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In reply to the discussion: Obama Called Their Bluff: Republicans Admit They Are Too Scared to Cut Social Security [View all]Skittles
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Obama Called Their Bluff: Republicans Admit They Are Too Scared to Cut Social Security [View all]
Tx4obama
Apr 2013
OP
"If Republicans express any desire to cut Social Security, Democrats will savage them for it..."
demwing
Apr 2013
#3
I think the gist of the opinion here is that new CPI is tied to a tax increase. Repubs will balk.
pinto
Apr 2013
#11
Isn't it just wonderful how Obama has brought the parties together over SS cuts.
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#32
I'm starting to have a hard time understanding who the enemy of a strong progressive society is.
Leontius
Apr 2013
#98
Oh, I just caught on about the colors of the pieces. Never noticed it before.
freshwest
Apr 2013
#51
Hey calm the hell down will ya ...it's a church and they have a right to worship as they see fit.
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#94
Thank you. Nice to see my parents' retirement income is an expendable piece in this game.
Bucky
Apr 2013
#103
You and about 44 DUers are the only people who will remember "chained whatever"
Kolesar
Apr 2013
#56
It's not just the leadership of the dem party that has caved in to the republican ideals.
loudsue
Apr 2013
#84
They ALL ought to be too scared to touch it or even SUGGEST touching it!! Including Obama.
Triana
Apr 2013
#14
If Chained CPI goes down in flames, I think *we* deserve the credit, not Obama.
reformist2
Apr 2013
#25
The outrage seemed to be the electricity that made the third rail deadly to touch
deutsey
Apr 2013
#34
We'll see there has been A LOT of bad feelings on this board for the President
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#26
wow so many of you still dying to be "right" about how non-liberal the President is
pasto76
Apr 2013
#44
alternatively, Republicans defend SS against democratic budget that threatens cuts n t
msongs
Apr 2013
#45
"Obama wants to cut SS (a lie) and we want to destroy SS and privatize the whole thing." Choose.
tridim
Apr 2013
#104
You do realize that this article is fraudulent? Zero quotes to support its thesis.
MannyGoldstein
Apr 2013
#77
Idiotic. Assinine. Foolhardy. He has the R's defending SS. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
grahamhgreen
Apr 2013
#86
Utterly predictable. I feel bad for the chicken-littles playing hyper-dimensional chess...
TekGryphon
Apr 2013
#99
If that's the strategy, then he is brilliant. And such reasoning can be applied elsewhere:
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#108