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55. And just because it's not "on the table" doesnt mean it's "off the table". nm

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White House suggests Social Security cuts remain 'on the table' [View all] Redfairen Mar 2014 OP

It's like they watch ''House of Cards.'' Octafish Mar 2014 #1

Third Rail Monty Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #35

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DoD cuts PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #2

Thieves. woo me with science Mar 2014 #14

rec. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #15

FRSP! Demeter Mar 2014 #53

Oh shit. 840high Mar 2014 #3

Plenty of dough for the Ukraine, though. 1000words Mar 2014 #4

Chained CPI lives!!!!!1111 tridim Mar 2014 #5

You're right! These people are sick, they're obsessed! Remind us, MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #16

Let me be the first to deliver the inevitable reply: beerandjesus Mar 2014 #20

HA! SammyWinstonJack Mar 2014 #24

Hopefully Rmoney will run again so there's a better choice in the caboodle ...err not! L0oniX Mar 2014 #82

Ha! Way to make Rand Paul sound like a reasonable choice. beerandjesus Mar 2014 #107

It's just an N-dimensional chess move Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #129

Same old, same old...... beerandjesus Mar 2014 #19

Yes, ODS'ers typically call me an "Obama apologist" tridim Mar 2014 #23

What's annoying is this "ODS" lie. beerandjesus Mar 2014 #25

ODS is far more annoying than whatever you just said. nt tridim Mar 2014 #26

Your constant slander of DUers is more annoying than just about anything. beerandjesus Mar 2014 #27

Except that today's Conservative Democrats were yesterdays Republicans Sirveri Mar 2014 #126

+another one dreamnightwind Mar 2014 #128

Ha! Awesome post. beerandjesus Mar 2014 #132

If we were camping on level ground I'd agree dreamnightwind Mar 2014 #133

Agreed. But keep in mind that if they're IN our tent, we can work on winning them over to the left. beerandjesus Mar 2014 #131

There is only one person in this thread Union Scribe Mar 2014 #34

If I'd see more here give credit Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #125

I actually don't disagree with your central point. beerandjesus Mar 2014 #130

+1 dreamnightwind Mar 2014 #127

bwhahaah. concern over this is clearly legitimate as the administration is the one cali Mar 2014 #36

So the White House and Obama are liars? Or are these words from the White House invisable to you? Autumn Mar 2014 #65

"if Republicans are willing to compromise." Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #75

You and I will have to disagree on that. Autumn Mar 2014 #76

I felt the same way Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #78

It was an official bargaining chip. One the republicans hadn't asked for, he offered it. Autumn Mar 2014 #80

Then what did I miss? Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #86

I don't think you are missing anything. Autumn Mar 2014 #88

Fair enough. Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #89

Isoldeblue, I don't want to be right. Autumn Mar 2014 #92

I get that Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #95

Come to Colorado. We have it Autumn Mar 2014 #96

I'm in the armpit of the south, Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #97

I'm sorry. My neighbor buys the cheesecake and comes over for coffee, it works Autumn Mar 2014 #98

Accccccccccccccccccck!! Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #99

Get your smile going and keep the faith Autumn Mar 2014 #100

Why? So he can brag that he offered to cut SS, but the GOP was too leftist to take the offer? Marr Mar 2014 #109

I did say I could be wrong... Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #124

One problem with this logic is it fails to account for the fact that nobody wants to cut TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #136

That statement was made yesterday. Marr Mar 2014 #108

The rightward frogmarch continues unabated AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #6

Don't worry, we'll all rally around Hillary because Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #30

Fascism with an angry frown AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #33

Whichever represents the lesser of two evils? Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #60

Sadly... AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #67

Can't wait for the bumper sticker: We Suck Less L0oniX Mar 2014 #83

K&R woo me with science Mar 2014 #7

Hooray! Another pawn for the pan galactic chess game! progressoid Mar 2014 #8

I hope no one here fell for the, "but it's not in the proposed budget therefore it must be off the rhett o rick Mar 2014 #9

I'm sure we'll go back to sqaure one here on DU. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #11

Or... we need to find the person with ODS who claims cuts are on the table: MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #18

And just because it's not "on the table" doesnt mean it's "off the table". nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #55

And if you have fallen for it....... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #47

An actual Democrat could never do this. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #10

+ Several Brazillion! Demeter Mar 2014 #54

Engangered species: "actual Democrat" ...Sanders is more of a Dem than the majority of Dems IMO. L0oniX Mar 2014 #84

I'm sure ProSense Mar 2014 #12

Affirmations often come true with constant repetition jsr Mar 2014 #13

So that's where the ol "It's only a movie" comes from. L0oniX Mar 2014 #85

Yep. jsr Mar 2014 #90

Nice reference! beerandjesus Mar 2014 #104

It's never going to go off the table. Bringing it off the 3rd rail HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #17

Only food is going off the table. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #119

