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In reply to the discussion: Rather than dancing with those that "brung" him, Obama eyes making a deal with the Devil [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)last Thursday? Was it meant to stir us to action before he announced his Budget Proposals yesterday? Almost a week later?
And what about the "McClatchey News Investigation" that broke over the weekend that showed "Improper Use of Drones to Target" people not on a US Terrorist List and the deal made with Pakistan to kill someone they thought a Terrorist so that US could gain airspace to use Pakistan?
Is there more to this that we don't know? I'm always suspicious of Trial Balloons by Presidents when there's something going on with WAR in the background. I'm a Vietnam era Dem Voter....so that's why. The history is ....there's always something being "covered up" no matter whether it's a Dem or Repug President.
Whatever the background on this...either Obama has terrible advisers on leaking a Trial Balloon that causes angst to so many 65 and olders and those approaching 65..hanging on without jobs since the economic downturn who are hoping to access their Retirement Savings from SS that they paid for all these years who now are distreesed. Or, there was something ELSE that was a danger to Obama that the Trial Baloon helped to cover up ...like the McClatchy News about Obama's Drone Policy being worse than we knew about.
That's what I'm thinking about...because it really is shocking that he would have gotten re-elected against Romney over not touching SS...but right after election he goes after the "Chained CPI" as a proposal...and here it is now.
Whatever. He's a puzzle. We get bits and pieces, but a picture is starting to form. We shall see, I guess.