FDL: Obama Administration Tries to Tempt Congressional Democrats into Political Suicide

<a href=”http://elections.firedoglake.com/2011/07/07/obama-admin-tries-to-trick-congressional-dem-into-political-suicide-with-more-bad-advice/”>Jon Walker at Firedoglake</a> ..

<blockquote>Poll after poll after poll has also repeatedly shown that Americans overwhelmingly don’t want Social Security or Medicare benefits cut to reduce the deficit. It is mind boggling that the White House is actually trying to convince Congressional Democrats the voting in direct opposition to the will of the electorate to address an issue that voters don’t even think is the top problem facing the country right now, would be a political winner. If Congressional Democrats are stupid enough to actually buy this nonsense they deserve to lose. All I simply recommend is that Congressional Democrats remember the last political advice the Obama administration gave before a big vote, when they promised the popularity of corporatist health care reform law would soar after it was passed. How well exactly did that advice work out for Democrats…</blockquote>

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