Reply #23: I was thrilled with the President's speech and his first ever Kiss My Ass to the [View All]

[bertman]

Right wing. Now I'm hoping that he will back up that attitude with action.

As many have pointed out, there is lots of dreaded 'wiggle room' in how he left open the debate for REFORM of these valuable social programs. That could be a good thing to get all the ideas on the table. Unfortunately, past experience has shown us that negotiating and saying NO is not President Obama's strong suit.

What pleased me most about the speech is that he has energized many folks who might otherwise have just given up under the force of the Right wing onslaught. Yes, it was his first major campaign salvo, but it could also turn out to be a change of direction.

I'm going to give it some time to see how this plays out. But, I'll be letting my congresscritters know that I support no meddling with SS, Medicare and Medicaid unless it's strengthening them.