Bernie Sanders: Mr. President, I am Disappointed

[ProSense]

Mr. President, I am Disappointed

Remember when the White House said Social Security was “off the table” in the deficit talks because it has a $2.7 trillion surplus and hasn’t contributed to deficits? Remember when President Obama pledged not to cut benefits for retirees, widows and orphans? The White House has now agreed to adopt a stingier formula for cost-of-living increases which would cut benefits. In a Senate floor speech, Bernie said the White House had offered repeated assurances that would not happen “and that Social Security should be off the table in terms of deficit reduction. I heard that many, many times. So I wonder how Social Security suddenly has gotten back on the table, including a chained CPI with devastating cuts to seniors and disabled vets,” Sanders said. “Mr. President, I am disappointed.”

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[Sherman A1]

1. Agreed

I too am disappointed.

[jillan]

2. Signed. Thanks!

[durablend]

3. Uh oh

Now watch the trolls come out and call him un-serious!

[MotherPetrie]

4. K&R and signed!

[bullwinkle428]

5. K&R...signed as well.

[watoos]

6. I signed and also

sent an e-mail off to the White House, to my Senator. Couldn't get through by phone, maybe that's a good sign.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

7. The president has angered ProSense.

Now I'm really worried.

[tblue]

40. Yeah. Did not think

it was possible. Okay, I'm officially freaked.

[Larry Ogg]

59. Hell has frozen over...

I read the OP, watched the video, and recommended the OP without noticing who posted it.

Then I read your comment, and thought (cough) no way!

So I scrolled to the top of the thread to see who the original poster was, and sure enough…

Now I have to ask.

Is it that miracle time of year, or does SS have an immediate effect in the life of ProSense?

[UnrepentantLiberal]

61. Maybe it's like Bart Ehrman, who peered so deeply at the scriptures

he lost his faith.

Maybe ProSense searched for a counter argument to Obama wanting to steal our money to pay for what conservatives have done to this country and realized there wasn't one. That maybe Obama really is what he says he is: a Republican.

[Larry Ogg]

67. How long can you be screwed before you realize your being screwed...

For most Americans, faith and idol worship convinces them that a lifetime of whips, chains, and bondage is anything but...

Even if truth were a ton of bricks waiting to fall on their head, cognitive dissidence ensures they wont be moved, so they keep going back for more of the same.

I lost my faith along time ago, but still, for those who are still holding on, them bricks have got to hurt!

[foo_bar]

68. shit... the Mayans were right!

[awoke_in_2003]

81. Oh my...

I didn't take note of who the OP was.

[forestpath]

8. K&R Signed

[Doctor_J]

9. He never liked Obama

he doesn't understand how government works. He needs a basic civics class. He doesn't understand 13-D chess.

What did I miss?

K/R

[WinkyDink]

10. "He's not a true Democrat."

[yodermon]

17. "Well he's a socialist, after all"

[yurbud]

44. in other words, what used to be a Democrat.

[leftlibdem420]

57. Laguardia was more democratic than most of those "Democrats"...

And he had an R next to his name. The guy was as progressive as Paul Wellstone.

[merrily]

73. Richard Nixon was considerably to the left of Third Way Democrats.

[leftlibdem420]

88. Yes but...

Nixon is paying for sins that even people well to his right have never been guilty of. How many third way Democrats have turned Cambodia into a place worse than Hell? How many third way Democrats broke into a hotel to spy on their opponents?

[yurbud]

89. Teddy Roosevelt was a commie compared to most of today's Democrats in Congress

[tblue]

41. He is more of a Dem than a lot of 'em

and I will take him over most of them.

[yurbud]

45. in other words, Democrats have to use the exact opposite methods the Republicans do

to enact the same policies.

[heaven05]

11. no

deal yet.

[cui bono]

53. When there is it will be too late.

You can't wait until there is a deal to voice concern. I don't understand why people keep saying "it hasn't happened yet". That doesn't make any sense!

[heaven05]

70. and

IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!

