We have all heard the rumors. We all hope they aren't true. But everything in my gut tells me he will do this, and I am writing this to ask if it is the line in the sand that liberals won't cross. That if President Obama does this, we can no longer support him.
Let's start with some background.
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Now I am fully willing to admit these are rumors. They may be unfounded. But what does you brain and gut tell you? I hope to god Obama doesn't do this, but everything I know about his Presidency tells me he will. It will come sugar-coated with talk of mutual sacrifice and fiscal disipline. Here is what it will really mean:
1.) He will hand the Democrats #1 issue over to the Republicans on a silver-platter. For free. Does he honestly thinkg that he won't be attacked by the Republican's for cutting Social Security?
2.)The shared sacrifice will be non-existent. The sacrifice will come from the lower and middle-class exclusively. This is a 100% guarantee. Because the rich will always be handed more when the serfs are told to sacrifice.
3.)Assuming this happend, he will have betrayed everything liberals stand for. The public option, tax cuts for the rich, and net neutrality aren't enough to make me jump ship. But to betray the most core of Democratic programs, and commit political suicide is a bridge too far.
So, again, I'm simply asking. Would a hypothetical call for austerity and Social Security cuts in the State of the Union be the last straw? Because I have come to the conclusion that it is the last compromise I am willing to tolerate.