And yes, there is a split in the Party. The only thing I disagree with in this article is that this is the first article to focus on it. Maybe in the MSM, but certainly not in Democratic circles.
If they succeed, and the results of these 'negotiations' will tell that story, then there will be 'hell to pay' as stated by a member of the huge Coalition of Progressives formed to prepare for this fight.
Democrats will be reminded that they kicked Republican ass BECAUSE of them. Now it's time to do it again, or we will know who runs this Party:
Progressives get ready to push the president
Our members are really really fired up to fight alongside of him and fight Republicans who are holding the economy hostage,” Ilya Sheyman of MoveOn.org told Salon. “But at the same time, it is also true that we have a very clear bright line from our members on Social Security and Medicare. That’s the top priority for our membership and we’re staying fully mobilized.”
Hoping to avoid a fight, the White House invited the leaders of the biggest labor unions and major liberal groups to meet with the president today. “I’m really hoping that the president listens more than he talks at the meeting today and truly understands how fierce the opposition to these cuts would be,” said Alex Lawson, the executive director of the advocacy group Social Security Works. “I think that you would find a huge backlash.”
Led by the AFL-CIO, the progressives have presented a united front on two basic demands: No cuts to entitlement programs, and no reauthorization of the Bush tax cuts for higher income brackets. “If it’s bad for workers, it doesn’t matter to us who proposes it. We won’t be on board. We won’t be taken for granted,” Richard Trumka, the AFL-CIO’s president recently told Salon’s Josh Eidelson.
This coalition was formed before the election because the left is no longer willing to just trust those they elect to represent their interests. The choice for Democrats is clear, use the mandate the people gave them for the people, or side with the Corporate interests that have infiltrated the party.
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