The GOP have just taken another hostage and are demanding SS & Medicare cuts this Spring

[True_Blue]

'Tell the President: Stand up to the Hostage-Takers! Defend Social Security and Medicare.'

Republican hostage-takers got President Obama to go along with their tax cuts for the wealthy by threatening to raise taxes on the middle class and blocking even modest stimulus funds for our struggling economy.

Now the Republicans have identified their next hostage: They're going to threaten to destroy the international financial stability of the United States by refusing to raise the debt ceiling. What are they demanding for ransom? They want President Obama to slash Social Security and Medicare before this next hostage crisis comes to a head in March or April.

Who can stop this next hostage crisis? We can. We is everyone who cares about our country. We have to start by sending a message to the president here: No more surrendering to hostage takers' demands. Pledge to defend Social Security and Medicare. Click here to take action.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-hickey/tell-the-president-stand_b_798034.html

There's a petition if you want to sign it but I doubt it will make any difference.

[Rex]

1. Looks like the GOP terrorist organization is going to win after all.

Osama would be so proud of Republicans.

[WinkyDink]

2. The Republicans will be blamed by Obama for his own acts, re: SS and Medicare.

[chill_wind]

3. Obama created and unleashed the Simpson Bowles Cat Food Commission by executive order

so nothing else that happens under his administration at this point should surprise us at all.

"Send a Message to the President"? Good one.

[niceypoo]

4. Try in 13 months when the unemployment extension runs out

They will demand NEW tax cuts for the rich

[gateley]

5. As of today, I'm not telling Obama anything any more. Don't get me started. nt

[TBF]

12. I've had it with the mind games as well. The DLC can figure it out.

I am done with electoral politics. I will see my brothers and sisters on the street when you all are ready to march.

[pacalo]

6. Why aren't progressives pressuring Obama toward the obvious solution...

Get out of Afghanistan! Is the mission more about building pipelines for oil companies? With such a huge deficit, there must be more to the story of why they won't get out.

I just looked up how much the Iraq & Afghanistan wars have cost us:

Iraq: $746,694,126,670 & counting...

Afghanistan: $375,821,501,454 & counting...

Total: $1,122,515,628,124 & counting...

Isn't this money better spent at home?!

:grr:

[Kablooie]

7. Bye bye Miss American pie.

[Hannah Bell]

8. really tired of folks conceding without a fight.

[MrTriumph]

9. Don't use you time trying to influence Obama. Use it encouraging challengers.

x

[True_Blue]

10. Kick

:kick:

[gkhouston]

11. Wow. No one could have foreseen this move.

:sarcasm:

[TBF]

13. That's what bullies do - if they have an easy mark they go after him over & over. nt

[undergroundpanther]

14. Until some bystander

decides to take responsibility,take the risk, and kick that bullies ass.
Than it is easier for the others to charge once the "line" has been broken...