Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Obama's Senate Democrats Meeting: Progressives Fire Warning On Entitlement Reform


Obama's Senate Democrats Meeting: Progressives Fire Warning On Entitlement Reform-huffingtonpost: WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama took a break during his offensive to charm Republican lawmakers open to a budget deal on Tuesday to assure his fellow Democrats he won't give away the store.The president met with Senate Democrats during their weekly caucus lunch in what was, by nearly all accounts, a cordial affair -- several described it as borderline boring. Democratic senators said later they stood united with Obama behind a broad set of deficit-reduction principles.