FredHayek wrote: And wages are stagnant and not keeping up with inflation, especially energy prices., jobs are not keeping pace with population increases, and this doesn't look likely to change if BHO gets another 4 years.
And RMoney doesn't give a sh*t about 47% of the population... And the construction of his car-elevator is probably behind and over-budget. Life sux, don't it?
But don't worry... RMoney can always remind us that his solution was to "let the market bottom out", and "Let 'em get foreclosed on, and go bankrupt." Mr. Compassionate-Conservative's job "is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
Concern is mounting among some Senate Democrats that President Barack Obama will make a deal with Senate Republicans during the lame-duck session that would result in changes to the benefit structure of Social Security.
One of the most progressive voices in the caucus, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), said he was heartened to hear Obama tell the AARP last week that he'd be open to raising the cap on income that's taxed for purposes of paying into the Social Security trust fund. Sanders also applauded the president for taking off of the table any reform language that resulted in the "slashing" of benefits (several Social Security advocates, disagreeing with Sanders, said they were worried such language was counterproductive, as it opens the door for cuts that could be deemed minor).
But the Vermont Independent worried that all of this could be posturing for the lame-duck session immediately after the election, when lawmakers are expected to rush to find another "grand bargain" on tax and entitlement reform to stave off the so-called fiscal cliff.
"That's exactly what's going to happen," Sanders said of Social Security being on the proverbial table, "Unless someone of us stops it -- and a number of us are working very hard on this -- that's exactly what will happen. Everything being equal, unless we stop it, what will happen is there will be a quote-unquote grand bargain after the election in which the White House, some Democrats will sit down with Republicans, they will move to a chained CPI."
Knock me over with a feather! This man will do ANYTHING to get reelected. Including give up the Holy Grail. Can you imagine? We may have us a Bill Clinton II in the makings after all for that second term.
I wonder if this "reform" as part of a Grand Deal, which MUST happen, will impact any of the people posting frequently on this site?
No way, Obama doesn't cut deals with Congress. Oh wait, maybe since whining about a do nothing Congress won't help him in December, he might actually agree to adopt some Republican ideas.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Bernie Sanders is NOT going to let them slash benefits... He'll pull that old GOTP trick of putting a "hold" on anything like that.
However, I find it hysterical that the usual teabaggers keep grousing about the idea that Obama is a failure because he "refuses to negotiate" with TeaHadists, and when there's even a hint that he might, "This man will do ANYTHING..."
Maybe the President WILL be moving more towards the "center" to survive his second term and save his legacy. Maybe the President WILL start representing the entire nation and not just the left fringe.
This could get very interesting right after the election. The window to act will be small and desperate measures will be necessary to stave off a fiscal disaster that he won't be able to blame on others.
If you were thinking a second term for President Obama was going to be a cake walk for the left wing....think again. Your darkest days may be ahead of you friend. rofllol
If he gets reelected--and every day it looks more and more like he will--He doesn't NEED to move toward the center... He can do anything he wants, because another term is off the table... Too bad, so sad...
Particularly if we take enough Senate seats back to block filibusters; and if the House numbers change...(and I think they will.) I don't know that we'll pick up the 25 seats we need to retake the House, but I think it's more than likely that the GOP is going to lose some of the crazier teabaggers.
Mr. Obama may turn out to be a Republican in Democrat clothes. Oh my!
Look at that. I even used his name in a respectful manner. Didn't give him any playground nick names or anything like that. I think it's called civil discourse and basic respect.
