DEMs need to "Wash their Hands of Social Security Cuts"

[FreakinDJ]

this issue is going to drive people to the streets and spark decades of resentment.

Even a Disproportionate high percentage of the Tea Party depend on social security and medicaid to get by and any cuts would be intolerable to them. The Party - including the President need to cry foul - draw the "Line in the Sand" and hunker down for the 14th Amendment challenge to the Debt Ceiling

[still_one]

1. Too late, the administration already said ss and medicare are on the table /nt

[FreakinDJ]

2. That is being "DeBunked" as we speak

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4909983

[daa]

3. What did you see that debunks it there: weasel words? nt

[FreakinDJ]

4. "Obama Aid" trumps "Un-Named Source"

[Enrique]

5. it's being walked back, like they always do

the Obama administration ALWAYS puts out two versions of everything.

[DrDan]

6. debunked?

". . . work with both parties to do so in a balanced way that preserves the promise of the program and doesn't slash benefits".

How does that debunk the statement that SS changes are on the table?

[FreakinDJ]

8. Changes - raising the SS Cap

[DrDan]

11. we both know that will not be happening

[FreakinDJ]

15. Even the Tea Party is opposed to Social Security Cuts

Ya - I went over to see what they are up to - and they are up in arms over the possibility of cuts

[still_one]

9. Does removing the cost of living part constitute slashing benefits? /nt

[DrDan]

10. that certainly impacts benefits, does it not

[still_one]

13. absolutely. Everything I see right now is this is a con job /nt

[FreakinDJ]

14. Too unpopular of a position for House and Senate

I am worried more about the "Hurry Up and Vote" possibility where the bill is presented at the last minute before the Aug 2 deadline.

But what I see now are a series of "Trail Balloons" being floated to test the waters of the American Public

[daa]

16. That's what I don't get 86% say leave Medicare alone

and 87% say leave social security alone. Duh.

[FreakinDJ]

17. Barak can play with Fire - House and Senate DEMs won't

he more then likely will receive the most push back from his own party if he even thinks of allowing the "Corp RATpubliCONs to start dismantling Social Security and Medicaid

[daa]

19. I just heard a Blomberg exclusive interview with Pelosi

and I am not reassured. I heard a lot of weasel words.

[RaleighNCDUer]

18. Of course, 'reducing' or 'trimming' or 're-calculating' benefits is not

'slashing' benefits.

Weasel words.

[still_one]

7. Funny, Dick Durbin didn't counterdict it. He said they are looking at removing cost of living to

"strengthen" social security

[DrDan]

12. so taking some dollars out of the pockets of seniors is how we are going to strenghten it

what a pile