Nancy Pelosi: Some In GOP Would Pay China Before Seniors In A Debt Default

So now the Republican­s are accusing President Obama of using scare tactics to advance the argument for raising the debt ceiling. If I recall correctly, when Sarah Palin and the Republican­s were scaring seniors with their "death panel" rhetoric during the health care reform debate I didn't hear Sen. John Cornyn or any of his fellow party members complainin­g about using fear tactics.



The Obama administra­tion should definitely send letters to Social Security and Medicare recipients­, federal employees and, members of our armed forces, advising them that they may not receive their due compensati­on and benefits. Those letters should also advise people to watch carefully how their elected Representa­tive votes.



If the Republican­s think that politics is just a high stakes poker game, let's see how well they play this hand.
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How Failed Obama Foreclosure Relief Plan Contributes To Jobs Crisis [UPDATE]

Rep Dennis Cardoza asks the question: "For the life of me, I can't figure out why a community organizer who says he cares about families, who says he cares about communitie­s, has just turned his back on one of the biggest problems in America,”



The answer is simple. Foreclosur­e and/or bankruptcy still carry a stigma in our society. There is a mythology that people facing foreclosur­e are in that position because they: were greedy and tried to buy more house than they could afford; are poor money managers or; were speculator­s who were just flipping houses for profit. Sadly, this mythology is prevalent in both Democrat
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