The House Democrats have had it with the GOP's games over the budget, Social Security and Medicare. So, they're finally giving the Republicans a chance to vote on one of the right wing's favorite issues: privatizing Social Security. Actually, it's not that the Democrats are giving them a chance. It's that Democrats are finally playing hardball by pushing a resolution opposed to privatizing Social Security. So, GOPers, put up or shut up:
House Democrats are going to force their Republican colleagues to vote on a resolution opposing the privatization of Social Security. The move shows Democrats are putting their full political muscle into painting the Republicans as enemies of Social Security and using the chief GOP budget writer Rep. Paul Ryan's plan to cut benefits as evidence.Can't wait to see the roll call vote on this one.
Rep. John Larson (D-CT) and Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) this afternoon introduced the resolution which "expresses the will of House Democrats to preserve Social Security and reaffirms our commitment to working in a bipartisan way to make common sense adjustments to strengthen the program for generations to come."
It's the sort of tough political vote that Democrats have rarely pushed Republicans on since winning back control of Congress in 2006, and similar to resolutions the GOP constantly forced the Democrats to take positions on when they were in power.
Democrats don't force tough votes, but they should. It's the best way to expose the GOP's agenda.
