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We have changed for the first time since f.d.r. since f.d.r. we have always had the strategy of saying we could fight in two conflicts at once. now we are changing to one conflict. look, this, in my view, is the highest responsibility of the president of the united states which is to maintain the safety of the american people and i will not cut our military budget by a trillion dollars, which is the combination of the budget cuts that the president has as well as a sequestration cuts. that, in m...

Political ad nicknamed the chinese professor and it resurfaced. its supposed to highlight what the future might look like if we dont get our spending up control and china ends up effectively owning us. its running until the sunday after election day. it happened to air last night just as the presidential candidates were taking up the contentious issue of defense cuts and our national debt. >> i will not cut our military budget by a trillion dollars which is a combination of the budget cuts the p...

Smaller than any time it was founded. we have changed for the first time since fdr, we have had the strategy to find in two conflicts at once. now were changing to one conflict. this in my view is the highest responsibility of the president of the united states which is to maintain the safety of the american people. i will not cut our military budget by a trillion dollars, which is combination of the budget cuts as well as the sequestration cuts. that in my view is making our future less certain...

November there will be an effort to deal with it but kick it down the road for the 2013 congress. the minority found out according to the rules of the senate you can stop things from happening and blame the majority for getting nothing done. thats part of the blame game rather than --. >>neil: you said, senator, both sides are to blame and you both agreed if you could not get this solved you would have the back up plan of the automatic sequestration cuts. >>guest: i voted against it. i voted aga...

That is what is in story tonight. one thing republicans are seizing on is the letters this have gone out to a lot of defense contractors. is this wise? they are being told not to put out notices that they will lose their jobs because of automatic sequestration cuts. these letters have to go out, that is the way it generally works, when automatic spending cuts go out and they are helped in stone, does this mean they are not etched in stone? does this mean the president is playing politics here, t...

That is not going to help to play politics with it. i would happy that is --. >>imus: those people have to rely, governor, they have to realize that the sequestration cuts are out there, and both parties are trying to avoid them, but it is out there and it behooves the president or anyone else to let them know this is likely you should land -- plan accordingly. can you see why republicans, it smacks them, as trying to politicize something in a crucial swing state? colorado, this state is another...

Proposal about the elimination of the bush tax cuts at the top end and taking away oil company subsidies, all geared at avoiding the big sequestration cuts that will hurt the economy. david gregory said, would you consider down the road a long-term tax proposal that would require some form of minimum taxation of everyone? and i said, im open to that. but then i pointed out, as you know -- look, i used to be the mayor of richmond. the lie that some perpetrate that poor people dont pay a lot of ta...

Bucks, whatever they can, and the rich people certainly pay their progressive share. is this what you believe in? this came up in the debate that david gregory moderated yesterday. >> had a great debate yesterday, chris. i laid out a really specific tax proposal about the elimination of the bush tax cuts at the top end and taking away oil company subsidies, all geared at avoiding the big sequestration cuts that will hurt the economy. david gregory said, would you consider down the road a long-te...

Ryan said about president obama he needs to put up or shut up about the automatic cuts. im curious if you are sort of as agress hive with the president about the sequestration cuts and where it is headed. >> he shut put up or shut up. he is the commander in chief, the foremost and most serious responsibility is as commander in chief and if we going to have debts ex-is cus cuse mes beginning the first of january of next year, a few months from now, he should at least tell the american people what...

Ryan said about president obama he needs to put up or shut up about the automatic cuts. im curious if you are sort of as agress hive with the president about the sequestration cuts and where it is headed. >> he shut put up or shut up. he is the commander in chief, the foremost and most serious responsibility is as commander in chief and if we going to have debts ex-is cus cuse mes beginning the first of january of next year, a few months from now, he should at least tell the american people what...