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Medicare overhaul. how big a problem to do you think for the gop? >> i think it is a problem in explaining it. there is two pieces to this. whether you move to a premium support plan which you might shortcut and call a voucher plan. but and you do that but the other question is do you put more of the cost burden on seniors by doing that. and i will michele bachmann's response was telling when she was willing to back away on the question of, you know, if it is going to be more of a cost burden on seniors and so i think it is going be a problem. the other thing that as lindsey graham points out,...

The american people. medicare cannot continue the way it is if we're going to survive. medicaid cannot continue the way it is if we're going to survive. to put those off limits is erroneous, wrong and hurtful. >> here's the difficulty, and you both know it, senator conrad, is that the american people want more government than they're willing to pay for. look at this poll, "washington post"/abc news from this month, about the popularity of taking certain steps that you just outlined, senator coburn -- cut medicare spending. 78% oppose. cut medicaid, 69% oppose. cut military spending, 56% oppose...

Can solve our problems without addressing our entitlements, it hurts the country. it doesn't help the country. it hurts the country. so, we ought to be honest with the american people. medicare cannot continue the way it is if we're going to survive. medicaid cannot continue the way it is if we're going to survive. to put those off limits is erroneous, wrong and hurtful. >> here's the difficulty, and you both know it, senator conrad, is that the american people want more government than they're willing to pay for. look at this poll, "washington post"/abc news from this month, about the popular...

Game both parties play. >> and cuts $500 billion for medicare. >> hands off our medicare. >> reporter: this time it's the democrats' turn to blast republicans over medicare cuts. a web ad running against more than two dozen republicans warns votes to, quote, end medicare, will force seniors to find new lines of work. >> you missed a spot. >> reporter: one older gentleman -- >> did someone call the fire department? >> reporter: -- is being shown forced into a more creative profession. so-called mediscare strategies keep coming back because they work. older residents vote and don't want anyone t...

States is nato. that's the reality. but, candy, the worst -- one of the very bad results here could be a stalemate. a stalemate between both sides that's divided someplace in the middle of libya, and then you would open the door to al qaeda to come in and hijack this very legitimate government and people that are seeking freedom. >> to lean on this issue and to create a false predicate that says we can solve our problems without addressing our entitlements. it hurts the country. it doesn't help the country. it hurts the country. we ought to be honest with the american people. medicare cannot c...