[daleanime]

78. And when they start back up in the new year....

it won't be still there? It's been offered up a couple of times now, do you really believe it won't be again?

[heaven05]

79. keep

sharpening those knives brutus, you'll get him sooner or later.

[daleanime]

84. I notice that my question went unanswered,

do you think the offer is withdrawn?

[heaven05]

86. your

question is not relevant to me. That's why you got no answer to it. No one knows what will happen when they return in January. Keep sharpening those knives brutus, you'll get him yet. Not.

[daleanime]

87. So you agree with me that it will be...

that all I wanted to known.

[smccarter]

12. Signed

[LittleGirl]

13. K&R signed as well. nt

[yurbud]

14. How big a win does a Democratic president have to get before he stops agreeing with Republicans?

[nc4bo]

25. Or maybe TPTB (or whatever) had a version of this plan ready to go no matter whothe election winner.

Seems like a certain group of people always manage to get the stinky end of the stick and a certain group of people always manage to come out benefiting even more from it.

Always.

[yurbud]

39. TPTB? definition?

[MrSlayer]

47. The Powers That Be.

You know, the owners. The people that really run this country.

[Larry Ogg]

60. TPTB (The Powers That Be) is a very small minority of super rich psychopaths who...

Finance our pretend democracy by pumping hundreds of billions of fraudulently gained wealth into the campaign coffers of both political parties.

And with the blessings of right wing religion psychopaths, rigged elections, and the M$M (Main Stream Media) which is also owned by the TPTB, they can assure that most ideological blind democrats and republican will vote for the TPTB's very own hand picked venal sock puppets.

In other words, the TPTB is the one's who decide, with few exceptions, who most Americans will vote into elective office.

This insures that, no matter what the outcome of the election, the TPTB will always be the big winner, and the to blind to see 'Blue and Red workers' will always be the big looser.

[Dustlawyer]

30. You must mean how much $$$$!

[yurbud]

92. we can't outbid the rich for one simple reason (besides that we don't have the money)

we can never match the insider trading tips and high paying, high prestige jobs for politicians when they leave office and for their family members while the politicians are still in office.

[Dustlawyer]

93. So true!

[Cleita]

15. Done. 15,405 signatures up to now. n/t

[Raffi Ella]

16. K&R

Thank You, Senator Sanders.

[freshwest]

18. Thanks, Bernie and thanks ProSense for the new petition link.

[santamargarita]

19. Signed. Thanks for the post.

[DiverDave]

20. President Sanders has a pretty good ring to it.

I would hope in this day we would have no problem nominating and electing
a man of such high morals and backbone.
I would vote for him.
Maybe a Sanders - Warren ticket?
Now THAT would be sweet.
I'd say a million to 1 shot though.

A guy can dream though...

[Pakid]

21. Signed

At least there is one Senator who stands up for us!!!!!!

[NRaleighLiberal]

22. Kicked, Recc'd, signed. n/t

[JDPriestly]

23. Done!

[PoliticalBiker]

24. Done np

[Duval]

26. Gladly signed. n/t

[hootinholler]

27. The mayans were right

This post by ProSense is evidence of that. Is it snowing in Hades?

[Dustlawyer]

28. This is why the ONLY real issue is complete CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM!!!!!!!

[99th_Monkey]

29. WE LOVE YOU BERNIE!! SHOW THEM WHAT A 'TALKING FILIBUSTER' LOOKS LIKE. GIVE 'EM HELL. nt

[99Forever]

31. K&R & Signed

[lucca18]

32. Signed....

[Luminous Animal]

33. Signed and tweeted.

[indepat]

34. I Join Senator Sanders in expressing disappointment in accepting an extremely RW panacea

as the cure for all the nation's ills. Disappointment times infinity squared to the millionth power. Of course we all knew when Messrs, Simpson and Bowles were appointed, social security, Medicare, and Medicaid would bear the brunt and the most affluent and large, highly profitable corporations would continue to slop mightily at the public welfare trough.

