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Coming from, from a distance. i look at a country thats $14 trillion in debt and about one thing i think theres agreement. we have been driven into debt by a combination of the recession, entitlements, and also military spending. it seems to me that result this week in the 26th congressional district where one candidate touched the third rail by talking about the ryan plan, guarantees that nothing is going to get done relative to entitlement reform between now and the 2012 race. am i seeing this...

Trillion in debt and about one thing i think theres agreement. we have been driven into debt by recession, entitlements and also military spending. it seems to me that result this week in the 26th congressional district where one candidate touched the third rail by talking about the ryan plan, guarantees that nothing is going to get done relative to entitlement reform between now and the 2012 race. am i seeing this clearly? >> you probably are. i think you have to separate what was in the ryan p...

Them of trying to do away with it altogether. manager of hill is with us. i was looking up today and more than half of the u.s. budget is spent on entitlements. medicare is the second largest cost obligation but fastest growing and present pace it will bankrupt the american government. given all the acrimony in washington over this, do you see any chance of meaningful reform before the presidential election next year? >> no, gregg, i dont think so. politicians on capitol hill are saying this is ...

Same page as paul ryan who wrote the plan to end medicare. with mitt romney, you have to wonder, which page is he on today? priorities usa action responsible for the content of this advertisement. >> all right. mike, it looks like democrats have decided they will be running against mitt romney. >> i agree with you. the headline to me was thats where theyre focusing and right away, theyre honing in on two issues we will see again and again. theyre going hard right away at the top on the flip-flop...

Particular. what pot is being stirred in this in terms of politics of immigration? >> reporter: the island is a symbol for right wing parties that campaign on the immigration issue. what you actually have had is some european governments at least partially trying to suspend a fundamental rule of the european union which is be able to cross borders here in your a citizen without a passport check. just this week denmark saying that it wants to impose some border restrictions and many of these poli...

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about bin laden? then, remember japan. >> this is a ticking time bomb. >> ill ask him if the japanese government has learned from its mistakes. how bad in libya? 30,000 refugees crammed into leaking boats. a terrifying trip toll safety. some have made it. many have not. more on the way. body parts scattered across the street. thats how witnesses describe the gruesome scene in northwest pakistan after the taliban followed through on its promise to exact revenge for osama bin ladens ...

presidency in the republican party primary. >> ron paul is running for president again. if he had won the last time, guess what he wouldnt have done about bin laden? then, remember japan. >> this is a ticking time bomb. >> ill ask him if the japanese government has learned from its mistakes. how bad in libya? 30,000 refugees crammed into leaking boats. a terrifying trip toll safety. some have made it. many have not. more on the way. body parts scattered across the street. thats how...

>> sean: how deal with with entitlement reform, medicare, medicaid, social security. we keep hearing the third rail of american politics. the president said about paul ryans plan that kids with down syndrome, autism and old people have to for themselves. how do you get people to buy into -- >> let me say first of all, president obama should be ashamed of himself. for the president of the united states, a year and a half before an election to deliberately use dishonest scare tactics, demeans the ...

A rise in government revenues. >> sean: how deal with with entitlement reform, medicare, medicaid, social security. we keep hearing the third rail of american politics. the president said about paul ryans plan that kids with down syndrome, autism and old people have to for themselves. how do you get people to buy into -- >> let me say first of all, president obama should be ashamed of himself. for the president of the united states, a year and a half before an election to deliberately use dishon...