Reply #114: He can put whatever he wants on the table. Congress, ultimately, has the final say

[BlueCaliDem]

as we've seen with the Public Option. When President Obama was out there campaigning for the Public Option, I didn't see a single Democrat get their mugs on any show or in public to campaign for it. Result? It was scrapped.

So much for influence.

And by the by? The President never said he'd cut benefits to recipients. In fact, he promised he wouldn't. Again, and again, and again. And he only offered to put social security and Medicare on the table, with no specifics, so that Republicans would consider putting raising taxes on the table.

He knew they'd reject it. So Social Security and Medicare were never in any danger although I do believe social security should be tweaked, as in, removing the cap - something the President is also for. Also, Medicare should be tweaked, allowing them to negotiate prices on medicine to save on costs. Could it be he meant these changes? I think so. And are these not sound, reasonable changes? Yes.