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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:01 AM Original message |
White House pushes back: won't consider changes that are unbalanced and include slashing benefits. |
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dennis4868 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. seems reasonable to me |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Deleted message |
Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. I wish I could recommend this...but I smell the stench of defeat in the air. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
4. open to “reasonable changes” to Social Security and Medicare that strengthen those entitlement |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
5. This means shit. Have you seen this site? This is getting ridiculous. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. +1000 |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. You've got that right! |
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Ice Number Nine (234 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
25. They want a reason to hate him so desperately. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. Doesn't matter |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It's not just MSM---some Dems seem to be milking this too. n/t |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
7. I wish I could believe this statement |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. how are you so certain Obama isn't fighting? Did Nancy Grace say that? |
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bornskeptic (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Everybody here knows Obama isn't going to cut SS or Medicare benefits. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
8. Call and write the White House to insist that he protect SS and Medicare. He needs us to make noise. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. He already said he would. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. If you do nothing, then you help the Republicans, who will be calling/writing with their demands. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Yes. Including not rigging the CPI for stealth cuts. nt |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Oh, OK... |
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great white snark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
14. Why bother? Unnamed sources trump White House officials. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
15. CONFIRMATION: Obama Aide On Social Security Cut Story: It 'Overshoots The Runway' |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
16. More... |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Nice try |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
19. The entire discussion is "unbalanced" - the WH has adopted the framing... |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
21. It's true. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. K&R |
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