which we'll talk about later. >> how close were you to being president, charlie pierce? know of course, as we've talked about over and over and over again how many times did this memo just came out showing obama care absolutely was based on romney care. there is a memo showing that's what changed the president's mind. the mandate in massachusetts. >> republicans were always for the individual mandate. >> this is the -- that's the basic we are -- the end of the argument. >> stephanie: rick santorum is right on that. how does romney run on repealing healthcare when his plan clearly was based on the president -- the president's was based on rogny's. >> turn mitch upside down, shake him around. a picture will emerge. >> yeah. he's resorted to basically lying about it. here he is yesterday. >> we were told -- now we're told it is more like $2 trillion. and then they said it would cut the cost of health insurance. in fact, it has increased the cost of health insurance. >> stephanie: lie, lie lie lie, lie. >> exactly what people in massachusetts are saying about his law. he's s