two programs are sacrosanct. there's been furious response from the left. the president's next step may be tougher getting republicans to sign on to a grand bargain that tackles those expensive programs and changes the tax code. republican john feehery was the top spokesman for former speaker dennis has tert and democrat michael feldman was an adviser to vice president al gore. let me ask you gentlemen about this. fe take your cheap shot. the opportunity has been taken by the chairman of your campaign committee. it seems to me, republicans, in fact, led by your real speaker, paper and the rest, will gobble up -- economies with regard to the cost of living and cost of medicare and push back for higher revenues. if that's your party's probable position, why don't they say so publicly instead of this game they're playing of saying, ouch, ouch, this is terrible what you're doing to social security? >> well, i think what republicans want to have happen