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Related: About this forumAlan Grayson comes out against any cuts in Social Security
http://laborspains.blogspot.com/2012/11/alan-grayson-comes-out-against-any-cuts.html
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Alan Grayson comes out against any cuts in Social Security (Original Post)
geefloyd46
Nov 2012
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Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. Notice the wording, as if Grayson had run on cuts being just what we needed.
I would have gone with "Grayson reaffirms stance - no cuts to Social Security".
bvar22
(39,909 posts)2. A promise made by a civilian running for office...
...is a little different from an official policy statement made by a US Congressman.
Congratulations, Congressman Grayson,
and I STAND with YOU and the Progressive Caucus!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)3. Sorry, my post wasn't clear. I was referring to the headline, which could have been ...
... interpreted as Grayson having changed his stance. I did not mean to suggest that Alan had run on such a platform was doing anything other than reinforcing his earlier positions.
boingboinh
(290 posts)4. Sadly, Obama doesn't agree :(