IN YOUR FACE GOP - Obama To Repubs - NO COMPROMISE - MEDICARE NOT ON THE TABLE!!!

[kpete]

NO COMPROMISE!!!

President Obama told House Democrats on Thursday that they will have to join him in his efforts to cut the deficit, but he made it clear that Medicare will not be cut in any compromise.

After a meeting with Democrats that lasted more than an hour, the stalemate over raising the debt limit and cutting the deficit appeared to hold, with lawmakers emerging from the East Room of the White House calling for raising taxes and preserving Medicare.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Obama made it clear that he needs Democrats to join him in "reducing the deficit while preserving Medicare," a clear stab at the deficit-reduction plan put forth by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), which proposed major reforms of the entitlement program.

Pelosi insisted there be no cuts to Medicare benefits as part of the debt-ceiling deal, a Democratic aide said afterward.

the rest:
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/164509-obama-democrats-talk-jobs-as-impasse-over-cuts-hardens

[stevedeshazer]

1. Excellent.

The Republicans have painted themselves into a corner, big time.

[RagAss]

2. Finally !

[Major Hogwash]

3. It will be the Republican's "Waterloo" if they fail to raise the debt ceiling -- and we all know it!

Bring it on!!!

[leftstreet]

4. 2 yrs ago we were talking about a public option - now it's preserving Medicare

Things are fucked up

[eridani]

5. Thank God (or whoever)!

I'll admit to being really worried about this.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

6. What about social security?

You know that's next..

[TheKentuckian]

7. Good. Standing for something and standing for the right thing is good for the soul

, recharges one's constitution, earns respect, buys loyalty, puts the opposition into reaction mode, and clarifies and solidifies principles in one's own mind.