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truebrit71

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9. No cuts. Period.

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:46 PM

Oct 2013

Any Dem that votes for entitlement cuts needs to be replaced. End of.

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Obama's Top Economic Adviser Tells Democrats They'll Have to Swallow Entitlement Cuts - Bloomberg [View all] WillyT Oct 2013 OP

Prior DU GD discussion on the article in the thread here... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #1

Oh, fuck no!!! TDale313 Oct 2013 #2

The stupid, it burns. n/t winter is coming Oct 2013 #3

Pure BS from the media ProSense Oct 2013 #4

How in the world can you say that the quotes you accept.... socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #6

This ProSense Oct 2013 #10

When I paraphrase something, I'll put the paraphrase in quotes......... socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #12

It's not a "paraphrase." It's BS. ProSense Oct 2013 #15

He attributed what his interpretation of Washington DC speak was...... socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #25

Stop yelling, and I ProSense Oct 2013 #27

the media is not supposed to be stenographers Enrique Oct 2013 #7

They're not "supposed to be stenographers," but they can invent quotes? ProSense Oct 2013 #11

Sperling needs to say flat out, no cuts in benefits and NO chained cpi...no weaseling nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #8

No weaseling? From corporate weasels? villager Oct 2013 #36

I don't hold out hope nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #37

Thanks for clearing things up. I'm not a fan of out-of-context quotes. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #13

It's not an "out-of-context" quote. It isn't real. n/t ProSense Oct 2013 #16

It's analysis. AFter hearing Sperling go on about it that's the conclusion this reporter cui bono Oct 2013 #18

It's an opinion piece. Any way you slice it the quote is BS. ProSense Oct 2013 #21

I agree with the issue of creating an impression of negotiation. cui bono Oct 2013 #22

What do you think this quote means? MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #32

It's vague boilerplate language, but ProSense Oct 2013 #33

What scenarios do you think would meet mr. Sperling's criteria? MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #34

How would I know? You ProSense Oct 2013 #38

Seems he's saying that "a path on entitlement spending" is "very important" MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #39

Obama reduced payroll taxes a couple of years ago. Those are the taxes that fund Social Security JDPriestly Oct 2013 #40

: ( DJ13 Oct 2013 #5

No cuts. Period. truebrit71 Oct 2013 #9

+1 ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #14

Kicking for visibility Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #17

*They* won't be the ones swallowing the cuts Matariki Oct 2013 #19

C'Mon Y'All... I'm Lookin For Reason Here.. WillyT Oct 2013 #20

Sperling is no Democrat.. kentuck Oct 2013 #23

Sperling has been very vocal about this Oilwellian Oct 2013 #24

Because great minds think alike jsr Oct 2013 #28

Fuck that bullshit gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26

Austerity doesn't work. Deep13 Oct 2013 #29

Doubtful. There's still nothing the GOP can offer us that we want Recursion Oct 2013 #30

So we have some mythical top Democrats playing with the GOPer zipper? Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #31

Sorry, I call bullshit on him. Corporatocracy has arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #35

Morning Kick !!! WillyT Oct 2013 #41