re: Joe unwittingly took the cut social security / Medicare talking point off the table

They were never really on the table. Where R’s have failed is not spelling out exactly what cuts they are seeking. It left a vacuum for Biden to attack Rick Scott’s plan to require SS and Medicare to be reappropriated every 5 years. Scott isn’t the only R that supports that idea, though there aren’t many. That plan leaves the door open for future cuts.

Political semantics game that most people are sick of.