Republican Senators Demand Obama Take Lead on Entitlement Cuts

[Still a Democrat]

Almost two-dozen Republican senators are threatening to oppose increasing the U.S. debt limit unless President Barack Obama leads efforts to begin cutting government entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.

The 22 lawmakers, in a letter today to Obama, demanded he work out an agreement similar to the 1983 deal between President Ronald Reagan and then-House Speaker Tip O’Neill, a Massachusetts Democrat, that shored up the Social Security trust fund.

“A similar show of leadership from you and from congressional leaders of both parties is necessary to address the long-term fiscal challenges facing our country,” the letter said. “Without action to begin addressing the deficit, it will be difficult, if not impossible, for us to support a further increase in the debt ceiling.”

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Almost two-dozen Republican senators are threatening to oppose increasing the U.S. debt limit unless President Barack Obama leads efforts to begin cutting government entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.

The 22 lawmakers, in a letter today to Obama, demanded he work out an agreement similar to the 1983 deal between President Ronald Reagan and then-House Speaker Tip O’Neill, a Massachusetts Democrat, that shored up the Social Security trust fund.

“A similar show of leadership from you and from congressional leaders of both parties is necessary to address the long-term fiscal challenges facing our country,” the letter said. “Without action to begin addressing the deficit, it will be difficult, if not impossible, for us to support a further increase in the debt ceiling.”

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-16...-cuts.html

[jaxx]

Awww they can't come up with anything themselves? The usual foot stompers are in on this, I think they are acting like damned fools.

[OptimistesMaddie]

Demand!! Ha..ha..ha..

[SeattleGirl]

I hope the President tells them to go fuck themselves. In Presidential-sounding words, of course.

[jaxx]

You got it Punky! They need to take lots of pics too of the President hugging them. LOL

[Ikonoklast]

Harry Reid already said in no uncertain terms that S.S. is off the table, has told Mr. Obama that, and he will kill any efforts to change it.

S.S. is solvent for the next thirty years, if nothing is done. Like Harry said, in twenty years they can re-visit the numbers, and still have ten years to come up with a workable solution. Even then, it would be a tweak, not an overhaul.

S.S. DOES NOT IMPACT THE DEFICIT IN ANY WAY.

There is no pressing need, other than the Republicans drooling to hand that money over to Wall Street, to do anything right now.

[Cha]

Screw the republiCon Senators who want those on Social Security and Medicare to suffer while their campaign donors don't pay their fair share of taxes.

Let the Middle Class take note of this for 2012..if the recons take over the Senate you will suffer monetarily while the republicon campaign donors enjoy trickling on everyone else.

[Arkana]

Call their bluff, Mr. President.

[There Is No Spoon]

Harry's having none of this bullcrap.

[Andy823]

Of course they want "HIM" to take the lead. Then they can come back next year and say it was all president Obama's idea, not theirs!

Everything these idiots are doing has one goal, to make sure president Obama does NOT get re-elected!

He needs to tell them they ran because they promised "JOBS" and "IDEAS" to get us out of the mess that Bush and the republicans got us into. It is "THEIR" job to to do what they promised, not act like children and keep on avoiding the "REAL" problems we have. SS is not one of those problems at the moment, jobs are along with doing what is right for the country and the people of this country.

All they are doing so far is the will of the rich and the corporations, and he should tell them that is not an opinion any longer!

[Willinois]

Senate Republicans need to take the lead on not being moronic asshats anymore.

[Cha]

(03-17-2011 11:51 AM)Willinois Wrote:  Senate Republicans need to take the lead on not being moronic asshats anymore.

That will never happen.

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