would sign it into law. so i think it is really it wouldn t be more clear, that republicans want to end medicare as we know it and yank the safety net out under fr under senior citizens. deny them affordable healthcare. l make sure we needed a more to the long-term security like we did with the affordable care act adding 12 years of sovereigncy to it. we can do that and more. we just need a willing partner to sit down with us. you are a willing partner. here is the clip you recommend we bring out. here is tim pawlenty talking to reporters in new hampshire. when asked if he supported the republican medicare plan, here is what he said. let s listen. we will have our own plan and many similarities to congressman ryan s plan but it will have some differences and the medicare part of our plan will have some differences too. have similarities also. but if i can t have my own plan as president, i ll have my own
part two, medicare. part three, medicare. also did i mention, medicare. have you got your other members to run on this next year? there s no question that democrats are democrats because of our defense because we our message is that we will support medicare and that we don t believe that of medicare. you cut medicare in order to fund tax cuts for big oil companies. can you win back the house on this issue? yes, we can win back the house on this issue. there are 97 congressional districts in the country right now with a republican member of congress, but the districts are more moderate and have a higher democratic performance than new york 26. there are a number of republicans who lost sleep last night because we are going to hold republicans accountable for that plan in every congressional district every day from that day until november 2012 elections.
nonpartisan mode. now look at him today. here he issed talking about the same thing. let s listen to the former president. i m afraid the democrats will draw the conclusion that because congressman ryan s proposal i think is not the best one, that we shouldn t do anything. and i completely disagree with that. i think there are lots of things you can do to bring down medicare costs. that opens the question, if the republicans do recognize that they made a mistake in a negotiating posture before the next election, i think mcconnell is by the way the leader of republicans in this senate. he does not want this next year to be on the plan on medicare. will you as leading democrat be open to negotiation for the right kind of fix to entitlement programs? absolutely. that s what obama suggested when he gave a speech on his vision for the 2012 budget and dealing with the debt ceiling vote and making sure we can focus on deficit reduction, that we have to have some bipartisan
is this too tough to handle, this ryan plan. older people vote like band its. nobody votes of a 65 and nobody turns down medicare of a 65. chris, one of the things the democrats don t say and i don t think it is their job to say it but as you know the ryan plan doesn t effect anyone over 55. medicare trusties say if medicare is grow grog # broke if 12 years so if you are under 55 it won t be there any way. the republican party is trying to move forward in doing something. i want to point out something also, the president s budget does not get one single vote. while it is true the ryan budget plan only got 40 votes the president of the united states budget got zero. and so when debbie, good friend she is, says we want to sit down an talk you have to have an alternative. they haven t offered anything. if she aej and other democrats are so concerned about seniors
plan, if i can t have that and the bill came to my desk and i had to choose between signing or not rye and plan, of course i will sign it. i was just in florida in the keys, i love that state, but if your district, i guess you are a bit above miami. do you have anybody in your district, republican independent or democrat who ever called your constituents staffer and said i would rather not get the medicare benefits that are coming to me at age 65. has anybody said i don t want medicare? i don t care how right wing they snr. no. in fact folks coming to my town hall meetings are very concerned that that is what republicans pro poesds. i think it is interesting that tim paw lenny when he was in florida on a swing through my state, he wasn t willing to say the answer it that question on whether he would sign it. and when he left florida he is now willing to answer it. why wobt he stand up in front of florida voters and say he would