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MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
35. Good point. Sometimes I forget about
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 04:20 PM
Dec 2012

the power that I have over things.

With malice towards none,

Manny

Puke 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #1
No new goal post for me Shivering Jemmy Dec 2012 #2
SS DOES NOT ADD ONE NICKEL TO THE DEFICIT! It's not a deal. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #65
There is ProSense Dec 2012 #3
Thank you! bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #7
So we should forgive Obama for even putting it on the table and regardless of what you and others Arcanetrance Dec 2012 #26
Harry Reid was on the Senate floor about 20 minutes ago bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #33
Good for him making statements but the previous actions alot of times are the opposite Arcanetrance Dec 2012 #37
He said at this time, not in no deal. Nt daa Dec 2012 #66
The left moves right and the right moves left. What could go wrong? L0oniX Dec 2012 #43
Oh, that is bullshit Cosmocat Dec 2012 #82
CPI strengthening SS is BS and BO should be ashamed... shrdlu Dec 2012 #12
True, and ProSense Dec 2012 #15
Do you have any idea as to why it was proposed in the first place then? bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #34
From a technical/academic point of view the chained CPI is more accurate for a general population grantcart Dec 2012 #42
This is true, and a CCPI with offsetting benefit increase would be fine cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #48
What is really odd to me is that with such a sizeable population on social security that grantcart Dec 2012 #53
The BLS has been calculating an elderly index for twenty or thirty years, but it's not used. PETRUS Dec 2012 #59
I just got a call yesterday. Fuddnik Dec 2012 #106
And when the price of meat goes up, they will eat cat food. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #50
Chained CPI is not 'more accurate' as a measure of consumer prices at all. I don't know why HiPointDem Dec 2012 #58
It's more accurate as a cost of living index mathematic Dec 2012 #72
So we have to be thankful to Republicans for turning it down now? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #60
So, you're claiming, Obama offered something on SS that's not relevant to the Cliff talks? leveymg Dec 2012 #84
He was showing that he was the only one arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #4
Exactly.. bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #8
"Some people" like me do comprehend, and it is repulsive to me. madfloridian Dec 2012 #11
We comprehend perfectly. The president we elected, offered cuts to SS sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #71
negotiating in good faith does not require cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #9
I understand that point.. bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #16
Oh, but Pelosi says Chained CPI is not a cut. It strengthens, remember? djean111 Dec 2012 #31
He's bluffing! CHESS!! Obama *hearts* seniors! leftstreet Dec 2012 #5
[spits coffee on keyboard.] nashville_brook Dec 2012 #19
heh. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #73
LOL Oilwellian Dec 2012 #94
Of course he did. He also put Social Security and Medicare on the table in the first round also. still_one Dec 2012 #6
Well, "todays" Democrats would never have created such programs. NorthCarolina Dec 2012 #45
Good point. still_one Dec 2012 #55
It's becoming clear that Obama thinks the long-term viability of Social Security alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #10
I dare say he has examined the numbers more thoroughly than you have. dkf Dec 2012 #14
The desperate last gasp... "He knows more than you do" cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #18
+10000000000 - the lame is strong on this one. nashville_brook Dec 2012 #20
When a person goes contrary to their natural constituency, there must be a good reason. dkf Dec 2012 #25
I hope our other "natural constituencies" actually vote Democratic because we lost seniors big cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #30
My, how the arguments evolve. Marr Dec 2012 #105
Our "informed" President and Congress gave us Iraq... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #21
+1 Matariki Dec 2012 #23
Please don't tell me you are equating the knowledge of Bush with bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #39
If Obama believes we need to cut/slash Social Security in order to "save" it... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #115
There is certainly a policy debate to be had regarding the future of Social Security alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #22
I'm pretty sure he examined the situation in Benghazi more thoroughly than you did. Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #24
Since Obama's repeatedly claimed that SS wasn't started for retirees, MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #29
He only said that because he knew you would reject it cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #32
