republicans who voted for the paul ryan plan to keill medicar. even dog catcher races are delighted to be a part of the party standing up for medicare given so many republicans voted to get rid of it by turning it into a coupon program and voucherizing. given that the president unilaterally offering tonight to tinker with medicare himself. does the white house not recognize the political impact, not just on the president s re-election chances, but on democrats on every ticket in the country for muddying those waters and making it seem like maybe democrats can t be trusted with medicare either? no, it doesn t muddy the waters at all. in fact, if you listen carefully to what the president said and if you look at the bill, he intends to strengthen medicare. he intends to protect existing beneficiaries and you re right. the republicans intended to dismantle it completely. so there is a clear contrast. the president is fighting to make sure that medicare is available for future generation