Progressive groups warm to president over deficit reduction plan

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/19/progressive-groups-warm-to-president-over-deficit-reduction-plan/?hpt=po_bn2

Two leading national progressive groups that have been critical of President Barack Obama are applauding the president's plan to reduce the nation's budget deficit.

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MoveOn.org says it's raising money in order to go up later this week with a 30-second television ad on national cable. The commercial, titled "Buffett's Secretary," closes with the narrator urging viewers to "call Congress and tell them: Raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires so all Americans pay their fair share." Buffett has previously noted that he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.

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The Progressive Change Campaign Committee is another liberal group that has been upset with the president over potential cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. The group recently delivered pledges to Obama's national campaign headquarters in Chicago threatening to pull its support.

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"By barnstorming the country in support of taxing the rich and government investment in jobs, the president has followed the longtime advice of progressives and has taken big steps in the right direction for our country," said PCCC co-founder Adam Green. "To be clear, we would fight any deal that cuts Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits. But if those are taken off the table and the president advocates to tax the rich and invest in jobs, he will have a lot of support."

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1. Just saw another article that says progressives are pissed at the plan

:crazy:

Media can suck it.