Obama just said that Social Security checks may not go out after Aug.3!

[senseandsensibility]

Just heard on Thom Hartmann. Is he finally playing hardball?

[monmouth]

1. Yes. It is now on the repubs to get their asses in gear or else...n/t

[kestrel91316]

He's playing with fire. If he loses the senior vote over this, we get

the theocracy the Repigs have been salivating over in 2012.

[Windy]

3. Its not a matter of the funds not being their for the checks...there will be no payroll for staff

to send out the checks!

He has been playing hardball and playing into their nonsense all along.

Some hear (PUMA etc) refuse to believe it.

[DJ13]

6. What checks?

Its mostly a computer transfer to bank accounts now.

[Cali_Democrat]

8. Don't you think the Republicans are at fault?

Why should Obama be blamed when the Republicans are the ones holding the country hostage? :shrug:

[senseandsensibility]

19. Where did I say Obama would or should be blamed?

Don't understand your comment.

[Cali_Democrat]

21. Look again. I didn't reply to you

:hi:

[senseandsensibility]

23. On my screen it says reply to original message

Anyway, I see who you are replying to now. It looks like someone else was also replying to that poster as well, but it also says reply to original message.

[still_one]

13. Why is "he" playing with fire, and not the republicans? Are you suggesting he cave in and cut SS

and Medicare without corresponding revenue increases?

I will be upset if he cuts social security and medicare, but I will be outraged if he cuts it without a corresponding tax increase on the highest income

He better stand firm, even if it means the country doesn't raise the debt limit

This is on the repukes shoulders

If he doesn't the Democratic party is history.

[LaurenG]

2. Yep and I doubt the r's are going to want to take the heat for that monster

This will tie up the deal and the checks will go out.

[democrat_patriot]

4. GOP getting heat from Chamber of commerce - now AARP?

Sad part:

GOP 'caves' by letting us cut entitlements. woo-hoo.

[Fumesucker]

5. "Obama says he will no longer issue SS checks after Aug. 3"

That's what a huge number of SS recipients are going to hear..

[DJ13]

7. Thats how Im seeing it

[moondust]

9. Hello seniors!

Still happy you voted Republican?

[still_one]

15. Dumb ass idiots, they are getting what they deserve for voting repuke /nt

[madfloridian]

10. He's the one that put it on the table.

[bahrbearian]

18. And he will be the one not sending the checks out. Win, Win for the repugs

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. People just adore being used as pawns in political pissing contests.

And, some wonder why so few people vote and so many have contempt for politicians.

[DJ13]

12. + a billion

[Bandit]

14. According to Article 14 of the Constitution that would be unconstitutional.

:shrug:

[still_one]

16. and he should invoke Article 14. Let the repukes try to impeach him. They will lose on that /nt

[gkhouston]

17. Obama said that when? Surely he wasn't on Thom Hartmann?

Not that Hartmann is a sensationalist, but what was his source?

[senseandsensibility]

20. He basically just said what I said in my OP

plus a little of his own opinion ( a sentence or two) about how Obama was probably doing this to show average people that this really matters to them and to get them to become more involved. No source was given in the segment I heard, but apparently this has been on MSNBC as well.

[bananas]

22. CBS News - video posted in the video forum - here's the link - watch it with your own eyes

link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x599522

[NotThisTime]

24. He says there may not be money in the coffer's to do it, however doesn't that money come from it's

own fund?

[bananas]

Yes, see post #3. nt

[gkhouston]

25. Thanks. n/t