VICTORY: Harry Reid says he will NOT AGREE to Social Security benefit cuts!

[Report1212]

Hundreds of thousands of Progressive Change Campaign Committee members took action to defend Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. In the past weeks, thousands of them called congressional offices demanding that these benefit cuts be taken off the table.

Now, it looks like we’ve succeeded. Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) denounced the inclusion of any Social Security benefit cuts in a short term agreement and flatly ruled them out after Republicans demanded them:

Read more: http://boldprogressives.org/victory-harry-reid-says-he-will-not-agree-to-cut-social-security-benefits/

[djean111]

1. I don't see much to cheer about as yet, sorry.....

"denounced the inclusion of any Social Security benefit cuts in a short term agreement"

[Report1212]

3. We got this close to these cuts coming now

So I think this is a failure for Obama and a win for progressives...we'll stop them next time too.

[MjolnirTime]

6. Obama won. You weren't even present in the negotiations.

[Report1212]

7. Only the dozen people actually there

Know what actually happened. Everything else is a conspiracy.

[Cha]

2. Yeah, this is fast ball

politics. Now the repubs are denying they brought up C CPI EVER.

Brian Fallon

@brianefallon MT @jamespmanley For the record- repub senators like rubio denying that they wanted the cpi change-um, well, they are not telling the truth

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. They're caught in the "good cop, bad cop" play by the Dems.

Now everyone has had a chance to figure out what a chained CPI actually means for SS. It's not something Americans are willing to support. Which is good, it's a dead concept now due public opinion turning it into a poison pill.

[BlueStreak]

29. Exactly. Chained CPI is done. They will need a new trick, so everybody stay alert

[MjolnirTime]

5. actually, you didn't do a thing but kvetch. does that really deserve a pat on the back?

[Report1212]

8. Did you watch meet the press this morning?

Obama was advocating for chained CPI. Harry Reid slapped him down. Your ignoring of the facts is really galling.

[CakeGrrl]

19. Perhaps...

The President and the Senate Majority Leader actually knew what they were BOTH doing, what with all the meetings they have. Ya think there might have been some strategy going on, despite the fact that they don't send meeting minutes to the blogosphere?

Harry Reid does not "slap" the president down - though some would probably love to see that what with the quick contempt shown every time the press drops some false lead about the negotiations.

[Report1212]

24. Perhaps Obama is actually a space alien

And he teleports to Xenon every morning to get orders from Lord Ulelelelele

Or maybe Harry Reid crushed a dream of Obama's. If you watched meet the press today Obama was boasting about Chained CPI so please don't spout nonsense about some "false lead about negotiations"

[WCGreen]

26. President Obama doesn't ever have to run for re-election...

So he can say the controversial stuff and have Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House smack it down.

[cstanleytech]

27. My money is on the theory from CakeGrrl, better luck next time though. nt

[JaneyVee]

9. In the meantime, lets enjoy this victory. Especially those of us who

called our Rep.'s, Senators, & Harry Reid's office 500 times.

[Liberalynn]

10. Thank you Harry

keep standing up against it.

[tavalon]

11. in any short term agreement

Is short term all we do these days?

[NorthCarolina]

14. I can't figure out why all these "CPI Off The Table" posts ALWAYS

seem to omit that last part of Reids statement "in any short-term agreement". It's undoubtedly the most important and telling aspect of his comment, and yet it is never mentioned. Odd huh?

[Report1212]

15. The short term agreement is the threat right now

We'll talk about after that when we get to after that.

[ProSense]

17. It's already

"We'll talk about after that when we get to after that."

...after that

Fiscal Cliff Talks Resume After GOP Caves On Social Security Cut
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022099669

[Report1212]

32. Let's get to january 1st safe

Then at least we have grayson, warren, others to tilt the scale

[Autumn]

12. "in a short term agreement" so I'm not going to be happy yet

those five words are very telling.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. still waiting to exhale... however, a little sigh of relief just escaped. lord, my nerves.

[Phlem]

16. Why was this even on the table?

Have we set our bar so low that we consider this a win?



-p

[Phlem]

33. I guess we have.

...

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Harry's taking the heat

because Obama still has to govern. This approach is in the long term
best interests of the party.

If Obama were to reject the cuts, he would be portrayed as a dictator.

This is good strategy, akin to what the Republicans do: stick together.

[Oilwellian]

20. Weeeee!

If Obama were to reject the cuts, he would be portrayed as a dictator.

That one literally made my head spin!

[Report1212]

25. "If Obama were to reject the cuts, he would be portrayed as a dictator."

Wow. Some people have a really bad sense of politics..

[MotherPetrie]

21. Big whoop. He's playing good cop to OurPOTUS's bad cop. OurPOTUS still wants the cuts.

They'll end up back on the table.

[JoePhilly]

22. Obama hates us.

[JaneyVee]

23. You really think if given a choice he would force the cuts? I'm pretty sure he would pass.

[Agnosticsherbet]

28. If a Bill with Social Security cuts agreed to by Obama comes across his desk he will sign it.

If he doesn't, it would be because Republicans put some poison pill in the bill.

Fortunately, Harry Reid listened to we the people.

[JaneyVee]

31. Right, but I doubt he wouldn't actively pursue it if it didn't.

That's the message the poster is sending.

[Honeycombe8]

30. Harry Reid has said this all along. He hasn't changed positions. The real question is....

do members of Congress consider changing the CPI as a benefit cut? I don't think so.