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To really focus on getting a balanced plan on -- meaning introduce some revenues into that part of the deal. you know, to put another dimension on there, im not sure. the other thing is that the super committee, as i said, doesnt report until -- until much later in the year. i like the fact the white house is coming out with a plan right after labor day with the language they used. one other point i want to make following up on mark. the problem is not simply that both parties arent working toge...

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Even if its just partially opened up, and they are reserved for emergency crews and aid agencies, but those are desperate to get the people on the ground. the added issue is the fact that communications are bad. we understand from some people in the area that mobile phones arent working. you really need a satellite phone to be able to coordinate anything, which may be okay for some of the emergency crew, but its certainly not okay for the vast majority because theyre relying on telecommunication...

Commitment to the american people. obviously republicans are also worried about the economy and jobs. we saw some goodwill between the two parties during the lame duck session of congress, but that good will may break down when the two parties try to figure out what to do about the government deficit. but in the short-term, theyre hoping to get the economy going in the right direction, rick. >> those two parties are going to start trying to hash it out in the coming days and there will be a whol...

Eliminating the parts of the government that arent working, that arent effective and also a lot of it is not even our constitutional role. >> chris: let me turn to 2011 and the new congress. how much, realistically do you think the new congress can cut in federal spending? >> i think that remains to be seen. we could certainly cut $100 billion to $200 billion and help ourself. what most of america doesnt understand is if we dont put our house in order we will look like greece and ireland or even...

Eliminating the parts of the government that arent working, that arent effective and also a lot of it is not even our constitutional role. >> chris: let me turn to 2011 and the new congress. how much, realistically do you think the new congress can cut in federal spending? >> i think that remains to be seen. we could certainly cut $100 billion to $200 billion and help ourself. what most of america doesnt understand is if we dont put our house in order we will look like greece and ireland or even...

>> for their part, congressional republicans say it is time to change the way washington does business altogether. senator-elect of new hampshire says congress needs to cut public spending. >> the start of the 112th congress will mark the opening of a new chapter for our country and our party. the american people are relying on us to change business as usual in washington and were well positioned to do just that. the american people sent us to congress with clear instructions. make government sm...

That fellow is such a problem for them. so, i think the president is basically the mirror image of sarah palin. hes much stronger than she is generally but he has that same problem. a huge number of americans are turned on by him, but turn against him. >> well, you know, he does have, his approval rating is so low, below 50%. republicans are using new attack ads that feature him, is barack of the democratic party. >> this is the idea. were really seeing the resetting of the map. what barack obam...