The super committee,

[flying rabbit]

ubercongress, clusterfuck -whatever you want to call it- is a time bomb waiting to happen. Don't hear much about it on the msm.

[PassingFair]

1. I got this from DFA today:

Democrats on the so-called Super Committee are caving to Republican demands and pushing a plan that would make drastic cuts to Medicare.

This is bad policy and bad politics. Cuts like these are the worst possible way to reduce the deficit. They protect the status quo for the richest 1 percent while the 99 percent are expected to sacrifice vital healthcare that they need to survive in tough economic times like these -- and they'll hamstring Democrats running for reelection in 2012.

We've been down this road before. Republicans and some Democrats have been pushing plans to destroy Medicare and Social Security for months. We beat them then and we can beat them now with an overwhelming show of grassroots opposition to any plan that cuts Medicare.

Join me and tell Washington that this deal is Dead On Arrival.

Pledge to oppose any candidate -- Republican or Democrat - who votes for a plan that cuts Medicare and Medicaid benefits for the 99 percent.

The facts are simple: The average income of Medicare beneficiaries is about $22,000 a year. Our nation's seniors can't afford to have their benefits cut and hard-working Americans can't afford to have their eligibility for Medicare raised to 67.

As more and more people lose employer-provided health insurance, the last thing the nation's seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income children who depend on Medicaid need is for the federal government to slash these vital programs.

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid did not cause the run-up in federal deficits. We have President Bush's huge tax cuts for the top 1 percent, the unpaid costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and the Great Recession caused by reckless, un-American, and potentially criminal behavior on Wall Street to thank for the mess we're in.

Washington needs to make sure those who caused this mess pay to clean it up -- not seniors, not Americans with disabilities, and certainly not low-income children who depend on Medicaid to survive.

Send a message to Washington now -- Stand against cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security or stand alone for reelection.

This is a fight we will win, if we stand up and fight. Because when we work together, we're unstoppable.

Thank you for everything you do.

-Jim

Jim Dean, Chair
Democracy for America

[peacebird]

2. That is a pledge I will gladly sign!

[flying rabbit]

3. See, this is what I am talking about

Our "negotiators" are too busy putting everything on the table, to see that someone has stolen the silverware.

[gateley]

4. You should post this as an OP (if you haven't already) --

I'll contact the Dems on the Super Committee and say I will financially support their opponent next election. That's all they care about. Worth a shot.

My representatives are ALL good ones, thank God.

[PassingFair]

6. I'll post THIS one as an OP, it lists the names and numbers...

This is an all-hands-on-deck fight and we your help right now to win. Please take a minute to call one of the Democratic members of the Super Committee and tell them NO cuts to Medicare or Medicaid. Then, please share our emergency petition on Facebook so that we can get as many on board as possible.

Sen. Patty Murray - [phone]
Sen. John Kerry - [phone]
Sen. Max Baucus - [phone]
Rep. Xavier Becerra - [phone]
Rep. Jim Clyburn - [phone]
Rep. Chris Van Hollen - [phone]

Share it on Facebook.

Thanks again. Together, we can win this.

- The DFA Team

[flying rabbit]

7. Woot! nt

[gateley]

8. Thanks! I'll go K&R! nt

[PassingFair]

5. Here's the link:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/activities/668?akid=1447.1033293.xcBkqN&rd=1&t=2