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In reply to the discussion: 47 members of Congressional Progressive Caucus won't promise not to cut Social Security and Medicare [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)110. I'm against the Norquist pledge, and anything like it. Which this would be. For one thing...
as I said...semantics gets in the way. What you might call a cut, I may not....and vice versa.
We also want politicians who do what's best, under whatever circumstances may arise. We don't (or at least I don't) want them signing pledges for this, pledges for that. They campaigned on their philosophy, made promises already...and we voted based on that. If they reneg on their campaign promises, they would betray a pledge...so what's the point, anyway.
I would say that Obama would say that the chained cpi is NOT a Social Security cut. So even if he had signed a pledge, he wouldn't consider it broken.
It's meaningless and unnecessary and a sideshow.
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47 members of Congressional Progressive Caucus won't promise not to cut Social Security and Medicare [View all]
unrepentant progress
Apr 2013
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The link to the list is in the article, but I'll reproduce the list here
unrepentant progress
Apr 2013
#5
it's not a grover norquisty pledge. it's a pledge not to cut social security.
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#85
I don't. The norquisty pledge is working for the pubs. Too bad our team can't even take a stand
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#88
I am taking a stand. Most of the 47 are civil rights heroes. I will 100% back those 47.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#96
Alan Grayson voted twice as the only democratic officeholder with Ron Paul FOR austerity.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#95
47 -most are civil rights heroes which is far more important issue to the Democratic party.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#99
Shelia Jackson Lee?? Joe Kennedy III??? Jim McDermott??? Charlie Ragel??? WTF????
gateley
Apr 2013
#76
Well, mine is on the list but doesn't require a stern talking to...
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Apr 2013
#111
We've never had to really worry about Social Security being cut before
unrepentant progress
Apr 2013
#10
Before everyone freaks out on some of these FINE Democrats, read the CPC statements on CPI
PeaceNikki
Apr 2013
#17
I am not sure, we should ask them. But I do not believe for a second that many of those would
PeaceNikki
Apr 2013
#22
These Representatives need a MILLION telephone calls a day until these cuts are DEFEATED.
Faryn Balyncd
Apr 2013
#18
I do not agree with your unsupported assertion that willingness to compromise and
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#66
Well, A Gallup poll backs up my claim about the GOP and the notion of "compromise"
PennsylvaniaMatt
Apr 2013
#72
You don't compromise with destroying 80 years of Democratic policies, period.
duffyduff
Apr 2013
#106
You mean like the Norquist pledge? That's a stupid idea, to sign a promise against some future event
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#42
I'm against the Norquist pledge, and anything like it. Which this would be. For one thing...
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#110
WTF? I thought double negatives (..WON'T promise to NOT cut..) are supposed to be positive??
99th_Monkey
Apr 2013
#51
They should no more promise this than Republicans should pledge not to raise taxes.
randome
Apr 2013
#64
So the question needs to be asked; what, exactly, do they see their "progress" leading towards?
Scootaloo
Apr 2013
#101
You think they "aren't Democrats" because they didn't sign this? Bullshit. How many do you know?
PeaceNikki
Apr 2013
#109