"It's looking more and more like the debt deal reached between Obama and the Republicans in Congress was nothing more than a vehicle to cut Medicare and Social Security."
...not go after Social Security. In fact, the mandate exempt cuts to benefits for both Social Security and Medicare.
The OP reads like an attempt to take the heat off Congressional Democrats and put it on President Obama, who is not on the committee.
Democrats on the committee have no reason to support cuts to Social Security. None. There is absolutely no reason to give them a pass by claiming they have a mandate.
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Remember, during the debt-ceiling crisis, Republicans needed to give Democrats a concession to resolve the standoff. They weren’t willing to put tax increases on the table, so GOP leaders agreed to a “trigger” that would impose harsh cuts on defense spending. The point was to create an incentive for both parties to reach an agreement — if Republicans didn’t want to slash the Pentagon budget, they’d have strike a bipartisan deal.
But as the chances of the super-committee reaching a compromise evaporate, Republicans are now confronted with the possibility that their own idea — massive defense cuts — might come to fruition. And what’s their response? Spending cuts will hurt the economy and cost jobs.
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