People are saying it would be political suicide for Obama to cut SS.

[Jackpine Radical]

It would be far worse. Political suicide maybe, but also real, literal murder. To cut the benefits of elderly folks who are just scratching by, forcing them to make choices between catfood, medications and heat, that is a lethal game.

[xchrom]

1. any cuts would be pushed forward.

by pushing them forward no one feels threatened.

[villager]

2. unrecc'd by the "let 'em twist the wind" crowd!

n/t

[sharp_stick]

3. So where is the report

that Obama wants to cut SS? I've been looking all over for it and I just can't find anything with Obama saying that he is going to, is planning to or desires to cut SS.

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[ClassWarrior]

28. So who's claiming there's a report?

I've been looking all over, and I just can't find anything that suggests there's a report in which Obama says that he is going to, is planning to or desires to cut SS.

Except of course your straw man posts.

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

32. No answer?

:eyes:

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

34. Just more spite?

:rofl:

NGU.

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[ProSense]

4. " Political suicide maybe, but also real, literal murder."

Death Panels!

Well, it's a good thing the President hasn't proposed murdering...cutting Social Security.

[rhett o rick]

15. So Sen Sanders concerns are for nothing?

[stranger81]

16. Right, thank goodness he appointed a panel to do it for him

and keep his hands clean.

[Odin2005]

21. No, he just made the cat-food commission to do the job for him.

[Enrique]

5. he would benefit politically

that's why he would do it.

[dionysus]

25. how so?

[Enrique]

26. the pundits will call him 'brilliant'

he'll get major kudos for "bipartisanship" and for "courageous hippie-punching". His poll numbers will soar.

[dionysus]

27. that's absurd.

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[TheCowsCameHome]

6. It would be.

or to anyone else that considers it.

[indepat]

7. But the cost of junior's tax cuts for the wealthy, 20 years of reckless Republican fiscal policies

and the RW PNAC wet-dream agenda of perpetual wars are not going to be borne by the uber-wealthy, large corporations, nor the Pentagon, so guess what and who are left to bear this burden? ;)

[Thrill]

8. It would be the end of the Democratic Party

So I don't believe this is true.

[Greybnk48]

18. You are absolutely right! I myself would no longer align with

the Democratic party after being a yellow dog for 62 years (since birth ; ). A real Democrat would not even consider it.

[liberal N proud]

9. What was it Dwight Eisenhower said...

Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes that you can do these things. Among them are a few Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or businessman from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid."

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, l952-----

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_eisenhower_quote.htm

[Enthusiast]

23. Unfortunately things have changed

since Eisenhower's day.

Now nearly the entire media is framing the social security argument to favor the wishes of those few Texas oil millionaires. Contrary arguments aren't even heard. Hell, the Today Show has Glenn Beck as a guest this morning. We used to have Fairness Doctrine.

[peace13]

10. Call the White House with your concerns.

202-456-1111 Easy pie! You will feel better for it!

[dflprincess]

20. Yeah that worked so well when we were concerned about

being sold out to the health insurance companies.

[OHdem10]

12. I am afraid they are correct. The Republicans ran this past

elections grabbing for the Seniors. The promised no
changes to SS for those 55 and above. They even
an ads in Ohio. Also this has been Paul Ryan(GOP Budget Comm.)
has has used this all along in his discussions of Budget,
Deficit, and SS.


The President gets the blame or the credit.

[Phx_Dem]

13. As long as we're speculating about bullshit, it would be political suicide for him to

agree to repeal Health Care reform, which he is about as likely to do.

[bvar22]

19. Its only suicide if there is somplace else to go.

Cut Social Security?

Why Not?
What are they going to do?
Vote for a Republican?
Hahahahahahahahahaha!

[Enthusiast]

24. Somewhere to go?

I'm already gone.

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[vaberella]

31. The problem is Obama nor the WH admin said they would cut SS. n/t

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[ClassWarrior]

37. Correct. The WH panel headed by RW whackadoodle Alan Simpleton said they SHOULD cut SS.

You got your "w" and your "sh" mixed up.

NGU.

[BlueIris]

33. He's already committed political suicide.

Several times by my count.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

36. because it is