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AnotherMcIntosh

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29. Right. He "WOULD NEVER agree nor did he ever consider cutting SS or Medicare"

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 09:04 PM

Aug 2012

any more than he would consider creating a cat-food commission with members in favor of cutting Social Security benefits.

It's just a coincidence that 14 members happened to do so or indicating that they would be open to doing so: Erskine Bowles (Chair), Alan Simpson (R-WY-ret, Co-Chair), Alice Rivlin, John Spratt (D-SC), Dick Durbin (D-IL, who critized "bleeding-heart liberals" for not immediately seeing how proposed cuts would "restore fiscal balance&quot , Paul Ryan (R-WI), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Kent Conrad (D-ND), David M Cote, Dave Camp (R-MI), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Max Baucus (D-MT).

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To change the conversation from Rmoney's taxes. Even the Ryan budget Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #7

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That's false. Obama WOULD NEVER agree nor did he ever consider cutting SS or Medicare. vaberella Aug 2012 #17

That remains to be seen. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #22

Right. He "WOULD NEVER agree nor did he ever consider cutting SS or Medicare" AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #29

Once again. He would never agree to cutting SS or Medicare. vaberella Aug 2012 #36

Once again, you're RIGHT. "He would never agree to cutting SS or Medicare" AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #37

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