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is teetering. iceland tipped over. you have states collapsing. how can the president of the united states not step forward and propose a plan to reduce the deficit? that s why i think you get you re elected to the big chair. it may be good politics but it s not great leadership. to mark s point, maybe he ll wait for the republicans. it is an opportunity for him to extend this notion of bipartisanship and get together with paul ryan, have meetings, call for extending these meetings going forward. in this current environment maybe they can create a dialogue and come together on some sort of budget agreement. there s got to be big moves. it requires the president to use his capital to do that. he has to step forward and make it happen. mark, you think it doesn t make sense for him to step forward and be courageous? it won t happen if he goes first. he ll cause a panic on the left and he won t be able to propose big enough cuts in health care by himself. republicans go first. again