“Paul Ryan, in the worst budget ever presented in the history of the United States, did not mention Social Security, so of course [President Obama] owns it,” Sanders said as he left a rally outside the White House, where he and a handful of congressional Democrats, Social Security advocates, and labor leaders denounced Social Security [...]
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Obama, the Grand Bargainer in Chief, Paul Ryan as His Foil
“We’re not gonna balance the budget in ten years because if you look at what Paul Ryan does to balance the budget, it means that you have to voucher-ize Medicare, you have to slash deeply into programs like Medicaid, you’ve essentially got to — either tax — middle class families a lot higher than you [...]
AFSCME, the National Education Association, and SEIU Target Democrats in “Jobs Not Cuts” Ads
THERE’S A campaign not so quietly growing in volume, with Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh the loudest, that has Republicans having a hissy fit over Obama’s proposed tax increases for the wealthiest. Rush is using the Santa Claus line, a take off on O’Reilly’s people want stuff belch, but both are focused on making people [...]
Obama to Progressives: “Campaign Isn’t Over”
Obama “wasn’t talking about what was on or off the table” and didn’t discuss specifics in terms of Social Security, one participant said. [The Hill] THE REPORTS out of the meeting with progressive leaders and unions revealed a couple of things. President Obama told the group at the White House that he won’t budge on [...]
Ronald Reagan: “Social Security has Nothing to do with the Deficit” [Video]
FOR ALL those people who worship at the feet of Ronald Reagan. As grand bargain fever whips up, keeping Social Security out of the mix should be a priority, something Senator Bernie Sanders and others have been preaching for a long time. The numbers are on the side of Democrats and progressives. From Democracy Corp: [...]
Top Story — Move to Stop Obama’s Bad Lame Duck Entitlement Deal has Already Begun
But President Obama has consistently refused to rise to the defense of social security. In fact, in the first debate, he explicitly took the issue off the table, telling the American people that there is not much difference between his position on social security and Romney’s. – Why even President Obama won’t champion social security, [...]
What Does “Balanced” Approach to “Strengthening” Social Security Mean?
“On Social Security, I suspect we have a similar position.” – Barack Obama IT IS anybody’s guess at this point. The euphemism right now is “strengthening” Social Security for the long term in a “balanced” approach. It’s all word salad, little sense. David Axelrod’s explanation of where Social Security is at this point the first [...]
Obama, the Only Moderate Republican in 2012
“Obama is the conservative reformist of my dreams. #ToryPOTUS” – Andrew Sullivan (via Twitter) IF YOU have any remaining doubts about how far right the Democratic Party has been led under President Obama perhaps now you’re finally getting the picture. Obama’s been aided by the wingnut right in falsely caricaturing him as a radical socialist, [...]
Bill Clinton, Shadow Candidate in the 2012 Election
In his stump speeches, Obama frequently credits Clinton-era policies for the strong economy in the ’90s, arguing the country fared well under Clinton because he “understood what it takes for this economy.” “Nobody has a better grasp and understanding of the issues than this man,” Obama said at a June fundraiser in New York. – [...]
Bernie Sanders: ‘Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs’
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Yesterday, on NPR’s Weekend Edition, Sunday, Andrea Seabrook reminded listeners that this time last year, the “debt ceiling” battle was in full swing, which eventually saw the appointment of the bipartisan “Super Committee,” a “come up with a solution — or else” idea. The consequences [...]
Republicans Block DISCLOSE Act, Going on the Record for Supporting Secret Buying of Our Elections
The legislation would require certain tax-exempt groups involved in political advertising — which currently are not required to disclose the names of their donors — to release the names of those who give donations of $10,000 or more. A similar vote Monday ended with the same result. – Senate Republicans block DISCLOSE Act for second [...]
“Bipartisan Avarice” and Citizens United in the 2012 Election
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The SCOTUS decision – generally referred to as Citizens United – declared that corporations are people just like you and me. That is, of course, if we’re citizens / people who have millions to spend on elections. But could Citizens United actually help unite we [...]
The Word of the Day was ‘Cave’
The leaders agreement could be passed in both chambers by unanimous consent as early as Friday, but any individual legislator could torpedo the deal and force the full House and Senate to return to Washington and vote on it. The Senate bill upon which the agreement is based passed the upper chamber on Saturday by [...]
Wall Street Journal Calls GOP Payroll Tax Cut Role a ‘Fiasco – Circular Firing Squad’
The Wall Street Journal editorial board unloaded on Republicans today. It’s a killer and every point they make is impossible to argue, whether you like the two-month extension or not. I’m with Sen. Bernie Sanders, who also does not. But finding a leg on which the Republicans stand is damn near impossible. Read the whole [...]
Crooks, Congress, Scalawags, and Spending
But after the vote, Casey and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) dismissed the Keystone project as “inside baseball,” arguing that middle-class families are more interested in getting a tax cut than an oil pipeline. [...] “I was responsible for putting it in this bill,” Reid said flatly. “That’s how legislation works. … Along with Manchin, Vermont [...]
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