Congratulations to Pete Peterson, the Bankers, and Third Way "Democrats"

[MannyGoldstein]

You have won a glorious and hard-fought victory. You have had patience and daring.

FDR has been defeated. And now more than $2.6 trillion from the Social Security Trust Fund is yours.

Well done.

[xchrom]

1. indeed. nt

[Brickbat]

2. K&R

"But at least we don't have President Palin!"

Coulda fooled me.

[Bandit]

6. IMO no Republican would have dared do what Obama is doing.

Obama is beginning to appear a Republican's wet dream...They could never have dreamed they could gain so much and yet some here keep on a cheering...

[CrispyQ]

10. I think that's why the repubs have so many clowns running for 2012.

TPTB are perfectly happy with Prez O.

[slipslidingaway]

12. + 1 n/t

[Octafish]

3. Welfare for Wall Street

A big "Hi, there!" to the rest of us.

[myrna minx]

4. And they were clever enough to get the Dems to do it.

Well done indeed. :puke:

[alsame]

9. Well, candidate Obama did say he wanted to be

transformational. I think this would qualify :puke:

[rurallib]

5. I felt like I was stabbed in the heart last night.

[brooklynite]

7. Unrec'd

...since you have absolutely no idea what Obama's proposal will be.

[MannyGoldstein]

8. We have a very good idea of what this glorious victory will look like:

http://www.handsoffss.org/uploads/7/2/2/6/7226267/the_common_sense_guide_to_social_security_0.5.pdf">The Common Sense Guide to Social Security

[slipslidingaway]

11. knr n/t

[CrossChris]

13. All they had to do was figure out how to split the Dem base between platform and personality

Those whose loyalties lie with Obama, the person, will defend these moves. It couldn't have happened any other way than with a charismatic Democrat in office. That's the "third" way.