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>> they put that in, because they want it to be a united states citizen for hospitalization, medicare, this for, for that. >> his mother was an american -- [ bleep ] moron! good evening. president obama went to george washington university this afternoon. the plan aims to reduce our deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. he proposed cutting 2 trillion from spending 1 trillion from taxes. including ending the bush era taxes for the wealthy. and the rest, the other trillion, would be recouped from lower interest payments on the national debt. in his forceful rejection of the republican...

Comparative. let's listen to what the president said about that. >> there but for the grace of god go i. so we contribute to programs like medicare and social security. >> congressman kingston, i can tell you in catholicism there are many catholic theologians who make that linkage from that phrase to government safety net programs. social programs like this. in your episcopalian faith, do you see connection between that phrase of there but for the grace of god go i and these kinds of government programs? >> yes, i do. i think it is important to look after those who have follow through the crac...

Is the republican strategy, then you do not understand what you're up against. >> in the last decade, if we had simply found a way to pay for the tax cuts and prescription drug benefit, our deficit would currently be a low historical ledges in the coming yes. years. >> if we had simply found a way to pay for those things. the republicans had no intention of finding a way to pay for the medicare prescription drug benefit or the tax cuts. had they done that, there would not be today a republican led discussion about dismantling the federal government. >> we have to live within our means. we have...

Reducing the deficit than it is about changing the basic social compact in america. ronald reagan's own budget director says there's nothing serious or courageous about this plan. there's nothing serious about a plan that claims to reduce the deficit by spending trillions of dollars on tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. and i don't think there's anything courageous about asking for sacrifice from those who can least afford it, and don't have any clout on capitol hill. that's not a vision of the america i know. >> joining me now to discuss their visions of america are republican congre...

Then came newt gingrich and his spawn. in 1984, when bob dole had the temerity to suggest a tax increase could be necessary to reduce the deficit, just could be necessary to reduce the deficit, newt gingrich publicly called bob dole "the tax collector for the welfare state." now 21st century republicans have what they need to openly attack medicare, a budget crisis, a debt crisis, that both parties agree must be addressed, and two opposing budget plans. the ryan plan and the obama plan. the president's speech was titled "the country we believe in." we have no idea what this