Here's the recent OP, "How Democrats blew a 38% electoral advantage on Social Security."

[woo me with science]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=thread&address=10021857&info=1#edits

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021857

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10134339

[msongs]

1. "everything is on the table" is not so comforting for seniors on SS nt

[pa28]

2. I think it's gone for good.

Thanks anyway.

[Babel_17]

3. The story is on Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/democrats-social-security_b_6071482.html

"Some things in life are self-evident. Fire burns, supply side economics doesn't work, and no Democrat, ever, under any circumstances, no matter what, should even think about offering to cut one solitary cent from Social Security, through partial privatization or means testing or raising the retirement age.

Why so many Democrats seem to have to relearn the latter lesson each and every election cycle, is really, truly, mind-boggling. Yes, I know Wall Street, in a way it once wasn't, has become an important source of funding for Democrats. But there are simply some obvious truths candidates (and Wall Street funders) need to come to grips with, and one of them is stay away from Social Security -- unless you're increasing it.

During these final weeks, we have seen this clearly come into focus in a way it hasn't since Third Way wrote a silly Wall Street Journal op-ed and destroyed the leading Democratic candidate to become Pennsylvania governor with the inevitable backlash (she was an honorary co-chair). Fingers on the pulse of the people, these guys possess not. "

[Fumesucker]

4. The politicians at the national level don't hang with anyone who needs SS to survive

The only people they hear from personally want to get their hands on all that beautiful cash that the 99% will just foolishly waste on things like food, shelter and medical care.