Dems Push Back At Republican Claims Of “Scare Tactics”

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Dems Push Back At Republican Claims Of “Scare Tactics”

Susan Crabtree

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) is pushing back against Republicans' most recent memo to GOP candidates telling them not to worry about the dire default-or-else messaging coming from President Obama and the Democrats.

To Murray, GOP disregard for the government's inability to pay seniors' their Social Security checks is what's really scary about the Republicans' most recent political positioning in the debt talks.

"The possibility that seniors could be denied Social Security benefits is frightening," Murray said. "Rather than accuse the President of scare tactics, my Republican colleagues should tell the extreme voices in their own party that it is time to act responsibly."

The most recent GOP talking points, Democrats argue, shows just how politically focused Republicans are being when it comes to pushing their my-way-or-the-highway agenda of spending cuts and no tax increases in the debt ceiling talks, while Democrats are trying to forge a balanced deal that cuts spending while protecting seniors, the middle class and the poor.

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[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Good

The Republicans should not be able to get away with trying to twist the situation and make it seem like it's President Obama who is threatening the Social Security checks of millions of Americans when in reality, it's the GOP Teaheads whom are adamant about NOT raising the debt ceiling- which will create the kind of situation that will result in seniors not getting their Social Security checks if not immediately, then shortly thereafter.

[Tennessee Gal]

2. Good.

I like Murray.

[CakeGrrl]

3. Good for Patty. Of course,

it's too bad how the thinking of some on this forum aligns with the messaging of the Republicans:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4916742

[ej510]

5. Good for her, but she wants Koch money.

SO it's hard to trust her.

[CakeGrrl]

6. So the way to get Koch money is to tell the Repubs to call off their extremists?

Not following the logic there.

On a tangent: Anyone who dabbles with Republicans or their money is "not to be trusted" according to your benchmark? Does that include the likes of Jane Hamsher, Glen Greenwald and a few other oft-referenced Professional Lefties?

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. Good.

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