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Recalculation of the social benefits formula that would have resulted in lower payouts during the grand bargain talks of 2011 and again in his budget this spring. so this is why there are now some progressive democrats in congress trying to expand the terms of debate. this week, sharod brown of ohio became the late toast put his name to increase social security benefits. thats right. in an era defined by belt tightening, liberals are trying to provide retirees with bigger monthly checks. as more...

Point, too. i dont think the public is engaged in this fight, and until they are, its not much evidence on march 1st they are going to become so, especially since this is going to bleed into the c.r. debate. >> howard, the always wise chris cillizza in the fix talks about the obama strategy and uses his gimlet eye to talk about it. since the collapse of the grand bargain talks in summer 2011, obama has become a far more cynical and politically successful operator. what the president is doing wit...

Basically a column a day about the fiscal cliff standoff here. watching boehner, i was struck by -- i feel like i saw that a year and a half ago. the summer where he walked out and hit the detonate button on the grand bargain talks. the question everyone is trying to figure out is was this posturing on boehners part or is the idea of a deal really crumbling before our eyes. >> its largely posturing and we tend to swing to emotional extremes. they were saying the deal is done and obama will spare...

The fiscal cliff talks. raising the medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. why would democrats offer it? are they really going to do it? to get a tax deal done they would do that? the idea was first brought up during the grand bargain talks of 2011. the white house seemed open to the concept at the time. >> its been reported the president is willing to look at things like raising the retirement age and medicare, additional savings in medicare. >> now a democratic aide tells the new republic the...

Why would democrats offer it? are they really going to do it? to get a tax deal done they would do that? the idea was first brought up during the grand bargain talks of 2011. the white house seemed open to the concept at the time. >> its been reported the president is willing to look at things like raising the retirement age and medicare, additional savings in medicare. >> now a democratic aide tells the new republic the president put it on the table once before. i wouldnt be surprised if he did...

Raising the medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. why would democrats offer it? are they really going to do it? to get a tax deal done they would do that? the idea was first brought up during the grand bargain talks of 2011. the white house seemed open to the concept at the time. >> its been reported the president is willing to look at things like raising the retirement age and medicare, additional savings in medicare. >> now a democratic aide tells the new republic the president put it on the...

Youre be right about that. >> luke, the president initially made the comments to the des moines register because they were off the record, a moment of unguarded honesty. hes contended that the republican fever will break and deal making possible in 2013 if he is re-elected. your assessment of that? can he get it done? if he wants to. >> oh, sure. i think if you look into those comments and other things, there would be some savings in health care reforms. to me the bell that went off is medicare....

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