In recent debate between the two Colorado Senate candidates, Bob Schaffer (R) defended himself against Udall's argument that he had at agreed with Newt Gingrich's proposal to cut Medicare funding and let the program "wither on the vine."

Udall threw the first punch (of course) saying, "It's Congressman Schaffer who's called Medicare 'socialist' and agreed with Newt Gingrich's idea that it can wither on the vine."

Knowing that having his name lumped in with any proposal to cut Medicare funds (much less one made by Gingrich) is way too risky to ignore, especially in our current political predicament, Schaffer shot back, ""The notion that I ever suggested it should go away is preposterous. You know that."

The issue is still on the burner, along with the bailout (the nation's current top political priority it seems) and Schaffer and Udall have two more debates scheduled this weekend for Colorado voters to tune into:

The debate briefly detailed here will be aired on KWGN Channel 2 tomorrow September 27th at 8pm.

The two candidates will again appear for a live debate Sunday morning on Meet the Press at 9am.