MoveOn publishes whip count page for defense of Social Security and Medicare [View all]

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http://americablog.com/2012/12/new-progressive-no-benefit-cuts-senate-contact-page-reference-post.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Americablog+%28AMERICAblog+News%29
Consider this a reference post. The broad progressive coalition fighting with and for you to prevent Barack Obama and the Democratic Party from bargaining away any Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefit — that group now has a new Senate contact and “whipcount” page:

http://pol.moveon.org/fiscal-showdown-whip/index.html

Feel free to use it. And by the way, scroll down to the Brought to You By section of the page and notice the impressive number of organizations that are pulling out the stops on this. Please help us help you — and please don’t forget to report back. Thanks!

How to stop benefit cuts: an overview
Any move by Obama or the Democrats to partner with the Republicans to roll back social insurance is being fought hard and effectively — so far. But your help is needed. We can stop this in three places:

■ The House, with a coalition of Obama-opposing progressives and their right-wing tax-hating TP brethern.
■ The Senate, with a coalition of Democrats who will stand firm — stand for their party’s legacy; and stand against Obama’s attempt to burnish his own legacy on the back of social insurance programs.
■ At the president’s desk, by making it poison for him to touch with a surrogate’s ten-foot pole any presidential attempt to bargain away these benefits.