fights time and time again. you have the reformers that say we have to reform entitlements, it s going to bankrupt us. then you have the other leaders saying we just got here. if we tackle social security and ma medicare, nancy pelosi will be speaker in two years. it s a tough battle but it looks like they are ready to go there. it looks like the battle is about to be joined. it s complicated, obviously. i think we ve moved beyond the idea of any attempt to reform medicare or social security. the country is poised to have changes. how significant and deep they ll be, that s hard to say. but a lot of people, my generation are saying, it s crazy that we have retirement at the age that we do. we can move that up for example. i think you can get down the road to means testing on medicare for people in higher income groups. i think you can, too. another piece of it, however, as got doctor from vermont