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Biden To Democratic Base: 'Stop Whining'

Tuesday, September 28, 2010


So when the Obama-Biden administration stack a 'Debt Commission' with proponents of privatizing Social Security, there's reason for Americans to object (whine).  

The truth about the Obama-Biden Administration's (and the DLC's) intentions are, as usual, in the lawyer-speak rhetoric and in the the administration's behavior.

Obama Packs Debt Commission with Social Security Looters:
Obama has filled his new 'debt commission' with Wall Street insiders determined to gut Social Security
http://www.alternet.org/story/146183/obama_pack s_debt_com mission_wi th_social_ security_l ooters?page=entire
 
Obama Packs Debt Commission With Social Security Privatization & Benefit Cut Supporters
http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2010/05/10/obama-packs-debt-committee-with-supportes-of-social-security-benefit-cuts-and-privatization/>
http://www.truth-out.org/obama-catfood-commissioner-threatens-small-town-with-nuclear-annihilation62852gt; >
You don't put Social Security on the table at all before a 'Deficit Commission' (it's not in danger of going broke, to begin with) or put people like this on your commission if you weren't signaling that you're open to doing it.   

And Representative Chris Van Hollen (head of the DCCC, Rahm Emanuel's old post, carrying on in Emanuel's practice of recruiting Blue Dog candidates instead of real Democrats) made an interesting parsing slip on CNN about that very point (he never was the brightest color in the box -- Democratic voters are d00med if this is the future leadership of the party).  Go hunt:
http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1008/15/sotu.01.html

[Hint
: "partial"]
About Joe Biden
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

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