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In reply to the discussion: Obama Called Their Bluff: Republicans Admit They Are Too Scared to Cut Social Security [View all]Jakes Progress
(11,126 posts)Both Obama's offer to cut SS and the OP's defense.
The outcome will be that now the subject of cutting entitlements has been broached and is open. Obama did that.
It won't happen this time for two reasons. Liberals have ripped O a new one because of this. Obama can't expect Democratic congressional support for this right wing idea like he got for his and bill bennet's education plan or for extending bush's patriot crap.
The second reason is because republicans won't support it. They can't ignore the huge gift that Obama gave them in the form of a campaign topic. They couldn't wait to start attacking him for wanting to hurt seniors. It has begun and will figure heavily in the mid-terms. At every senior political rally, the cry will be to elect republicans to keep Obama from cutting SS.
Like I said. Stupid.