Obama's Biggest Test is Just Around the Corner. What We Need to Know.

[jtown1123]

In early Spring, Obama is going to get probably one of his biggest tests as a Democratic President. The debt ceiling will have to be raised. Republicans won't allow it to be raised, unless some major spending cuts are offered. Let's be clear, our deficits are caused by an exhorbitantly expensive health care system, Bush tax cuts since 2001 (which were just inexplicably prolonged)and military spending. NOT, Social Security, Medicare, Veterans health care and benefits, food stamps, etc. Programs that actually help people.

We are going to have to launch a huge writing and calling campaign to the White House and our Reps in the Senate (in particular) and Congress. We cannot let the Republicans further divide our country. The income disparity is alarming and we need our leaders to start shouting this from the rooftops every day. Will President Obama stand strong on this? I honestly don't know. We cannot negotiate this from a position of weakness. We cannot trade away our biggest achievements in social safety net programs so that the rich can continue to get tax cuts they don't need.

Here is a pretty good summary of what is going to happen from Campaign for America's Future's Dave Johnson:

Edited to conform to DU's fairuse policy for copyrighted material. Lithos, DU Moderator

The Rest: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-johnson/the-debt-ceiling-threat-t_b_799946.html

[ClassWarrior]

1. It's simple. Cut the bloated, wasteful military budget.

Done deal.

NGU.

[jtown1123]

5. I hope that's an option. Never seems to be though.

[ClassWarrior]

9. We need to make it one.

NGU.

[kentuck]

2. You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant....

except Alice.

[MrTriumph]

3. "Biggest Test"? What do you call the Tax Capitulation, Public Option Surrender, etc.

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[jtown1123]

Those were HUGE blows. My biggest concern right now is Social Security.

The payroll tax cut holiday is already a disaster because it will be politically impossible to repeal. His adding that to the tax deal confirms my fears that he really doesn't care about the program.

[Better Believe It]

4. Those were just warm-ups for the really big stuff coming!

[Autumn]

6. Warm ups?

:shrug:

[Better Believe It]

8. Yup. Just warm-ups for the really big crap heading our way.

[blindpig]

7. Get ready, it's coming...

A bipartisan reaming of the people is rolling down the pike like a juggernaut. The President's test will be to sugar coat the poison pill.