After a dramatic week, Social Security is again off the table

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46. Kicking the can down the road, and making jokes.

People are tired of being jerked around, Prosense. They are tired of being lied to and manipulated by our own party, and having this snake, which threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of us, rear its head again and again. Do you remember crowing triumphantly that SS had been "saved" last time? When it was used as a hostage to ensure that we will get austerity out of this deal?

Well, we are still ensured austerity, Prosense, because of this President's actions. And SS came back. And now you crow triumphantly that it is going away...again. How many times do we have to do this?



Less mocking of those who hang in the balance of this game would be nice. Refraining from making statements that are blatantly unsupported by facts would be nice. Some acknowledgement that this is more than a guffawing game of blue links, but deadly serious policy that will determine the future of millions would be nice. It would be nice if the administration understood that, too, or had some empathy for it.

Obama, speaking for the Hamiltonian Democrats (2006) on cutting the safety nets: "This is not a bloodless process."

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