[MissDeeds]

35. Signed and shared

K&R

[snappyturtle]

36. K&R Signed. Thank you so much for posting this. I just retired in Sept. at 65 and

didn't think I'd make it this far for medicare. NOW, this talk of reducing benefits. I am saddened too.

[plethoro]

37. Signed and just sent it to a bunch

of people for their signatures. You lie to me about not touching social security, you are now redundant.

[Vadem]

38. I signed.....n/t

[PasadenaTrudy]

42. Signed! N/t

[Eddie Haskell]

43. Well, I'm outraged.

Signed it.

[JEB]

46. Signed sealed delivered.

Keep fightin', Bernie. We're with ya.

[SunSeeker]

48. Signed!

This is just so depressing.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

49. Signed. K&R

Who are you and what did you do to ProSense??

[Jefferson23]

50. Thanks for posting...done and shared. n/t

[Curmudgeoness]

51. Signed it and shared it.

You go get em, Bernie!

[hay rick]

52. Signature 16183.

Thanks for posting.

[cui bono]

54. Looking forward to listening to him tomorrow on Thom Hartmann's show. #16567

16567
SIGNATURES SO FAR

[Maraya1969]

55. Well Lawrence O'Donnell said last night that the Republicans would not accept their own deal

today and he was right. Isn't is possible that the President knew that they would not accept those deals and handed them to them anyway. Now he doesn't have to give them anything I think.

If we go past Jan. 1 I doubt that the Republican's are going to say "no'' to a tax cut to the middle class.

[DearHeart]

56. Signed! nt

[Fedaykin]

58. Got my electronicJohn Hancock...

[Logical]

62. Wow, prosense even thinks this is bad! Shocked!

[GreenPartyVoter]

63. So happy to sign this. Thanks!

[OldDem2012]

64. Wonder what Bernie's saying today? nt.

[Liberalynn]

65. I am confused will SS be taken off now that Plan B got voted down?

Or will it still be offered by Pres in counter deal?

I signed in any case

[jsr]

66. There was no need to involve Social Security.

[NorthCarolina]

69. Never thought I would be K&R'ing a ProSense post.

Signed Bernies petition a couple days ago, and hope everyone here on DU will also sign.

[dawg]

71. But Bernie Sanders isn't even a Democrat.

Which is weird, because for the first time since I was a teenager, I'm not sure if I'm one either.

[NorthCarolina]

72. Nice!

[Starry Messenger]

74. Come to the socialist dark side.

We share the cookies.

[merrily]

75. Signed because I love Sanders, not because I have any faith in theeffectiveness of petitions.

Our politicians are bought and paid for and looking for more in the future.

A million signatures won't change that.

[JEB]

76. Way past time

to stop negotiating with the limp Boehner. There is no point in negotiating with the Right. He should try throwing a few bones to his left. Strengthen SS, Medicaid, Medicare and please tax the rich and cut the fat corrupt wasteful DoD.

[saidsimplesimon]

77. ProSense, I sometimes feel that Bernie Sanders is the only person

in the Senate who expresses my views. He has never wavered, never disappointed.

[CountAllVotes]

80. K&R

SIGNED AND FORWARDED ON ...

& recommend.

[Denise21]

82. Mr. President, I am Disappointed

I am extremely disappointed and feel betrayed by President Obama's promises not to touch Social Security. I am disabled living with MS and gave my vote to Obama. I begged people to vote for him saying he would be much stronger second term and what does he do he lets the right still take over. Obama what is wrong with you!!! I want to you to fight and fight hard for the people that voted for you because if you don't I will never vote again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yurbud]

91. ouch! examples like yours show why "bipartisanship" isn't kindness, it's corruption and weakness

[awoke_in_2003]

83. 18829 here...

sometimes I think I am too cynical when I tell people that Wall Street runs this country, and that the scene in DC is just a dog and pony show. But they keep proving me right.

[closeupready]

85. K&R

[Egalitarian Thug]

90. The last representative of the people left in DC. n/t