gbaji wrote:
Which is funny since I haven't seen a whole lot of hysteria among the GOP.
But then, you're not getting your news from anywhere.
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I doubt that's the outcome the Democrats wanted though.
After "increase revenue", "force defense to absorb half the hits while shielding entitlements from cuts" was exactly what the Democrats wanted.
Donate enough times to the "right" people and you'll find yourself on every activist e-mail list known to man. Just for giggles, here's a sample letter received today detailing just how upset the Left is about this. Not the rank and file Democrats but the people who care enough to send me newsletters about it...
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After the Obama administration caved on the Bush tax cuts, and then on the debt ceiling negotiations when Republicans proved that they were all too willing to drive our economy over a cliff in order to advance their radical agenda, it seemed unlikely that Democrats would be able to make a stand on the Super Committee and protect our nation's safety net.
But thankfully, the Democrats didn't play to type. Yesterday, it was announced that Democrats stood up to Republicans in the end and prevented a bad deal on the deficit. As a result of this deadlock, less destructive but still painful cuts to social programs will be triggered along with much needed cuts to defense spending — all to happen in early 2013 when one hopes the economy is stronger.
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The Super Committee saga could have resulted in unprecedented cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. But in the end, Democrats stood united, and refused to cave to Republican intransigence on their demands for massive cuts coupled with permanent extension of the Bush tax cuts. Unlike in past stand offs, Democrats didn't react to Republican intransigence with ever worse compromises.[...]And while Democrats flirted with these cuts, even putting them on the table in their attempts to negotiate, at the end of the day they refused to bend to Republicans' extreme intransigence on the budget.
No hand wringing. No demands that we petition Congress to block these cuts. No claims that these cuts will weaken the nation and all that jazz. Just a congratulatory message (and later a link to sign some thank you letter).
Edited, Nov 22nd 2011 10:08pm by Jophiel 
side wonders if you're better off just losing an election to tap into the resulting 'popular outrage' after the changes have been made. Hoping of course, the other side can't come up with a new creative way to string the country along and then toss the problem back in your lap. 