Food and shelter. woo me with science Mar 2014 #123

What's that old saying? I think it goes like this... polichick Mar 2014 #21

K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2014 #22

I see the garbage, dishonest talking point is back woo me with science Mar 2014 #28

Yes! First desensitize, then destroy. Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #31

The "garbage, dishonest talking point" ProSense Mar 2014 #43

Wake the fuck up Obama... BlueJac Mar 2014 #29

I stepped up and voted Jill Stein. Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #32

I voted third party in 2012 bigwillq Mar 2014 #39

I like what they do in Oregon. Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #61

Or they can just get rid of the electoral college (nt) bigwillq Mar 2014 #62

That won't promote third party choices, though. Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #64

This is true bigwillq Mar 2014 #66

You still could. Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #101

I ready for Warren... BlueJac Mar 2014 #134

If Senator Warren is a primary candidate I will vote for her. Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #139

He is wide awake The Masked Shrike Mar 2014 #41

You got that right! & Welcome to DU. Divernan Mar 2014 #42

Awake and deliberate. nt woo me with science Mar 2014 #103

With Obama, it's the death of a thousand cuts. Divernan Mar 2014 #37

You do realize very few folks will be impacted, and the amount those few might have Hoyt Mar 2014 #57

Wow. Our Democratic President will not hurt very many! woo me with science Mar 2014 #58

I see no reason to trump up criticism of Obama. Maybe you guys should find something that matters. Hoyt Mar 2014 #59

I was afraid the conversation would bend this way Doctor_J Mar 2014 #71

They honestly seem to believe that they've transformed what a party is... woo me with science Mar 2014 #79

We are talking about income taxes, not SS. Hoyt Mar 2014 #87

if that was true he wouldn't be using it like a political football Skittles Mar 2014 #91

I'm responding to poster 37 above who is trying to make an issue of taxes that Hoyt Mar 2014 #94

change you can believe in Doctor_J Mar 2014 #38

Oh what the hell. fleabiscuit Mar 2014 #40

Pray, tell, what do the Palace Guard have to say about this? n/t markpkessinger Mar 2014 #44

I don't see that quote anywhere in the cited fact sheet. pinto Mar 2014 #45

read the last sentence in the op Doctor_J Mar 2014 #46

This one? - pinto Mar 2014 #48

What part of multiple "senior administration officials made clear" don't you understand. Divernan Mar 2014 #50

I'm just suggesting that we take speculation, reading between the lines, and vague references pinto Mar 2014 #52

Do you think SS cuts are off the table? nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #56

And they wonder why Dems have a "meh" attitude vis a vis the midterms. n/t winter is coming Mar 2014 #49

word Doctor_J Mar 2014 #72

And this is why Elizabeth Warren's star keeps rising. closeupready Mar 2014 #51

TREMBLE, MORTALS AND... BEHOLD ! THE MAGIC TABLE OF MORAL DISCUSSABILITY! sibelian Mar 2014 #63

don't sound like you thank God every day for Obama Doctor_J Mar 2014 #69

He is the reason for the season. jsr Mar 2014 #74

He is the wind beneath my wings. QC Mar 2014 #105

Don't worry. There is more glory waiting in the wings... woo me with science Mar 2014 #113

Behold the radiant glow jsr Mar 2014 #115

It might be a halo. woo me with science Mar 2014 #137

It is not my intention to offend the Radiant One, nor his patient, persecuted followers. sibelian Mar 2014 #122

You just made my day. woo me with science Mar 2014 #117

Why thank you, woo, thank you. sibelian Mar 2014 #121

Whether the cuts are ultimately made or not, it's sad bigwillq Mar 2014 #68

yeah it's a shame. his legacy will be that of an appeasing dino Doctor_J Mar 2014 #70

I have written him on this and he replies politely with a lot of clap trap about Cleita Mar 2014 #73

We need to send $1 Billion to Ukraine ASAP jsr Mar 2014 #93

According to Victoria Nuland we already gave them 5 Billion so what's KoKo Mar 2014 #110

Next time, make it a total of 7. Heck, round it off to 10. jsr Mar 2014 #112

yeah right pacerbluedrum1949 Mar 2014 #77

The GOP know that cutting SS would be suicide AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #102

I thought progressives were the only ones thrown under the bus but Dems are there too. L0oniX Mar 2014 #81

Dem Voters will be blamed when TPP & Keystone XL are passed after Mid-Term Elections KoKo Mar 2014 #111

With Obama now the king of deportation ...don't expect a lot of Latino votes either. L0oniX Mar 2014 #114

But hey Ukraine have a free billion on us! Let us know if you need more! workinclasszero Mar 2014 #106

Jared Berstein: What�s Not DOA in the Obama Budget ProSense Mar 2014 #116

Take SS cuts off the table, not food. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #118

"the embrace of a culture of cruelty" woo me with science Mar 2014 #120

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