The timing of the announcement seems more about broadcasting to GOP voters, "Don't vote for Romney, let Obama win reelection. Because if Romney were to win, I won't be able to run in 2016."
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Here we go again, the fear-card, being played to get us to go along with Obama's call for "austerity" and the Simpson-Bowles plan that cuts Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits.
Why aren't Obama, Reid, Pelosi and Democrats talking about the Progressive Caucus's budget and plan to balance the budget (reduces the deficit by $5.1 trillion)? It beats Obama's, Reid's and Republicans' plans.
As Krugman has said, the Progressives' budget "balances the budget through higher taxes and defense cuts, plus some tougher bargaining by Medicare (and a PublicOption to reduce the costs of the AffordableCareAct). The proposed tax hikes would fall on higher incomes, raising the cap on payroll taxes (takes care of SocialSecurity's solvency forever)... and unlike the Ryan plan, it actually makes sense."
But Obama takes solutions that work for the People, the vast majority of Americans, off the table. Obama kneecaps and handicaps the voters who put him and Democrats into power.
That's Obama's style, taking solutions that work for the People off the table and out of consideration when we're discussing how we want to proceed. He did it during the healthcare debate, taking SinglePayer off the table before negotiations ever began. Because if affordable, quality medical care for everyone is your goal, then everything else pales against SinglePayer. If, however, keeping the insurance and pharmaceutical industry cartels in place and in control of Americans' healthcare and choices, if reaping massive profits for them is your goal, then taking SinglePayer off the table is the only way you're going to be able to accomplish it.
If Republicans are going to turn down anything Obama and Democrats put forth, why then aren't Obama and Democrats fighting for the best plan out there?
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I'm not so convinced of Bush's criminality as I am of his baffoonery.
Today will serve as a solid reminder of who let Osama Bin Laden attack us and who brought him to justice. Thank you President Obama.=========================
That fact alone casts suspicion on Obama's good intentions after his failure to investigate and prosecute, and his continuing Bush's 'unitary executive' practices (and expanding them, with 'indefinite preventive detention' of American citizens and Obama's doctrine that presidents have the right to kill American citizens with no due process, no oversight, and his push for and no transparency of anything a president asserts should be his secret). It is pure Kafka. Most of Obama's supporters believe that Obama ended the torture practices of the BushCheney regime and closed down the CIA black sites, but apparently that's not true: Obama's continuing to torture and has decriminalized it, along with creating all new black sites (Prison Ships, Ghost Prisoners and Obama's Interrogation Program).
There was a coup d'etat in this nation, a bloodless one, but a coup nonetheless. And both parties are in on it and we're 'flying without a net' (Constitution).
The US can only survive by everyone (not just the liberals) wanting to get along with each other. You've got to want the country to work more than you want your way over other Americans getting their way. Or some of their way. You've got to be willing to compromise. But 'compromising' isn't 'capitulating'. 'Compromise' requires getting something you want in return, and Democratic voters aren't getting that with the deals that Obama makes with Republicans.
Bush wasn't into compromising, and got everything he wanted from Congress. And when he didn't get what he wanted, when members of Congress learned they had been lied to, tricked, Congress didn't challenge him in the third branch of government, the judiciary. Bush created one Constitutional crisis after another. There's been real concern that if the judiciary ruled against him, he wouldn't abide. Then what? Nobody can force him. Three co-equal branches of government.
So Congress turned the other cheek. And the incoming administration "looks forward, not back." So that future administrations know they have nothing to fear, no one to harness and restrain them from imperial ambitions. From 'Unitary Executive'. From becoming King.
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As usual, with Obama "compromise" means starting on the right and going even farther right.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin told Andrea Mitchell that Obama’s going to use Simpson-Bowles as the template for budget talks.
Simpson-Bowles (Catfood Commission) plan cuts Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security (Social Security wasn't even on their plate to be considered) and puts the burden on the poor and middle classes, and lets the rich keep their ill-gotten booty.
At last week's Democratic Convention, Bill Clinton embraced Simpson-Bowles and not long ago Nancy Pelosi said she will support it.
Today's Democrats are yesterday's Republicans.
There should be tax HIKES on corporations and the rich. There should be massive cuts to the military. Banks should be threatened with nationalization unless they begin lending to small businesses. There have been more than 3.5 million home foreclosures but there are 11 million more in the pipeline — There must be principal write-downs.
Democratic politicians should be beating this drum, loudly, constantly, and pushing the People’s Budget instead of working off of a set of corporate lobbyists’ plans.
Why aren’t Obama, Pelosi, Reid and Democrats talking about the Progressive Caucus’s budget and plan to balance the budget (reduces the deficit by $5.1 trillion)? It beats Obama’s AND Republicans’ plans.
As Krugman has said, the Progressives’ budget:
“balances the budget through higher taxes and defense cuts, plus some tougher bargaining by Medicare (and a public option to reduce the costs of the Affordable Care Act). The proposed tax hikes would fall on higher incomes, raising the cap on payroll taxes (takes care of Social Security’s solvency forever)... and unlike the Ryan plan, it actually makes sense.”But Obama takes solutions that work for the People, the vast majority of Americans, off the table. Obama kneecaps and handicaps the Democratic voters who put him and Democrats into power. He’s the grifter leading off the second half of the con game, which is to squeeze the rest of the dimes from the poor and middle classes. It began with part 2 of Bush’s Medicare Reform Act of 2003 (high-priced junk health insurance that has no cost controls), continues with more *AFTA treaties (outsourcing more Americans’ jobs) and “payroll tax ‘holidays’” that lead to the end of Social Security.
yes open the investigation. but for other reasons. allow the thousands of architects, engineers, pshycists and forensic fire investigators who dont buy the 'official story' to do an independent investigation. the govt doesnt have to chip a dime. let them just a peak are your data, so they can tear it apart.=======================================
watch anything burn, anything. there is a distinct organic pattern to it. nothing ever burns evenly and at the same time. it crumbles it falls to the side. thats what all burned structures do.
except three skycrapers on sept 11, 2001.
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