just making stuff up.

[Safetykitten]

12. So you know the endgame in the budget. You know for a fact.

He came out and said catagorically that SS and Medicare will not be "changed", "fixed" or any other code word for cut. Has he said that?

No, he has not.

[dennis4868]

5. Obama...

has never used the words cut and SS/medicare together and now you are saying he backs it....HYPERSPECULATION TIME HERE AT DU....what the rest of the world heard was that he wants to strengthen SS....

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[Safetykitten]

13. The little love fest/celebration over a trial ballon by a republican turtle/monkey does not change.

what Obama said. Just wait. It's coming.

[Lil Missy]

14. *facepalm*

[high density]

15. I think he simply called the GOP's bluff

He puts tons of cuts in front of them, then they ran away. (Lucky for us, I guess.)

[Safetykitten]

16. Yes, and they always come back. Then the WTF?

[Safetykitten]

17. Oh, and to add some skin in the game...I will give DU 100 bucks if..

there is no change whatsoever in SS and Medicare. No chaining, no fixing, no sprucing up, no making it better.

It cannot be changed that effects benefits in any way after this budget clusterfuck.

Deal? Then I will GLADLY pay what for me is a huge amount of money AND eat crow.

[DevonRex]

18. You wish.

:rofl:

[Safetykitten]

19. Nice comeback.

[paulk]

20. I don't think a cut will happen

but he did back it, he put it on the table...

not a good thing

[AtomicKitten]

21. pfft

[lamp_shade]

22. Oh stop it. Eat your peas. Take a break. Get over it.

[Tennessee Gal]

23. Some people are never satisfied.

Obama never used the word "cut" regarding SS and Medicare.

He called the Republicans out and it has worked.

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[Safetykitten]

25. Hi! Back from space. Anything happen?

[oviedodem]

26. Or he could go for the total capitulation... 4 trillion in CUTS only. Even

he realizes that the GOP wants to gut everything except the wealthy.