Yesterday the "breaking" news was all about how Obama is caving on
dramatically slashing social security benefits of old folks (no doubt
because the death panels aren't going to take care of all of them
quickly enough). Today, the story is all about how Obama is sending
his apoplectic minions out to walk back the political timebomb created
by what was a poorly sourced story about slashing that was in reality
about being willing to talk about cuts but that slashing is most
definitely off the table.
And, the collective heads are spinning. Wolf Blitzer just ate his
beard, Roger Ailes is still on the floor after suffering a shock
induced stroke after Thursday's breaking news and Jon Stewart just
extended his vacation for another week so the youth vote doesn't get
wind of this fiasco. Pelosi was blindsided! The AARP is admantaly
against any cuts to social security benefits. Bernie Sanders wants
Vermont to secede. Arizona is still Arizona (Gratuitous. I know).
It should be a no brainer to get a social security "cut" thrown in
with a debt limit deal now that you've stirred the ire of the media,
old folks and political allies.
Oh. Wait. I forgot -- POTUS probably isn't smart enough to know
that's exactly what would happen.