Justin's Political Corner

TOM Livewire: Ryan & Romney on CBS’s 60 Minutes: “We’re Out To Save Medicare”

In their first joint interview, airing Sunday on 60 Minutes, the freshly-minted Republican presidential ticket push back on Democratic claims that they are out to destroy the social safety net – and take pains to reassure seniors they’re not interested in touchingtheir benefits.

Paul Ryan’s GOP budget plan would change Medicare into a voucher system for those 55 years of age and younger, a structure Democrats have derided as fundamentally altering the Medicare guarantee.