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John Breaux Sees Democrats Embracing Paul Ryan's Plan To 'End Medicare'

Monday, April 30, 2012


Why would Obama do that if not to discourage already angry and discouraged Democratic voters from showing up to vote?

Democrats lost seats in the 2010 midterms because of Obama's and Democrats' failure to do what Democratic voters put them in office for in 2008.  It was BlueDogs who lost seats in huge numbers, and lost Democrats control over the House and lowered the total in the Senate -- Progressives only lost 3 seats.  

Since the midterm elections, Obama's tried to spin this as some mandate for more Republican-like legislation.  

Do you honestly believe that the message of the midterms was to cut spending when the vast majority of Americans want no cuts to Medicare or SocialSecurity and want the wars to end now, BushObama tax cuts to be repealed and taxes raised on corporations and the rich?  Yet that's exactly what Obama and Republicans and the Democrats in the House and Senate who voted for this 'Super Congress' (including NancyPelosi) are trying to sell.  Just this past week, Pelosi said she could sign on to Simpson-Bowles.
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