The Great Betrayal
Well, get ready for it.. .here it comes. From the New York Times: "The president’s renewed efforts follow what knowledgeable officials said was an overture from Mr. Boehner, who met secretly with Mr. Obama last weekend, to consider as much as $1 trillion in unspecified new revenues as part of an overhaul of tax laws in exchange for an agreement that made substantial spending cuts, including in such social programs as Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security — programs that had been off the table." But now, thanks to Obama, they are on the table. Let me repeat what we all know: Social Security does not contribute one cent to the Federal budget deficit. It is entirely self-funding, and has nothing to do with any other government program. Barack Obama is perfectly aware of this, yet he is willing to go along with the vicious Republican attempt to gut Social Security. In the process, he will give away for all time the greatest weapon Democrats have ...