Biden To Democratic Base: 'Stop Whining'

Then there's SocialSecurity, & how it's the other guys, the GOP, who want to privatize it.

That the Obama-Biden administration has put SocialSecurity (which runs a surplus) on the table of its 'Debt Commission' (a group, all of whom support privatizing SocialSecurity) should tell you that the American people (& not just "a few in the base") have reason to worry and "whine".  

Because we've seen the same deceptive behavior for a long while now from DLC-Democrats & Obama-Biden, along with their assurances about how "there's nothing to worry about".  We've seen the Obama-Biden administration continue the policies & practices of the Bush-Cheney administration.  And after campaigning on restoring the Constitution & bringing transparency to government, we've seen bigger abuses and assaults on the Constitution by Obama-Biden, more secrecy laws, and new restrictions to FOIA.  We've seen the Obama-Biden administration talk out both sides of its mouth, for what can only be an intent to deceive.  

You don't promise transparency, then beg off by claiming that you're leaving reform to Congress, & then undermine the congressional committees working on reform by cutting secret deals with corporations.   But that's exactly what the Obama-Biden administration did. 

Early in the healthcare legislation process, Obama declared that he wouldn't sign any legislation that didn't include a public option, but he did.  Instead of working to get a real healthcare reform bill through, Obama worked overtime to make sure that there would be no real reform -- Just a massive corporate giveaway with no cost controls & no universal coverage.   

The week before & the week after the healthcare bill (or, more accurately, 'The Insurance & Pharmaceutical Industries Windfall Act') passed in the Senate was the one & only time a public option had any chance of happening until another generation passes.

A group of senators had mobilized behind it since the bill had to be passed through reconciliation anyway, & there was no way that Democrats weren't going to get enough of its members to vote against it just because it had a PublicOption in it.  Obama nixxed it.  What was the reason? 

"If the Senate did that, the bill would have to go back to the House for a vote & there's no time!"

After the (allegedly) pro-PublicOption senators accepted that excuse & stood down, Republicans discovered 2 flaws with the bill requiring it's return to the House anyway. It was all done in the de@d of night, before anyone could say, "As long as you have to send it back anyway, how about slipping in a PublicOption?"

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The Obama-Biden administration will do everything within its power to prevent a public option, public healthcare, and affordable, quality medical treatment for everyone as long as it retains the WhiteHouse, because that was the deal that was made.

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