grandee off the street. he caught it from all sides. really did. you know, it would be interesting to sort of demagogue social security. that is reliable, right? that is what you go for. it s going to be fascinating to see. obama is really getting it from every side on his budget proposals and on that in particular. a lot of people a lot of progressives are not happy with that move. i tell you what, it s a really james carville, it s a really challenge for the republican party. they demagogued medicare in 2010. you guys demagogued in 1996 with medi-scare and see if we can get beyond these games. you have to remember these programs are awfully proper and for a reason, okay? they are very, very effective. and when people have been through a recession and been through all kind of stuff and
it hit a rock and started taking on water. the coast guard says there were only reports of minor injuries. they re now investigating how this could have happened. those are your headlines for a monday morning. steve: with just one week from the republican national convention and two weeks from the dnc, both sides are now turning their attention to medicare, or ed henry at the white house, should we say, medi scare? good morning, steve. that s what the republican ticket thinks that the obama campaign is doing. advisors were hitting the sunday talk shows yesterday and hitting the republican ticket hard on that medicare issue. certainly the republican ticket believes they re trying to scare senior citizens in key battle ground states like florida. what we saw this weekend is that paul ryan, the republican vice presidential candidate, is trying to fight fire with fire, but also by pushing back on the numbers, but also rolling out his own mom who is a senior citizen in florida, bring a
no, a cut s a cut. the new romney ad is extremely effective. i want to get your thoughts on this about the medi-scare. you paid into medicare for years. every paycheck. now obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. now the money you paid for your guaranteed health care is going to a massive new government program that s not for you. the romney/ryan plan protects medicare for today s seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. i m mitt romney and i approved this message. sean: political jujitsu. great ad. it lays it out clearly. makes people realize that the obamacare is not a free program. it is going to cost it is going to cost people on medicare today. i think the reality here is let s have a serious debate on the issue and find a solution. sean: before i get your take on this, let me show you
no, a cut s a cut. the new romney ad is extremely effective. i want to get your thoughts on this about the medi-scare. you paid into medicare for years. every paycheck. now obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. now the money you paid for your guaranteed health care is going to a massive new government program that s not for you. the romney/ryan plan protects medicare for today s seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. i m mitt romney and i approved this message. sean: political jujitsu. great ad. it lays it out clearly. makes people realize that the obamacare is not a free program. it is going to cost it is going to cost people on medicare today. i think the reality here is let s have a serious debate on the issue and find a solution. sean: before i get your take on this, pat, let me show you