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Reply to kentuck (Reply #88)

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 03:41 PM

Feb 2014

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Breaking: Obama To Drop Social Security Cuts In His Budget [View all] ProSense Feb 2014 OP

A President that is listening to his base?! Tyranny! JaneyVee Feb 2014 #1

That's a very interesting question. Those that I concider as "his base" were supporting his rhett o rick Feb 2014 #5

Reminder "His Base" are called "Democrats" ConservativeDemocrat Feb 2014 #74

Thank you! eom DonViejo Feb 2014 #78

+1 eom. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #115

Ah yes. Anyone that calls themselves a Democrat is just alright with you. That's the test. rhett o rick Feb 2014 #140

Wish I could rec this. (nt) malokvale77 Feb 2014 #181

Well done! JJChambers Feb 2014 #146

The President is smarter than all of us. I knew he was going to do this...master player. nt kelliekat44 Feb 2014 #213

HOW is using the "chained CPI" a "cut"? Please explain that. George II Feb 2014 #111

The same way ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #118

bullshit. absolute bullshit. cali Feb 2014 #122

They think if "in their mind" they are convinced that it isnt a cut, then it isnt. rhett o rick Feb 2014 #138

See my post below, #84, which demonstrates that over the last 38 years... George II Feb 2014 #147

But .. But ... But ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #159

You didn't explain how it's a cut, you just ran from the question....with that I have to ditto... George II Feb 2014 #144

You missed my point ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #158

It's been explained ad nauseam. I am sorry do cant grasp the explanation. rhett o rick Feb 2014 #136

Can you direct me to one of those "ad nauseam" explanations? That's what I get.... George II Feb 2014 #143

So are you saying that using the Chained CPI wouldnt cut benefits to SS recipients? rhett o rick Feb 2014 #153

But YOU are saying its a cut but apparently don't want to say how. Alan Grayson isn't... George II Feb 2014 #174

I am guessing you dont give a crap about our seniors but supporting whatever Obama does is more rhett o rick Feb 2014 #188

Sure I "give a crap about our seniors", I AM one....yet you're still not willing or.... George II Feb 2014 #189

Just because you are a senior doesnt mean that loyalty isnt more important. rhett o rick Feb 2014 #193

Ahem shaayecanaan Feb 2014 #203

What do you mean? Mojorabbit Feb 2014 #41

This^^^ passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #62

Yes but the headline says he dropped it zeemike Feb 2014 #112

SS recipients aren't his base. SS recipients vote 61% Republican. That's the rub. That's why okaawhatever Feb 2014 #168

You can keep saying that but using cuts as bait is not what I expect a Dem President to do. Mojorabbit Feb 2014 #169

And that's part of the problem. You should ask these organizations why they aren't sending you okaawhatever Feb 2014 #170

Why should they send me that when our President has Mojorabbit Feb 2014 #172

I don't think seniors are in the dark in terms of proposed cuts and the effects of said cuts. I okaawhatever Feb 2014 #175

Thank you. (nt) malokvale77 Feb 2014 #182

Good! Except offering Social Security cuts as a "favor" pisses me off, mightily. djean111 Feb 2014 #2

First ProSense Feb 2014 #7

And 'tax revenue' discussions include big oil revenue.. YvonneCa Feb 2014 #97

Bingo (nt) malokvale77 Feb 2014 #183

Lol. Always. Always. When in doubt, attack Obama Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #8

I am not in doubt of any damned thing. djean111 Feb 2014 #13

Wow. You just blew my mind. Absence is not presence. Things change, MAN Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #15

No, it's politics pure and simple. It was also a move I appreciated. Republs are screaming for cuts okaawhatever Feb 2014 #34

+1 JoePhilly Feb 2014 #47

I have pointed this out since the 1st time it was offered ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #121

Those people know the truth, and I don't think they are serious Democrats. I think they're trolls okaawhatever Feb 2014 #125

You are way off base on this. malokvale77 Feb 2014 #186

Putin made him do it!!! JoePhilly Feb 2014 #3

All hail Putin. The clear winner here. Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #9

So you are disappointed that he dumped cutting SS and Medicare? I'm not surprised. rhett o rick Feb 2014 #10

I have said repeatedly, that Obama was never going to cut Social Security. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #17

