are you willing to risk more division within the g.o.p. if you continue to go against efforts to block obamacare? even if it doesn't move in the senate, there are those who say the g.o.p. has to stand together on this one in order to show that it is serious about trying to defund or stan together on the particular issue that is so important to so many folks. >> we are standing together. we were effective. no budget, no pay. we forced the democrats, shamed them to finally passing a budget. the first time they passed one in four years. we required automatic spending cuts. we have succeeded in our strategy. let's be smart. you can talk to comments or both side of the aisle. peter orsag, the chief budget writer. erskine-bowles, i have known for 20 years. they will tell you to go after the retirement, medicare. it would be insolvent.