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Lead to darn near armageddon. i think more than a few times they used terms like that. senator rand paul says if the marks were worried about that, they have had and since had a funny way of showing it. senator, i dont think the markets were one iota concerned about those sequestration cuts at all. >> well, if they knew the truth they would be even less concerned the sequestration cuts are a slowdown in the rate of growth, and so we can absorb this. it will actually be good for the economy becau...

Eating less is a beautiful thing. >> neil: all right. dont look at these calm scenes at airport and assume everything is hunky doorie. we have seen no evidence of it. but if we do, we are on top of it. in fact, we have no news to report on anything out of sorts this first day of sequestration cuts kicking in. but im sure were going to keep on looking. that man there. i dont know.

>> whats the roids? why are you on roids again? >> allergic reaction. >> to what? >> sequesters. president obama downplayed the impact of the sequester which is in effect. >> just to make a final point about the sequester, we will get through this. this is not going to be an apocalypse i think as some people have said. >> actually, hes the one that said it. thats good. >> and the republicans. >> so were going to be okay. >> both sides did it. >> nothings happened. >> mike, its all right. >> noth...

Obviously its at the lower sequester number, but ill certainly vote to extend funding. >> sir, over the weekend, gene sperling spoke on "meet the press." take a listen. >> we will still be committed to trying to find remembers and democrats that will work on a bipartisan compromise to eliminate, get rid of the sequester and thats why the president was calling leadership on friday. thats why he spent saturday afternoon calling republican and democratic senators who he thinks could be part of a ca...

He had one. >> i would love senate democrats to pass it. we could have regular order. but these senate democrats havent passed a budget in four years, so why would they pass any plan whatsoever? nicolle, i just want to get this out there. we say, like everybody else says, budget cuts, budget cuts. you heard leon panetta talking about the doomsday scenario, that defense budget was going to be slashed so much that we were going to become a regional power. his undersecretaries talked about castrati...

When the sequestration kicks in. >> woo dough cant do this teenly marginal reduction in spending which ultimately by the end of the decade isnt even a reduction in spending it is just a reduction in the growth of spending god forbid what our future is if we cant to that. >> shannon: part of a powerful news block starting with chris wallace ex-clue you suv interview with mitt romney and ann romney. and then john roberts exclusive special on the debt at 8:00 eastern. coming up, sequestration cuts ...

Heres whey say to get people to get a deal. you have to find something that everyone in washington really hates. if you top the come to a deal, a $1 trillion combo program and debt forgiveness program, that will get people to the table. if they dont come up with a deal as the government starts doing a correct hiring of people, half of it is hiring and half is debt forgiveness. the problem was, they thought search going to hate this so much they will come to the table, the republicans came to sto...

Thotcheson in wisconsin and frank keating of oklahoma . ve and pick your own; it is not that hard. if you cant bring yourself to elim in a minute from the federal feast let others do it turnover the teleprompter and pick up a telephone and call some of these guys for the sake. country. [ applause ] well, we will talk more about the sequester later. this week we learned that the white house doesnt like to be critized and targeted biggest names in washington. legendary washington reporter bob wood...

Month from now are we going to say it was a nuisance, annoying. does everything have to be done before march 27? >> the sequester looks like its here to stay. republicans and democrats may find different ways to allocate those cuts. but it looks like the number is going to be sticking around for awhile. republicans in the house are more focused now on continuing resolution which theyre going to vote on next week that would give the defense department a little bit more flexibility when it comes t...

Spending. >> thank you for your ininsight. >> thank you. >> bob woodward is it blasting president obama for letting sequestration cuts to affect national defense. the presidents decision not to deploy a aircraft carrier because of budget concerns thoored to be -- under the constitution, the president is commander in chief and and employs the force. the president because of the piece of paper and agreement. i cant do what i need to do to protect the country, that is it a kind of madness that i ha...