Obama on the Table

My favorite exchange from the weekend shows came between George Stephanopoulos and Barack Obama:

Stephanopoulos: You've also said that with Social Security everything should be on the table.

Obama: Yes.

Stephanopoulos: Raising the retirement age?

Obama: Everything should be on the table.

Stephanopoulos: Raising payroll taxes?

Obama: Everything should be on the table....

Stephanopoulos: Partial privatization?

Obama: Privatization is not something I would consider.

To steal a famous line from The Princess Bride: "Senator Obama, you keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it means."

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