WASHINGTON
President Obama is going to have to maneuver carefully on entitlement programs cherished by Democrats to cut the the grand debt deal he seeks.

Monitor correspondent Liz Marlantes discusses why Democrats have the upper hand over the GOP when it comes to 'fiscal cliff' negotiations.
First, he’s going to have to accede to changes to entitlement programs (chiefly, Medicare) that reduce the government’s long-term debt in order to get congressional Republicans on board for such a plan at all.

But then, he’s going to have to sell the plan to his own supporters as having little to do with debt and deficits at all, if he’s going to avoid a massive backlash. Polling shows severe resistance to the kinds of entitlement changes that Republicans want.

That’s the upshot of polling from center-left group Third Way released on Tuesday and a response from the more liberal National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.

Your entitlement programs of Social security and Medicare have to be cut. Sorry folks but that's the way it is. There was never a guarantee that your medicare and social security were here forever.

I don't care if it's Democrats or republicans. I paid into Social Security and Medicare and I'm am entitled to get that money back!

So politicians can go fuck themselves if they think taking away my SS and medicare money will fix the shit debt mess THEY created.

Oh sure they don't give a damn because their congressional benefits stay no matter what. How about they also give up their free medical and retirement too!!!!

FUCKING RYAN PLAN!