Snowe: No Medicare Or Social Security Cuts In Debt Deal

[cal04]

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/07/11/265792/snowe-no-medicare-ss-deal/

Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe (ME) said she will not support any debt deal that includes cuts to the two social safety net programs, citing “strong bipartisan support.” “There are solvency problems with both programs. They have to be addressed but not as part of the debt reduction talks,” Snowe told the Bangor Daily News. It’s unclear how she would square that position with her support for a balanced budget amendment. But Snowe added, “There are a lot of tax credits that are not needed and should be repealed” — a position with which Maine’s other Republican senator, Susan Collins, agreed. “We spend billions of dollars a year in subsidies that go to some very wealthy corporate farmers,” Collins said.





Snowe, Collins support closing tax loopholes to lower debt
http://bangordailynews.com/2011/07/10/politics/delegation-worried-about-debt-limit-proposals/

[sasha031]

1. I have always respected that lady, the only sane repub left

[Snoutport]

4. Me too...I've sent the lady a few thank you notes for her votes.

[boston bean]

2. this is really just to freakin much. Repubs against Obama on cuts to Medicare and SS.

WTF world are we living in.

How in the world could he give them this?

[villager]

5. GOPpers to the left of Mr. Hope n' Change on saving safety nets?

Evidently so.

[woo me with science]

6. It's surreal. nt

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[katnapped]

22. So...much...awesomeness

I mean the commercials write themselves (for the Republicans)

[jpak]

3. Olympia is running scared - and she cannot play the "Fiscal Conservative" card anymore

She voted for the Bush Billionaire Tax Cuts and for the unfunded wars and the entire FUppped Bush agenda

Sorry Olympia - too little too late

yup

[indepat]

17. And BHO has ratified/continued junior's tax cuts and wars, most of his agenda, and kept scuds

of his most odious appointments. At least some Republicans seem far to the left of BHO, judging how his administration seems to be continuously moving further to the right, even to the point of eviscerating the social safety net. :shrug: :patriot:

[jpak]

19. LOL!!!!!11

Series

:rofl:

[sabrina 1]

7. It's sad when two Republicans sound more like Democrats

than many Democrats. Good for them for trying to represent the people rather than Wall St.

[bigwillq]

8. ...

:thumbsup:

[sasha031]

9. who is the other one Sabrina?

I'm just catching up, took a needed news break...

[sabrina 1]

12. Hi Sasha, Susan Collins

There are a lot of tax credits that are not needed and should be repealed” — a position with which Maine’s other Republican senator, Susan Collins, agreed. “We spend billions of dollars a year in subsidies that go to some very wealthy corporate farmers,” Collins said.

She should include the Oil Corps also though.

[sasha031]

16. good for both of them, they are moderates

Al Franken swooned over Snowe in one of his book, said she was the only conservative with a conscious.

[nashville_brook]

10. seriously.

[Dappleganger]

20. Hmmm, was just thinking the same thing.

[Canuckistanian]

21. +1

Where have the Democrats of yesterday gone?

[DURHAM D]

11. Oh ouch - she is going after the sacred farmers. nt

[maxrandb]

14. "Clowns to the Left of him, Jokers to the Right"

[TheKentuckian]

15. The White House/Conrads/Baucus' of the world are fucking idiots out to scuttle the party

How fucking stupid do you have to be to give up a winning issue even if you are too soulless to do the right thing otherwise?

[spanone]

18. spoken like a true ...republican?

[Bluebear]

23. GOP: Protecting Medicare & Social Security! i can hear the ads now.

[FormerDittoHead]

24. "Obama was willing to destroy Medicare. Republicans saved it. Who will you vote for?"

thing writes itself.

...another "great" deal was postponing the health care plan until 2014, another 8th dimensional chess move, I'm sure.