Coop Likes His Ruffage: Entitlement Reform Commision Could Be The Answer To Budget Woes

By Kleinheider Posted on June 11, 2008 at 9:18 am

After the political season is over (it ends?), Rep. Jim Cooper proposes kicking the issue of entitlement reform to a bipartisan commission. The panel would spend a year studying the issue and then present a legislative package to the Congress that they would be force to vote up or down:

Cooper, a longtime Obama supporter, said he discussed his commission idea with the Illinois senator after a campaign event earlier this year. He wouldn’t describe Obama’s response, but he did issue a stark challenge for his party — which could include the next president of the United States — about the tough choices ahead.

“At some point, you have to govern,” Cooper said. “We can’t keep on promising candy to everyone. To have a balanced diet, you also have to have meat, vegetables and fruit.”

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