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LongTomH

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29. This may be the breaking point for politics as usual!

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 05:32 PM

Sep 2013

It will certainly be the breaking point for the GOP. Young people are not impressed with Reaganism or Clintonism. I'm seeing polls here that show that even the elderly are finally realizing that the Republicans are not their friends.

If the Democratic contingent in Congress doesn't block this, it may be their downfall as well. I would expect some Blue Dog Democrats to lose their seats in 2014 anyway.

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Social Security and Medicare CUTS MAY BE COMING. Here's Why. [View all] Segami Sep 2013 OP

KNR. Cs&Ls is one of the better blogs out there. Thnx for posting. leveymg Sep 2013 #1

Fuck that. Go with the overbloated MIC complex. It needs to be cut down to 1/8th Frankie the Bird Sep 2013 #2

Amen.... daleanime Sep 2013 #33

simpson and bowles two has beens desperately trying to be relevant madrchsod Sep 2013 #3

The Catfood Commission is baaaaack! leftstreet Sep 2013 #4

The time to call your CongressCritters is NOW!!! cui bono Sep 2013 #5

You got that right! Vanje Sep 2013 #58

Well, as long as it is not a slash then we will be alright. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #6

I agree. Hell, it's just a little cut 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #13

The slash is worth almost a Social Security check a year. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #19

The Dem party is morphing into something else when they offer cuts to SS and Medicare. L0oniX Sep 2013 #25

It is no wonder so many are turned off to our own party. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #28

did I forget my sarcasm smilie? 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #30

I understood you. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #41

got it. this certainly is a subject worthy of commiseratin' about. 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #47

"Funny how we have money to start a war with Syria..." R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #44

Grandma must eat cat food? I guess that's okay since it's so important to save Republican face. n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #7

Grandma must eat cat food.... Segami Sep 2013 #8

Any Democrat that goes along with this idea is NO democrat. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #9

+1,000 Scuba Sep 2013 #10

DITTO^THIS * DITTO^THIS * DITTO^THIS * DITTO^THIS nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #16

Amen Liberalynn Sep 2013 #27

Hell ya...... daleanime Sep 2013 #35

Any PARTY that goes along with this - ditto. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2013 #38

Thats right. Vanje Sep 2013 #53

Absolutely. THIS is the line. WinkyDink Sep 2013 #54

A big PLUS ONE! nt Enthusiast Sep 2013 #69

Here we go again... Hydra Sep 2013 #11

Do yourself a big favor and put every BOGie on ignore. L0oniX Sep 2013 #22

Seriously considering it Hydra Sep 2013 #32

Who is their epic troll... Frankie the Bird Sep 2013 #36

I'm kinda in a dither right now Hydra Sep 2013 #45

that one is more entertaining than the rest Skittles Sep 2013 #51

That one is certainly a Pro Hydra Sep 2013 #52

Perhaps more importantly put them on your jury blacklist kenny blankenship Sep 2013 #39

Ya, I thought to do that when I got really into it with one of them one day Hydra Sep 2013 #40

The jury blacklist needs to have a larger capacity. L0oniX Sep 2013 #43

The Jury Black list needs to be improved by not allowing Alerts by those on a person's Black list. RC Sep 2013 #77

Excellent idea. L0oniX Sep 2013 #79

I've never once used the jury system for personal sh** Skittles Sep 2013 #64

Most of those people spout no actual policy points. Vanje Sep 2013 #57

but they are NOT conservatives Skittles Sep 2013 #65

Rope-a-derp! Marr Sep 2013 #56

Obama seems to lean toward the concepts of compromise and grand bargain HereSince1628 Sep 2013 #12

K & R & ... AzDar Sep 2013 #14

Should the Super Rich draw Medicare and SS checks when they get old??????? Cryptoad Sep 2013 #15

If they paid into it, YES. duffyduff Sep 2013 #17

Duffy is correct! Vanje Sep 2013 #59

I'm with you on the cap. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #71

I agree. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #70

I agree. Also, there's The Cap to consider 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #18

There should be no FICA cap,,,,period Cryptoad Sep 2013 #21

Now yer talkin! Vanje Sep 2013 #60

Raise the damn cap. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #24

As stated above, if they paid into it, yes. SMC22307 Sep 2013 #26

If Dems cut Social Security and Medicare in any way they can kiss 2014 goodby. L0oniX Sep 2013 #20

If they cut SS and medicare to the Super Rich Cryptoad Sep 2013 #23

Disagree Vanje Sep 2013 #62

+1,000,000,000. n/t winter is coming Sep 2013 #75

This may be the breaking point for politics as usual! LongTomH Sep 2013 #29

Clintonism has and still is doing great harm to the Dem party. L0oniX Sep 2013 #34

Our Spineless President 1ProudAtheist Sep 2013 #31

Please don't mix "loyal democrats and progressives". No progresive would be loyal over principle. L0oniX Sep 2013 #37

+1 Segami Sep 2013 #42

Aren't we progressives just dirty longhair socialsits or so sand so... (?) R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #46

Grand Bargain for the 1% - as usual. nt TBF Sep 2013 #48

I wrote about this "Grand Bargain" 4 months ago........ socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #49

Kicked and recommended although chained CPI is just "death by a thousand cuts." Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #50

After 5 years of screaming about this, it's still no closer to actually happening Recursion Sep 2013 #55

doesn't matter Skittles Sep 2013 #66

And you don't imagine that all that kicking and screaming had anything to do with that? n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #67

I'll be pleasantly surprised if we make it through the latest installment of Deficit Theater winter is coming Sep 2013 #61

I think it would be tough to get Democratic legislators to support this right before an election Samantha Sep 2013 #63

Just proposing Chained CPI might do enough damage. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #72

We must eat our peas? Enthusiast Sep 2013 #68

Chained CPI = mass murder of old people eridani Sep 2013 #73

^ Wilms Sep 2013 #74

Didn't we save money not bombing Syria? abelenkpe Sep 2013 #76

There's 93b we can save every year! grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #78