"I cannot guarantee that those checks ("Social Security, Veteran's checks, folks on disability...70 million checks")go out on August third if we haven't resolved this issue."
Compare that to his remarks before House Republicans in 2010...
From a You Tube video of Obama's Q & A with Republicans (about one hour, twenty three minutes in). Transcript here.
...there is a political vulnerability to doing anything that tinkers with Medicare. And that's probably the biggest savings that are obtained through Paul's plan.
And I raise that not because we shouldn't have a serious discussion about it. I raise that because we're not going to be able to do anything about any of these entitlements if what we do is characterize whatever proposals are put out there as, "Well, you know, that's -- the other party's being irresponsible. The other party is trying to hurt our senior citizens. That the other party is doing X, Y, Z."
Get it? We can't solve the nation's problems if some demagogue is claiming the other party will hurt our senior citizens...unless those mean spirited Republicans don't do what I want, then they are personally jeopardizing 70 million senior citizens, veterans and the disabled from getting their checks on time.
I think it is instructive, that of the billions of dollars the federal government spends in millions of places, the first and apparently only places Barack Obama can think to cut, to pay for all his other pork projects, is Social Security checks, veterans' and disability benefits.
The federal government needs to stop the insane spending levels. The endless borrowing has got to stop. For Barry to try to scare seniors and others on a fixed income by threatening to stop their checks is despicable.
And make no mistake. The money is there not to default on any loan payments or Social Security checks. If any senior or veteran who is denied a benefit check on August 3rd. it will be because Barack Obama makes a conscious decision to callously play politics with these people's lives.
Cross posted at LCR, Say Anything.
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Proof, I think you nailed it exactly with your last sentence - it would be a conscious decision. I also believe that this is just another one of obama's favorite ploys - Blather, Rinse, Repeat.
ReplyDeleteHe should keep in mind that the elderly are America's most reliable voters and I hope they're furious.
ReplyDeleteObama's hoping to scare them into voting against their own (and their grandkids') best interests.
ReplyDeleteOtis: I had to hold off a day in writing this. The first day I heard it, I wanted to describe Obama in terms that could have cost me my PG-13 rating.
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