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I predicted Obama would do this. He's right on time.

The truth be told, however, is that many conservatives and card carrying Tea Party members will shout "We Are Broke!" from the rooftops, but when it comes to Social Security or Medicare, it is always: "But that's MY money!"

1 posted on 10/03/2013 4:21:51 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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The big-eared Kenyan isn’t from this country.


2 posted on 10/03/2013 4:23:59 PM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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I’ll be happy to return my SS checks.


3 posted on 10/03/2013 4:25:55 PM PDT by basil (2ASisters.org)
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“never let a contrived crisis go to waste”


4 posted on 10/03/2013 4:26:35 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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It’s SUPER DUPER RECKLESS! 200% more recklessity!

The problem with Obama and his overgrown adolescent brethren is their reliance on superlatives. Everything is the worst, the least, the most, the best, the greatest, etc.

This Axelrodese Impresses the gullible like Obamaphone voters and Poli Sci PhDs but once you’ve broken the glass to get the fire extinguisher out you can’t pretend it’s still intact for the next big emergency.


5 posted on 10/03/2013 4:27:54 PM PDT by relictele ("An elective despotism was not the government we fought for..." - James Madison)
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Social Security is welfare just like the rest of it. And no, it isn’t their money. Their money got spend the minute the government took it.


6 posted on 10/03/2013 4:28:32 PM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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Increasing the DEBT by 6 trillion dollars is the height of irresponsibility.


8 posted on 10/03/2013 4:31:58 PM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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if one senior citizen dies of a heart attack because of this fearmongering, IT’S OBAMAS FAULT!


11 posted on 10/03/2013 4:36:00 PM PDT by uncitizen (Obamacare IS TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION)
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The problem is that the Democrats (They have actually changed now and should be called Socialists) have decided that they will use all means to gain the advantage. It matters not whether it hurts the same folks that they (supposedly) represent. It is simply a means to an end, and the end seems to be Socialism for all.

We have come to a crossroads with one side wanting a Socialist outcome (like Sweden but on a grand scale) or worse some other socialist but non-democratic country to be named. If you really look at the Constitution, things have continued to spiral out of control from the Congress to the President to the Supreme Court. All seem to be discarding the Constitution. I’d guess that this must happen before you change really change the Government.

Yes, things look really dim for America at this point. We have elected (well not we) the most Progressive (Socialist) President in modern times and now we pay the price. Seems that way too many now want free things at the expense of those working for it. Once we pass the magical 50% margin, well, things WILL change.

Extremely glad that I won’t be around to see the demise but I do fear for my children. Time for more States and State areas succeeding and maybe even another revolution I’d think.

Our forefathers have given us a Constitutional Republic but it seems that we can NOT keep it.


13 posted on 10/03/2013 4:37:05 PM PDT by Deagle (m)
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As reckless as a government shutdown is … an economic shutdown that results from default would be dramatically worse,” Obama said...

Navigator to pilot, navigator to pilot, you are over the target, repeat, you are over the target.

14 posted on 10/03/2013 4:37:14 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Producing Talk Show Prep since 1998.)
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Need for large capital letters.


FEDERAL BUDGET DEBT REDUCTION IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING NOW WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN NO NEED TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING.

Sometimes when large capital letters aren't enough.

No, not shouting to the folks here on Free Republic, besides ? it get's attention.
15 posted on 10/03/2013 4:37:34 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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Bozo’s damaged our credit rating once already.


16 posted on 10/03/2013 4:37:48 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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We need to have this fight folks. WE ARE BROKE. The Republicans should have done this on January 5th, 2011 when they took over the House. Should have passed a BUDGET, not more of these ridiculous, edge-of-your-seat CRs that mask the real structural problems facing this country.
17 posted on 10/03/2013 4:37:50 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Governor Sarah Heath Palin for President of the United States in 2016)
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Obama is a sadistic piece of crap.


18 posted on 10/03/2013 4:38:35 PM PDT by RginTN
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“In a government shutdown, Social Security checks still go out on time. In an economic shutdown, if we don’t raise the debt ceiling, they don’t go out on time,”

As long as there's a positive Social Security Trust Fund balance (it's currently at four trillion dollars), Social Security benefits can be paid by redeeming those bonds with no increase in national debt.

Any failure to do that should be a capital offense.

21 posted on 10/03/2013 4:42:24 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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...but when it comes to Social Security or Medicare, it is always: "But that's MY money!"

Well, it is!

23 posted on 10/03/2013 4:51:54 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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Muslims have a habit of embedding their military in places where they know Westerners will refuse to strike, such as civilian neighborhoods, children’s hospitals, etc. In other words, they hold these people as hostages. Obama has that mindset, since he was raised outside the American homeland as a Muslim. His gambit is to hold social security recipients as hostages to force through his monstrosities.


24 posted on 10/03/2013 4:52:36 PM PDT by odawg
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I think there is some truth to that. To be sure, it has been hard not to notice that the Tea Party traditionally has not protested Social Security or medicare nearly as passionately as they have protested every other federal program. And I think it has been bad for their rep overall.


25 posted on 10/03/2013 4:54:54 PM PDT by freedom462
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If government *takes* my money and promises that I’ll get it back when I retire ... what is it about that you don’t understand?


28 posted on 10/03/2013 5:10:36 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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31 posted on 10/03/2013 5:12:20 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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Someone should tell the Idiot in Chief that not raising the debt ceiling is not the same as default.


33 posted on 10/03/2013 5:13:36 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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