lovente edge you see the current year, social security, medicare and medicaid are still below total federal revenue. but look at what happens every year from now on. every cent of annual federal revenue will be engulped by entitlements by the year 2050. is the time right to find a fix? one of the biggest voices on the republican side is their new house budget chair, paul ryan, who said this to politico's mike allen -- >> so are you committed to doing on medicare? >> yes, we have to fix these problems. >> are you committed to doing something on medicaid? >> we think medicaid reform is a very big part of it. >> are you going to provide social security reform? >> we're going throok at all of the issues. >> the president said he's open to a conversation about the recommendations of the own dealt. >> the notion it's been shelved i think is incorrect. it still provides a framework for a conversation. you guys are pretty impatient. if something doesn't happen today, then the assumption is it's just not going to happen. >> howard, i know you're not impatient. >> no, i've seen this movie many times