Reply #56: Obama is hell bent on not getting re-elected [View All]

[emsimon33]

During the 2010 election, I handed out leaflets at a polling place in Virginia Beach, VA. I was the only Democrat among 4-7 Republicans and/or Libertarians--depending on the time of day. In my conversations with many of my fellow leaflet distributors--most over 65--, I heard over and over that Obama cut Social Security benefits and was the first president to do so. Their argument was based on the fact that there had been no cost of living increase. I argued that it was not Obama's fault, that he supported the sick, disabled, and elderly.

GUESS I WAS WRONG. Silly me. Obama's willingness to attack Social Security and Medicare will not come back to bite the Republicans--it's expected of them. It will come back to bite Obama and the Democrats. It is time for Democrats in the House and Senate to draw a line in the sand and refuse to support Obama on this issue. They need to be loud and aggressive so that the public's wrath doesn't fall on them but falls where it should: On Obama and his fellow travelers, the Republicans. The end result might be that in the 2012 election we lose the White House (do we really have it anyway) but end up dominating the House and Senate.

The plain fact is that we need a viable presidential candidate in 2012 and it isn't Obama!