OMG. What's the superlative of moronic?
The president's move makes him the first Democratic president to propose cutting Social Security.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) responded to the president's offer on Friday by suggesting that if he wants to cut Social Security, he should just go ahead and do it. “If the president believes these modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up these programs, there is no reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes. That’s no way to lead and move the country forward," he said in a statement.There it is, folks. President Obama has just dropped a bomb on the Democratic Party. It will be interesting to watch the fall out. This is the moment of truth for Democratic politicians.
The president knows exactly what he is doing. This is a direct strike at the left in an effort to solidify the Democratic Party as the moderate Republican Party in the belief that American politics is center right, ending the Democratic coalition built by FDR in an effort to "capture the center."
Will the base roll over again to prevent the take over of the country by right-wing extremists? I would not be putting any money on that bet. There is already a firestorm rising. Obama Budget Proposal Cuts Are 'Unconscionable,' Says AFL-CIO. Make that moronic and unconscionable.
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