Absolutely. The line in the press release about including it in last years budget because it was okaawhatever Feb 2014 #38

During all your "over and over" did you once state that you did not support a cut rhett o rick Feb 2014 #44

Yes, because I also do not support such cuts ... what else ya got? JoePhilly Feb 2014 #45

That's refreshing. Now do I dare ask if you support the TPP? nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #48

What does that have to do with Obama's evil plan to kill SS? JoePhilly Feb 2014 #64

Thank you. I couldn't have said it better. :) n/t YvonneCa Feb 2014 #106

+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #129

If he moves the goal posts often enough.... Sheepshank Feb 2014 #134

Reasonable. Thanks. lumpy Feb 2014 #171

Well said. zappaman Feb 2014 #230

Thank you for the decent response. I also came to DU to have decent rhett o rick Feb 2014 #245

At least he is dropping the cut he never offered which isn't really a cut if he was offering it.... Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2014 #12

Or ... JoePhilly Feb 2014 #20

Yes i guess some of us aren't able to follow that ol' 27th dimension chess Armstead Feb 2014 #35

I'm guessing you are not very good at chess. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #43

I didn't say HE wanted the cuts...Just willing to make them Armstead Feb 2014 #87

Ahhh ... but the President is under no obligation to accept JoePhilly Feb 2014 #96

Whatever...I'm just glad to see them gone for now, and I hope they stay gone Armstead Feb 2014 #100

I think the reality is ... JoePhilly Feb 2014 #103

Perhaps if someone explained WHY CCPI won't go anywhere ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #149

Naaaaa. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #150

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #154

yup Skittles Feb 2014 #80

The president isn't definitively taking the idea off the table. Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #4

I am starting to think that that sentence is not visible to some. djean111 Feb 2014 #16

"and perhaps more importantly it solidifies the framing of 'SS is a deficit issue'" woo me with science Feb 2014 #102

Well put. malokvale77 Feb 2014 #187

He'll leave the carrot out until (a) he leaves office, or (b) the GOP tries to take JoePhilly Feb 2014 #22

Do you know what percentage of SS recipients vote Republican? nt okaawhatever Feb 2014 #40

As Grumpy Cat would say... sakabatou Feb 2014 #6

Thanks for posting. Are you pleased with the news or not? nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #11

Translation: He's temporarily removing, during an election year, the ax *he* suspends over our heads woo me with science Feb 2014 #14

Translation ProSense Feb 2014 #18

Only temporarily. So I haz a sad, too! djean111 Feb 2014 #19

Well, ProSense Feb 2014 #23

no one is sad he took cuts off the table laundry_queen Feb 2014 #21

Yeah, ProSense Feb 2014 #26

I put that because some here think we don't have a memory. laundry_queen Feb 2014 #32

I was ProSense Feb 2014 #33

LOL. Ok. nt laundry_queen Feb 2014 #37

He took them off the table. But they remain on the table, in event of new budget talks. Autumn Feb 2014 #28

No, ProSense Feb 2014 #31

Yes. You enjoy your happy that the CPI is off the table when it isn't Autumn Feb 2014 #39

You know ProSense Feb 2014 #42

Enjoy whatever it is you do, because you don't have much else to work with Autumn Feb 2014 #51

This ProSense Feb 2014 #56

I'm very happy it's taken off for 2015. That is unless the pukes decide to have more talks Autumn Feb 2014 #59

If Obama doesn't make these cuts ... it undermines their ... JoePhilly Feb 2014 #27

It's why ProSense Feb 2014 #46

YUP ... remember ... "he didn't really want to end DADT" either. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #50

Not to mention..... Bobbie Jo Feb 2014 #133

Took it off the table? zeemike Feb 2014 #123

That's ProSense Feb 2014 #124

Obama has been president now five years. When the next debate happens, it'll be six... Drunken Irishman Feb 2014 #52

+1 Marr Feb 2014 #60

WillyT nails it. It's Monty Python at this point. woo me with science Feb 2014 #66

Oooh, a thread for ProSense Feb 2014 #73

Perhaps if someone explained WHY CCPI won't go anywhere ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #156

Thank you Mr. President :) philosslayer Feb 2014 #24

K&R. Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #25

So Obama will finally stop cutting Social Security? Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #29

