Democrats plead with Obama to abandon Social Security cut

[TheKentuckian]

177. If the offer is okay then you are saying benefits are too generous except for the very bottom

The rest is song and dance to justify the basic premise, there is enough fat for most people to absorb a cut from their Social Security benefits for a bargain that doesn't provide a dime to those taking the hit nor do proposals offset other places.

If this is an argument asserting it is okay because it is gamesmanship, then what do we win? If we "won" then why would elected officials be begging for the offer to be pulled post victory? What is the benefit here? Even if one buys this whole tired game proposition, why give them anything if they are the ones wanting cuts? Make them propose their own offer and hang them on it instead of negotiating with your self in a game of gotcha that seems weak at best in "getting" anyone.

I also don't grasp the defensive arguing, if the whole thing is some crafty machinations then does it not absolutely require spirited push back for the act to be plausible? Why isn't the defense brigade rubbing their hands together in glee at the plan going as foreseen rather than the constant defense and call outs for those playing the role Obama cast them in as he calculated all the varibles?

I'm also failing to see any bind. This bullshit has been going back and forth for years now and I've yet to see an iota of trouble for the TeaPubliKlans, in fact they can just point to the proposal and the waters are muddied up good so some portion of the electorate is left under the impression that both parties want to cut Social Security and goes into "a pox on both their houses" mode because everyone is on record for cuts and/or has a mile long track record of pushing cuts with nary a soul swearing they will be damned before our benefits are cut.