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ProSense

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6. Actually,

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 03:02 PM

Apr 2013

"Yeah except that was all BS like Obama's a commie or he's "lazy." In this case Obama actually is hurting seniors."

...no. Mitt tried to use the Republicans' 2010 line that Obama cut Medicare, but truth won out.

In this case, the infighting is going to do damage, and this is a Republican proposal (see Boehner). Also, unless Republican accept the President's proposal, it isn't going to pass.

Republicans are against revenues, but there is another problem: Republicans don't want to be tagged with the vote.

House Democrats are not going to support Social Security cuts, which means that the only way it passes the House is with Republican votes. It has no chance in the Senate.

Chained CPI Protections (Republicans are still going to say no)
http://election.democraticunderground.com/10022650340

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