Good point. Sometimes I forget about MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #35
Then he should be able to make a convincing argument and has the pulpit to make it. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #110
I'd say it's WAY more clear that he doesn't give a shit about Social Security kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #27
Your position is also quite clear alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #36
I am glad he is doing something about the long term viability of Social Security democrattotheend Dec 2012 #114
As far as I know, President Obama has always supported Chained CPI. Not sure why this is news. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #13
Do you have any links to show that he has always supported bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #17
I could just tell by his beady eyes. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #38
I heard OurPOTUS say he was against cuts to SS when I attended one of his rallies in September MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #28
Should have video taped it LOL. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #44
I just checked the transcript. Yeah, OurPOTUS said "slashing" - most definitely a weasel word. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #46
Weasle word is a nice way of saying 'a lie'. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #68
Definitely a lie - a cowardly, weasely, two-faced lie. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #101
From Daily Kos, Aug 18, 2011 Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #93
yeah that pretty much shows he was for it. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #100
Just what JEB Dec 2012 #40
This is nothing but good cop bad cop sociopathic politics. L0oniX Dec 2012 #41
+1000 DeSwiss Dec 2012 #88
Looks like I'm not going to be eating crow after all. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #47
Wait until you retire Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #52
I'll probably go with pigeon. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #64
I feel like a fool for having worked for him. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #49
I'm a senior and just underthematrix Dec 2012 #56
... SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #85
If you just started receiving SS, you paid the higher tax rates that Obama is so JDPriestly Dec 2012 #97
And that is the same situation here in my household. truedelphi Dec 2012 #67
Back at you underthematrix Dec 2012 #75
This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #80
Election? What election? Faygo Kid Dec 2012 #51
It's the same one it has always been -- Obama is doing what he can melody Dec 2012 #54
I'm going with: bvar22 Dec 2012 #57
+1 - no, wait - +1000 (to allow for chained CPI) djean111 Dec 2012 #61
+ 1,000 too n/t LarryNM Dec 2012 #76
+1000. And every single one of those seen here at DU. n/t Catherina Dec 2012 #108
+1, That's about it. Marr Dec 2012 #111
He got what he needed from us. Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #62
SS DOES NOT ADD ONE NICKEL TO THE DEFICIT. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #63
Someone should tell Obama because he is apparently NOT getting that! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #86
I thought he ran on a platform of no cuts to Medicare or Social Security..... Swede Atlanta Dec 2012 #69
Perhaps that's his intent? Oilwellian Dec 2012 #99
cese cese Dec 2012 #70
+1000 DeSwiss Dec 2012 #87
I had been boycotting MTP, but made an exception this AM AnnieK401 Dec 2012 #74
K&R DeSwiss Dec 2012 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #78
And another episode of HairOnFireUnderground begins. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #79
Cry me a river. Now that you can't crow about a deal that didn't happen, you do this. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #81
This isn't about Obama cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #90
You're right. Obama's not the problem. It's your attitude. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #102
Nixon, Gingrich, and Karl Rove qualify as political experts. bvar22 Dec 2012 #112
Nixon would never do that No Compromise Dec 2012 #83
Global thermonuclear chess progressoid Dec 2012 #89
the true believers will never admit bowens43 Dec 2012 #91
Obama is misjudging the people on this. Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #92
SS cuts is what BO wants. 4 more years Dec 2012 #95
For a president that supposedly "wants to cut SS", CheapShotArtist Dec 2012 #98
What do you think? He was waiting for reelection. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #103
Social Security is not going to be cut. CheapShotArtist Dec 2012 #107
Is it too late for an election do-over? JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #96
The new goal post is to interpret Republican refusals of SS cuts, from late 2008 kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #104
The poverty exception assured it wouldn't be adopted. joshcryer Dec 2012 #109
Instead of Obama, we should have elected THIS guy! bvar22 Dec 2012 #113
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