That's why we love him. He doesn't care about going along with the leadership, he doesn't care about what the Very Serious People think, he just cares about what happens to people like us. Unfortunately, there aren't many Democrats we can count on who will hold fast and protect the safety net. Instead, they fall for the false binary choice that's presented between OMIGOD SEQUESTER and "a little teeny tweak to the benefit increases."

Grayson's comments came after a meeting between Senate Democrats and President Obama, in which Obama shrugged off concerns about chained CPI and possible cuts as a "moot point," since Republicans weren't offering enough revenue. (See what Obama did there?) This meeting, of course, was held right after what was described as a "productive" meeting between Obama and assorted Republicans, where he continued to offer them entitlement cuts and promised to challenge the Democratic opposition to said cuts.

Seems like our president is playing us. I'm glad we have people like Grayson, who tell us the truth: