Here’s what Obama said about Ryan’s proposal in 2010. h/t to Washington Free Beacon.
“I’ve read it. I can tell you what’s in it. There are some ideas I agree with, and there are some that we should have a healthy debate about because I don’t agree with. The major drivers of our long-term liabilities as everyone knows are Medicare and Medicaid, and health care spending.
And:
Social Security we can probably fix the same way Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neil sat down together…that’s manageable. Medicare and Medicaid — massive problem down the road. That’s something our children will have to deal with.
Also:
“This is an entirely legitimate proposal”