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In reply to the discussion: I hold a straight forward opinion: Obama offered moving to Chained CPI because he's open to it [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)Obama gave away a huge amount of ground on social security, other big cuts, and taxes for the rich, and got zero in return. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. All he did was give Boehner a new starting point for the next round of blood-sucking.
Hopefully we will now go over the cliff. That is the only chance to get any of these things back. Obama should start the new year with a whole different deal that addresses jobs, gun violence and economic fairness as the main priorities, with debt reduction being a second, longer-term priority. The only way to get the toothpaste back into the tube is to move to a whole different proposal.
Obama will not do that, and come Jan 1, Boeihner will just keep sucking blood.
Where are all those Obama apologists now to tell us about this brilliant strategy we don't understand?
Worst.
Negotiator.
Ever.