President Obama seemed to be coaxing Republicans back to the negotiating table by offering to change the inflation adjustment in Social Security and other government programs — but his offer also has had the unwanted side effect of riling many of his supporters on the left. Source: FOXNews.com
Posts Tagged: Social
Margaret Thatcher a ‘Dominant Yet Divisive Figure’ Who Helped ‘Unravel Social Compacts’, Says NY Times
The death at 87 of former British Prime Minister and Cold War conservative icon Margaret Thatcher was marked with a respectful obituary on Tuesday's New York Times front page by Joseph Gregory: "'Iron Lady' Who Set Britain on a New Course." A front-page "news analysis" by reporters John Burns and Alan Cowell was more objectionable,… Read more »
The New York Times Embraces Social Libertinism at a Catholic College and at the Pharmacy
Social liberalism continues to dominate the New York Times. Reporter Jess Bidgood didn't even blink over the controversy of a Planned Parenthood-affiliated student group distributing condoms on a Catholic campus, Boston College, in Monday's "Ban on Free Condoms Jeopardizes Student Group’s Work With Catholic College." Bidgood led off with libertine language from the condom-pushers: Chelsea… Read more »
Plan for Social Security Draws Critics
Obama’s budget plan to alter federal cost-of-living adjustments marks a significant overture to Republicans but risks widening a rift among Democrats. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy