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12. Woud he still be a Democrat

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 12:58 AM

Dec 2012

if he supports CPI chained Social Security? Or if he won't raise taxes on those earning $250,000? Certainly not an FDR type of Democrat.

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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

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

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

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