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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf it's a Republican idea, why is Obama proposing it?
So now the White House is relegated to whining about chained CPI being a Republican idea.
"Carney opens up WH briefing with Walden. Notes chained CPI in Obama budget "comes at the specific request of behest of Republican leaders."
@mpoindc via Seesmic twhirl"
As Jed said, "I don't remember the American public voting to put GOP leaders back in the White House last November." True. I don't remember Rep. Paul Ryan putting any of Barack Obama's ideas in his budget.
But it's worse than that: That "Republican idea" is so politically toxic, that even Republicans didn't include it in their draconian cut-everything-else budget!
If it's their idea, let them propose it. Make them put it down in writing. Make them own it. Make them explain to the American people why they're proposing something that is poor public policy and doesn't even do anything to address the deficit.
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What the hell does the Obama administration believe is in it for them? What the hell were they thinking would come from this? This is just plain political suicide!
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)Even in the debate against Romney, Obama said there wasn't much difference between them on Social Security issues. He said he wanted to tweak it. He likes the idea that we need "shared sacrifice". He's fighting for what he believes in.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)on the false assumption that both sides have equally good ideas, I guess.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)thrown from the punditocracy. The want to please people like Joe Scarborough, David Brooks and Thomas Friedman.
Clearly they did not think this through.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)and catcalls. Who'd have thought it?