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To health care costs, and throw seniors on to the tender mercies of the private insurance market? the question is, do you really believe in medicare, or do you not? i believe what -- what newt gingrich said on your program. i think its right wing social engineering. i dont believe that they believe in that program. i think its interesting if you listen to your guests today and the first thing that the romney campaign put out yesterday, theyre trying to distance themselves from this plan. in term...

>> is romney running on the ryan plan or not? he said that he is. >> hes running on his own version of those ideas. >> let me -- >> paul ryan is the second on the ticket. >> let me take a step back and get your impression. one of the things that weve already seen just on this program so far is that i dont think -- here were real allies of paul ryan who were not in a position to defend -- >> i didnt hear what rich wants this morning so far, which is republicans going out there and defending the r...

To health care costs and throw seniors onto the tender mercies of the private insurance market? the question is, do you really believe in medicare, or do you not? i believe what -- what newt gingrich said on your program. i think its right-wing social engineering. i dont believe that they believe in that program. i think its interesting that if you listen to your guests today and the first thing that the romney campaign put out yesterday, theyre trying to distance themselves from this plan. in t...

>> let me take a step back and get your impression. one of the things that weve already seen just on this program so far is that i dont think, who are real allies of paul ryan who are not in a position to defend -- >> i didnt hear what rich wants this morning so far which is republicans going out there and defending the ryan plan on medicare in a way and going on offense. >> lets be clear its what rich wants that matters. >> did not sound like a guy who wants to have that conversation. and i thi...

>> eight years is not a real -- >> but the question -- but -- >> eight years -- >> theres no doubt david that weve got to do more. but the question is are you going to do it in a way that preserves the program and the basic integrity of the program and the access to care that seniors need, or are you going to turn it into a voucher program with ever-decreasing value of the vouchers relative to health care costs, and throw seniors on to the tender mercies of the private insurance market? the ques...

He broke the news about the ryan pick, as well. host of msnbcs the rachel maddow show, rachel maddow. editor of the national review rich lowry is here, a big advocate for paul ryan in the closing days. and from north carolina, washington fellow of the clairemont institute, bill bennett for whom a young paul ryan once worked. as if at 42 hes no longer young. welcome to all of you. chuck todd, you can tell im -- you know, im -- i feel old now. >> yes. >> thats what i was trying to say. this is an ...

Scared of entitlement reform. because every time you put entitlement reform out there, the other party uses it as a political weapon against you. look, both parties have done this to each other. heres the problem, david. if we dont get serious about these issues, if we dont get serious about the drivers of your debt, were going to have a debt crisis. and the irony of this is all, if we dont fix these programs, people who rely on these benefits are going to get cut the first. theyre going to be h...

The ryan rivlin program, bill clintons omb director, they came together on the medicare program. on the premium support proposal of paul ryan hes got an interesting ally in ron widen. well see how much pressure is put on ron widen this way. what ryan says, if you want to save medicare you have to do something. lets be clear, no changes for anybody over 55. people under 55 can stay with traditional medicare, or they can go to the premium support system. the argument needs to be made. but hes not ...

Deficits in the abstract but they like many of these programs in particular. what im getting at, governor, is that what you and others support so strongly about chairman ryan, is that hes taken tough stands on big issues, like the budget, federal spending, role of government, and medicare, the program for seniors. it would all change under his vision. is that politically risky to appoint that could actually imperil the romney candidacy? >> well, i think conventional wisdom may be in the past in ...

Trillions of dollars of new tax cuts skewed to the wealthy, $250,000 for the average millionaire, while he cuts back on college aid to kids, and research, and innovation and all the things that we need to grow the economy. and on things that people rely on, nursing home care for seniors, and for the disabled and so on. so, you know, i think that it clarifies the choice for the american people. and i think it clarifies the choice in a way that is going to be helpful. >> paul ryan has been on this...