Thanks Obama! Cha Feb 2014 #36

Very Glad To Hear It, Ma'am The Magistrate Feb 2014 #30

It is not clear sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #49

Yes, I'm ProSense Feb 2014 #54

Taxation is one thing sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #58

Yes, taxation takes a big cut out of people's benefits. ProSense Feb 2014 #71

I am glad he dropped it. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #53

We've been told for 3 years that Obama was committed to gutting Social Security. Hoyt Feb 2014 #55

He's just trying to trick us. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #65

LOL. He must be. Hoyt Feb 2014 #89

K & R Iliyah Feb 2014 #57

When has President Obama Sassysdad Feb 2014 #61

Impossible. You already assured us they weren't *on* the table. /nt Marr Feb 2014 #63

LOL! ProSense Feb 2014 #68

You're kidding, right? /nt Marr Feb 2014 #70

No. Blue linky? n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #72

I was told it wasn't a cut. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #67

Who told you that? ProSense Feb 2014 #69

You are well aware of who. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #76

Yeah, ProSense Feb 2014 #79

Now that is how to get behind the idea of cuts to SS. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #92

Oh please, ProSense Feb 2014 #98

There is a serious flaw in your thought process. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #105

No ProSense Feb 2014 #107

I love this!!!! NCTraveler Feb 2014 #109

Finally, you're happy. LOL! n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #113

I've pointed this out several times before, but no one seems to want to acknowledge reality.... George II Feb 2014 #75

so.....Democratic of him Skittles Feb 2014 #77

Makes me proud Skittles. Autumn Feb 2014 #81

sorry Skittles Feb 2014 #85

I'm sorry too. I hit post before I hit the Autumn Feb 2014 #94

I hear you Skittles Feb 2014 #95

It's temporary, though! woo me with science Feb 2014 #82

I'm still never going to vote for him again! L0oniX Feb 2014 #240

yes: I am a "hater" who.......voted for him twice Skittles Feb 2014 #246

Good. Thanks for posting... YvonneCa Feb 2014 #83

Here we go - a comparison of the historic COLA vs. "chained CPI" - note the result!!! George II Feb 2014 #84

I know, but all they see is CUTS Iliyah Feb 2014 #108

If anything they should call them "lower INCREASES"!!! (which would be false too...) George II Feb 2014 #110

Boehner, an ProSense Feb 2014 #86

LOL Iliyah Feb 2014 #104

Are we supposed to celebrate this? kentuck Feb 2014 #88

I am. ProSense Feb 2014 #91

NO way ... JoePhilly Feb 2014 #99

Just kidding, Joe Philly... kentuck Feb 2014 #128

Yay!!!! progressoid Feb 2014 #141

Hey ProSense Feb 2014 #145

Maybe we should start a new list because he would rightly fit in the ranks of Democratic Presidents NorthCarolina Feb 2014 #241

Finally! But this was like pulling teeth, and it shouldn't have been. reformist2 Feb 2014 #90

Yes! Now you're talking! another_liberal Feb 2014 #93

Stockholm Syndrome makes an excellent metaphor. woo me with science Feb 2014 #117

You're taking this much too hard. n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #119

President again links SS cuts to the deficit. woo me with science Feb 2014 #132

Breaking: No SS cuts in the budget. ProSense Feb 2014 #137

Point taken. another_liberal Feb 2014 #126

Nice!! TBF Feb 2014 #101

good. that doesn't excuse his having been willing to use it in that callous way as cali Feb 2014 #114

cali I just want to thank you for this OP you have posted. Autumn Feb 2014 #127

oh thanks, autumn. back at you. cali Feb 2014 #139

I know, right ProSense Feb 2014 #148

There's call outs and then there's call outs Autumn Feb 2014 #151

The absolute best thing about this ProSense Feb 2014 #157

You betcha! Autumn Feb 2014 #161

Senator Sanders' statement ProSense Feb 2014 #116

Now the cry baby sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #120

It is nice to see the POTUS listening to his liberal supporters. Rex Feb 2014 #130

and now we can both say.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #131

You mean Social Security cuts were in his original budget? Maedhros Feb 2014 #135

I know. Good thing he took it out, right? n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #142

