47 members of Congressional Progressive Caucus won't promise not to cut Social Security and Medicare

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78. point taken

but what you are really saying is that when democrats seem to be doing what the majority wants, they win. In this case, the majority is against the chained CPI. Supporting this cut is so scary that the republicans leaders themselves would never suggest it aloud for fear of losing large numbers of supporters. Have you not noticed the unwillingness to open discussions with the President now that this has been put into the budget?
The republican leadership are still trying to sell us on an alternate universe- a universe that says benefits earned or unearned should all be looked at as unearned and even worse undeserved. In their facade world anything going to anyone other than tax cuts for the rich are to use their words undeserved entitlements. The way they want us to see it is Debt is evil,Government has debt, paying beneficiaries keeps us from paying debt, beneficiaries are evil, it is okay to steal from them. It is all so evident in their cognitive dissonance, but now Obama has laid out a straight forward decision for them and us to make. Are we going to refuse to refund the social security payments that have been made as promised for over 70 years or are we willing to steal directly through the chained CPI to serve the rich, while labeling it necessary reduce our debt? Obama has brought the decision front and center. Those that support the chained CPI will suffer at the polls, no matter their party. The American people are demonstrating their opposition to it across the nation, regardless of party. The resentment of the people is showing. Obama has raised the activism of the country to include far far more than the Tea Party ever consisted off. Seniors, health advocates, veterans, government retirees, the Unions, AARP, activist progressive organizations such as Moveon and DFA, as well as local democratic parties are just some of the organizations speaking out on this. Further many many republican voters and independent voters are now being forced to take a stand on what is now a clear issue and they stand against the chained CPI as well.
President Obama has no future election. He is the leader of the democratic party and he does that in the way he chooses. The chained CPI discussion has so far been a great blessing as a method to focus the people. Now democrats congressmen and women and republican congressmen and women have the responsibility to demonstrate whether they are governed by the loudly expressed and highly visible will of the people or the large payments made as silently and as invisible as possible. I appreciate the dialogue the president has forced upon the country.