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Better social security, not less. income replacement is already among the lowest in the world in retirement. they want better medicare, not less and not more attacks on their health care. they want better job security. not more offshoring of work. 500,000 customer service and tech jobs have left in the last five years. i do think, though, ed, as you mentioned earlier, we need a clear return to progressivism and populous politics in the democratic party as well. we cant be complacent and say the ...

Not going to be around that day because theyre not going to want to stand next to a guy when he indicts progressivism, indicts the philosophy that franklin roosevelt said helped to build the new deal. >> so great to have you with us. its going to be a very interesting week. remember to answer tonights question. share your thoughts on twitter and on facebook. we want to know what you think. coming up, the obama/biden team comes out swinging. the democrats deliver a unified message today. you wo...

Janesville, wisconsin. the same town russ feingold comes from. they went to the same schools and their dads were both lawyers in janesville. one of the things that is important to understand about paul ryan is hes a son of privilege. he was raised in a very nice house in a very nice street. he didnt come from a blue-collar family, he didnt come from a working class family. he was raised in the embrace of the conservative wing of the republican party of wisconsin, which has always had a problem w...

With where i come from. it never sat right with me. as i grew up, i learned more about the founders and reading the austrians and others that this is really a cancer because it basically takes the notion that our rights come from god and nature, and turns it on its head and says no, no, no, they come from government, and we here in government are here to give you your rights and ration, redistribute, and regulate your rights. >> that is a priceless piece of audio. progressivism is a cancer. now,...

Tonights question, is this the most radical presidential ticket we have ever seen? text a for yes, b for no to 622639. you can always going to our blog and leave a comment. we encourage you to do that. well bring you the results later on in the show. isnt it interesting how wisconsin has been like the life blood of big political stories in the last couple years in this country? well, now its cast into the presidential campaign. joining me tonight is john nichols, washington correspondent to "t...

And the vice president is on the attack in north carolina. >> whats gutsy about giving millionaires another tax break? whats gutsy? whats gutsy about gutting medicare, medicaid, education? >> mitt romney goes hard right with a guy who says progressivism is a cancer on america. >> what i have been trying to do is indict the entire vision of progressivism. >> its a cancer. >> exactly. >> tonight, john nichols of the nation magazine tells us exactly who paul ryan is. joan walsh and e.j. dionne on t...

Condemning cuts. one signature was from father thomas kelly of wisconsin. he wrote, as a constituent of congressman ryan and a catholic priest, im disappointed by his cruel budget plan and outraged he defends it on moral grounds. >> i sleep soundly knowing what im trying to do is help fix the countrys problems. >> for years, people who had medicare and medicaid, they slept pretty well at night, too. but now theyre under attack from you, and yeah, you can sleep well at night because nobody is goi...