Which Members of Congress Are Standing Up for Economic Decency – And Which “Progressives” Aren’t | Common Dreams
"In the real politics of the emerging struggle over Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, there’s a very big difference between expressing opposition to benefit cuts and promising not to vote for them. It’s only when members of Congress make a firm public commitment that Obama White House strategists may feel a need to recalibrate their deal-making calculus with Republicans."
