Biden: “There will be no changes in Social Security”

[stupidicus]

18. I completely agree

the blanket declaration leaves room for things like that, so those concerns need to be alleviated as well.

This issue has been a pet peeve of mine since BHO first promoted the Catfood Commission, and imo, the lack of effective communication on this issue before the 2010 election was precisely what helped the repugs convince the gray vote that secured their half-win in the house, that it was the dems that were gonna cut things, not them as they are attempting to do again now.

This is what the "purists" have been too shortsighted about -- not just the dampened enthusiasm for those BHO/dem supporters wondering if they will or won't cut those entitlements in unacceptable ways, but also the mitigating effect that the rightwingnuts can use to exploit their shameless ownership of such in a "both sides are gonna do it" way.

Right now they're trying to pin that tail on BHO over the 716B medicare cuts to providers, etc, but without BHO clarifying what he will or won't do, they'll use that to raise the spectre he intends to do something bad. It would also justify in their minds as well, a lack of him doing so that is, their current refusal to provide details/specifics on their tax/budget, etc, plans as well, on the same "both sides do it" grounds.

The end of this muddling and pinning the tail on the pachyderm shoulda been done long ago, which is why I think you make a great point -- there must be something that has impeded it, since BHO ain't no dummy.