How long will die-hard Obama fans be there for him when they realize he's done what no other Democratic or Republican president has done? By putting Social Security and Medicare on the table (side by side with tax cuts on the top bracket), Obama not only alienates his base, but he damages America.
It is now "bipartisa
n consensus,
" thanks to Obama, that cutting lifelines to the middle class is necessary so that we can cut taxes on the rich (something Obama and the GOP agree should happen) and balance the budget (something honest economists tell us shouldn't be the top priority in every context). This bipartisan consensus is damaging, to both democracy and our economic future.
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