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Buzzer, and whether something like that is not in order because we waste a lot of time on frivolous stuff, on ten year and 12 year plans to get spending under control. by which time a lot of the same people making the goals are long out of office. i wonder whether we need to change the pressure in washington, dc, more short-term. what do you recommend? >>guest: well, that is what works in montana. our legislature only means for 90 days every other days. every other year, yes. and we have to bala...

Veteran with the green head band. that is my work out outfit. ladies, thank you very much. i think you make more sense. these ladies get results. how about you, washington? >> slashing supports for seniors in nursing homes. >> the greatest fraud being committed is the unfair changes we find in the budget. (buzzer) .

>>neil: and big budget votes in washington, dc can only mean one thing, trash talking and lots of it so my buzzer is ready for the buzz worth any nasty remarks. >> you will for longer be able to choose your doctor. >> i invite my colleagues to it is in the front row and he called them un-american. all poverty is contagious you catch it from the budget. >> the budget does nothing. all it as if the re-election is getting in the way of the next generation. >> will end important supports pore senior...

Looks like youve got yourself a new car. deal. they barely negotiate at all. they definitely are losing the democrats on this. >> okay. paul ryan and barack obama talking entitlement cuts. will we see a change in medicare next year? cornell? >> i think this is where the interesting battle becomes. i mean, those sounded furious the last week. but the fact is a drop in the bucket with what we have to deal doo with the real budget. with entitlements, you have to see some pulling back. i dont think ...

Winner in this. he sounds like a republican. i cant criticize it too much because hes listening to the conservatives. [ buzzer ] >> pete? >> will there be changes in medicare in 2012? carol, of course there will be. was nobody paying attention? why is the media asking this question? the most sweeping health care legislation ever passed. patient and affordable health care act, yes, not enough time to lay out all the change. of course, it will be huge. >> next, president obama and speaker john boe...

Im happy to see people get along, period. >> cornle? >> i think thats right. i think in the end youll see the relationship between these two if the government works, these two are going to have to make it work. im going to take the rest of my time to push back on the conversation about when the republicans have a -- you know, they own the market on the idea of fiscal responsibility. the president and democrats are talking about making tough choices and making cuts. yeah, investing in the future,...

Compromise too much. then you have democrats who are starting to sound like republicans when they talk about going after entitlement. i think ultimately the tea party has the upper hand because theyre actually defining the narrative and are really pushing to see which party can cut more. and you have parties arguing -- [ buzzer ] >> thank you. to cornell. >> im going to disagree with dana. i hate the way weve been couched these in win/lose. frankly, what are you winning or losing? not like a cha...

Deal, its not because of financial considerations. its because the democrats didnt want to go along with their plan to defund planned parenthood and also to limit abortions. [ buzzer ] >> out of time. were on to pete. >> definitely ideology. i got to say ideology. the idea that, again, to pay our bills that we cant raise any money, we cant raise taxes and that we want to cut big birds contract and defund health care for women. but at the same time the fact that they cant get along over that numb...

Buzzer. maybe well soften it a little. i dont know. if a budget deal isnt reached by midnight, nonessential workers will be told to stay home and that means no pay. cnns stephanie elam has more. so we were wondering, if somebody calls, for example, me a nonessential worker at cnn, id be hurt by that. >> yeah. you know, theres a lot of ways someone can basically, or indicate that youre nonessential, right? but to be actually told that, carol, i have a feeling that might do something to morale. i ...

Thats about using the military to advance a different goal. [ buzzer ] >> dana. >> i completely disagree with that. the reason that boehner included the military pay in that is because the white house explicitly issued a directive that targeted military pay. the original directive written during the reagan administration was adhered to during the clinton administration. why the administration this time decided to target our men and women, their pay, that is using it as a football. boehners hands...