Good gopiscrap Feb 2014 #152

K&R Coyotl Feb 2014 #155

Here's ProSense Feb 2014 #160

Great! Why the hell did he support them in the first place? JHB Feb 2014 #162

Because he knew Republicans were really smart. n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #163

He didn't know the Republicans would play "block everything" with him.. JHB Feb 2014 #164

Well then, we're lucky to have these Republicans. n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #165

Have a day, ProSense JHB Feb 2014 #166

He dared the GOP to try and touch the carrot. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #198

There's a simpler way to handle that... JHB Feb 2014 #207

Our own are up in arms all the time. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #208

That's a facinating viewpoint JHB Feb 2014 #236

Feel free. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #237

Bernie Sanders letter eridani Feb 2014 #167

Thank you Bernie. 840high Feb 2014 #173

Cuts to the Social Safety Net and your EARNED Social Security should <<never>> have been on the chop blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #176

Obama ProSense Feb 2014 #178

I'm curious... malokvale77 Feb 2014 #190

You misunderstand ProSense Feb 2014 #191

No Pro... malokvale77 Feb 2014 #194

Well, if ProSense Feb 2014 #195

Just what I thought. malokvale77 Feb 2014 #196

What? n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #197

Suddenly dense? malokvale77 Feb 2014 #199

Yeah, enlighten me. Spill the beans. ProSense Feb 2014 #200

Iwill enlighten you with your favorite response... malokvale77 Feb 2014 #201

. ProSense Feb 2014 #202

You are a bit,,, malokvale77 Feb 2014 #204

I'm celebrating no cuts to Social Security. ProSense Feb 2014 #205

The anger was from the suggested cuts. malokvale77 Feb 2014 #210

LOL! ProSense Feb 2014 #211

Are you advocating dumping... malokvale77 Feb 2014 #212

No, ProSense Feb 2014 #217

Your continued disdain is noted. malokvale77 Feb 2014 #218

Breaking: Obama To Drop Social Security Cuts In His Budget ProSense Feb 2014 #220

Gee Pro... malokvale77 Feb 2014 #222

Yikes! ProSense Feb 2014 #224

Pro... malokvale77 Feb 2014 #227

LOL ProSense Feb 2014 #228

hmm malokvale77 Feb 2014 #229

LoL ProSense Feb 2014 #231

True Colors... malokvale77 Feb 2014 #232

You ProSense Feb 2014 #233

would that be the thing that was part of so many overactive imaginations stupidicus Feb 2014 #177

It's gone. ProSense Feb 2014 #179

is that emoticon use a passive/aggressive thing? stupidicus Feb 2014 #206

No, ProSense Feb 2014 #209

thanks for conceding your emoticon effort was stupid and dishonest stupidicus Feb 2014 #243

It was that thing that so many with "overactive imaginations" worked very hard to prevent eridani Feb 2014 #215

I love success stupidicus Feb 2014 #242

That is wishful thinking. If he didn't want it in his budget, why was it on the table? eridani Feb 2014 #247

what we have here, is a failure to communicate stupidicus Feb 2014 #248

So he thinks the New Deal was a shitty idea? eridani Feb 2014 #249

when was the last time a President's budget proposal ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #180

there never were any such cuts Enrique Feb 2014 #184

Obama under fire for backtracking on trims to Social Security ProSense Feb 2014 #185

so they admit 'chained CPI' is a cut, and they're taking it out of the budget proposal magical thyme Feb 2014 #192

Good news. pacalo Feb 2014 #214

Wait . . . so now you are CONCEDING that he supported those cuts? markpkessinger Feb 2014 #216

Here: ProSense Feb 2014 #219

yep, as do the majority around here I am sure stupidicus Feb 2014 #244

This thread make my head hurt. nt Stardust Feb 2014 #221

Good, we need a break from the pursuit of the absurd in the pursuit of the stupid. TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #223

The only words that matter: "The president isn't definitively taking the idea off the table..." pragmatic_dem Feb 2014 #225

Better late than never. Fearless Feb 2014 #226

about time. However will believe it when he vetoes anything with it in it. on point Feb 2014 #234

The president needs to take the idea of chained CPI off the table definitively. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #235

K&R. Yes please! Overseas Feb 2014 #238

"Obama was also facing a rebellion among liberals" Just liberals??? Yea right! L0oniX Feb 2014 #239