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Extreme. the extreme thing we need right now is to have an honest dialogue and discussion. that takes cutting social security program, medicare, medicaid, all entitlements should be on the table, all spending be on the table. for democrats to run around and saying were trying to put this on the back of middle class and seniors is absurd. we need to cut taxes and reign in spending and the president needs to be very specific today. >> i think most americans want to know fiscal responsibility is a ...

Oneil did. theres no reason not to adjust the age. we can afford some means testing. that will save social security from bankruptcy as headed towards across the board cuts in 20 years. i applaud what youre doing but lets put social security on the table. me and senator mccain will work on a resolution. >> senator durbin? >> david f-i could say this about social security. i want to thank my colleague for the kind words. social security does not add one penny to the deficit. social security untouc...

Like ronald reagan and tip oneil did. theres no reason not to adjust the age. we can afford some means testing. that will save social security from bankruptcy as headed towards across the board cuts in 20 years. i applaud what youre doing but lets put social security on the table. me and senator mccain will work on a resolution. >> senator durbin? >> david f-i could say this about social security. i want to thank my colleague for the kind words. social security does not add one penny to the defi...

Bunch of wusses. but when the social security program was created, the life expectancy was 65. and so, thats where the benefits started. and life expectancy is now increased. but not everybody gets to sit behind a desk or look into a television camera for a career. there are some people who really do hard labor, and those retirement ages are serious hurdles for them. >> yeah. >> and so, i mean, i do think you have to take that into account as well. but the retirement age is already slated to go ...

>> senator durbin? >> david, if i could say this about social security. i want to thank my colleague for the kind words. social security does not add one penny to the deficit. social security untouched will make every promised payment for more than a years. the deficit commission was given a charge. add 75 more years of solvency to social security. it came up with an approach. i think, frankly, another commission came up with a better approach. we need to move on social security, but lets put it...

Retirement age for social security, would you go on record tonight and say that you will do that? >> i dont -- i made a mistake when i did that because i think having the conversation about how big the problem is is the first step. and once the american people understand how big the problem is, then you begin to outline an array of possible solutions. but when you look at life expectancy in america today and you look at the social security system, were all living far longer than anyone ever anti...

We should do anything to threaten the integrity of the medicare program or the social security program. millions of americans depend on that for retirement security and health security. but in the 1980s, tip oneill, the then speaker of the house got together with then president reagan and they made some changes that helped sustain those programs going forward. so thats the kind of model i think we can look to for coming together. and everybody had to give a little bit in that process. >> all rig...

Hello, john. >> hello, keith. >> dor these groups against graham, are they trying to show the president they will have his back if he stands up in defense of medicare and social security? >> no. they are trying to show him they wont have his back if he doesnt. its a threat from the left. it works to a certain extent. he is going to speak up strongly for social security. remember how well it works for bill clinton to say save social security first. he will speak out strongly against privatizing. ...

Money alone will not fix the problems of under per forming skaopls -- schools. hes calling for more charter schools, and calling on students, parents and teachers to step up with higher standards. and he presented the credited of a longer school year, dont tell the children. a congressman in missouri is focusing new attention on social security concerns today. the story started when congressman russ karen a hapb told constituents recently that the social security program is just fine. take a loo...

Wild that person grow up in america with there is not a federal social security program if you got your way? >> absolutely. >> no demagoguery there at all. >> if you had to? a sentence or two describe barack obama, what do you say? >> bad for america. hes one of the major forces moving this country towards socialism. its the wrong direction for america. this is bipartisan problem, but hes at the front of it. the growth of stimulus programs, the growth of basically government bailouts to industri...