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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Wed Dec 19, 2012, 05:27 AM Dec 2012

How many people here will automatically defend whatever deal Obama makes? [View all]

A lot of folks did just that with the Great Surrender of 2010. Is there any reason to assume that there won't be the same chorus of robo-support if CPI is chained for Social Security and the tax increases only involve 400k and up(in other words, to too trivially few to matter)?

Corollary question...does anyone here think it will be possible to get a big turnout in 2014 if SSI IS locked and only a handful of the rich pay higher taxes?

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	I'll loudly defend anything he agrees to, including lost ground. All that matters is he's a "Democrat".
	1 (14%)
	I'll defend anything short of actual LOST ground.
	0 (0%)
	I won't defend anything but an actual victory.
	5 (71%)
	other
	1 (14%)
	no opinion
	0 (0%)
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How many people here will automatically defend whatever deal Obama makes? [View all] Ken Burch Dec 2012 OP

How many people here Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #1

Most of remember people like YOU saying "don't believe what you're hearing" Ken Burch Dec 2012 #2

People like me? Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #8

They keep enemies lists and have long memories, Summer alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #10

Oh, great. Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #11

I said "people LIKE you"...not necessarily you yourself. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #13

That's part of the problem Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #14

the benefit exemption WAS trivial when you consider all that was lost to get it. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #16

Yeah, don't vote in 2014. It worked out SO VERY WELL in 2010! CakeGrrl Dec 2012 #3

I didn't say "people shouldn't vote in 2014". Ken Burch Dec 2012 #5

how many automatic defenders will respond to your poll? but let me say that personally, it's HiPointDem Dec 2012 #4

The only chance there will ever be to break out of those constraints is for our party to DEFY them. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #6

i can't see any scenario in which the party breaks out of those constraints except if someone's HiPointDem Dec 2012 #7

Other-I'll accept whatever happens. Which is a whole lot different then defend whatever happens. Kaleva Dec 2012 #9

Woud he still be a Democrat ozone_man Dec 2012 #12

He'd be a moderate Republican. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #15

Chained CPI, as Obama proposes it, is a means-test bhikkhu Dec 2012 #19

I certainly won't kick and scream over chained CPI... nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #17

I'm confident that he will make a deal we can be proud of bhikkhu Dec 2012 #18

There will be PLENTY here that do that durablend Dec 2012 #20

There won't be a deal because the baggers will never accept it. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #21

In answer to your question, Democrats win only when they act like Democrats. forestpath Dec 2012 #22