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To health care costs, and throw seniors on to the tender mercies of the private insurance market? the question is, do you really believe in medicare, or do you not? i believe what -- what newt gingrich said on your program. i think it's right wing social engineering. i don't believe that they believe in that program. i think it's interesting if you listen to your guests today and the first thing that the romney campaign put out yesterday, they're trying to distance themselves from this plan. in terms of debt, i heard congressman ryan talk about debt. as you pointed out, this was a guy who rubb...

>> is romney running on the ryan plan or not? he said that he is. >> he's running on his own version of those ideas. >> let me -- >> paul ryan is the second on the ticket. >> let me take a step back and get your impression. one of the things that we've already seen just on this program so far is that i don't think -- here were real allies of paul ryan who were not in a position to defend -- >> i didn't hear what rich wants this morning so far, which is republicans going out there and defending the ryan plan on medicare in a way and going on offense. >> let's be clear, it's what rich wants that...

To health care costs and throw seniors onto the tender mercies of the private insurance market? the question is, do you really believe in medicare, or do you not? i believe what -- what newt gingrich said on your program. i think it's right-wing social engineering. i don't believe that they believe in that program. i think it's interesting that if you listen to your guests today and the first thing that the romney campaign put out yesterday, they're trying to distance themselves from this plan. in terms of debt, i heard congressman ryan talk about debt. as you pointed out, this was a guy who r...

>> let me take a step back and get your impression. one of the things that we've already seen just on this program so far is that i don't think, who are real allies of paul ryan who are not in a position to defend -- >> i didn't hear what rich wants this morning so far which is republicans going out there and defending the ryan plan on medicare in a way and going on offense. >> let's be clear it's what rich wants that matters. >> did not sound like a guy who wants to have that conversation. and i think that this is going to be the struggle. i am fascinated by the fact, look, i don't think you ...

>> eight years is not a real -- >> but the question -- but -- >> eight years -- >> there's no doubt david that we've got to do more. but the question is are you going to do it in a way that preserves the program and the basic integrity of the program and the access to care that seniors need, or are you going to turn it into a voucher program with ever-decreasing value of the vouchers relative to health care costs, and throw seniors on to the tender mercies of the private insurance market? the question is, do you really believe in medicare, or do you not? i believe what -- what newt gingrich sa...