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Child care, what about the children that are going to have to pay the money back? >> here is what we should say. number one, mr. president the sequester was your idea and number two, youre making those cuts. because weve offered other cuts. i told him yesterday, theres some gold fish that weve been spending 5 million on research on gold fish to see how they interact collectively and democratly. they spent a million and a half on important stuff. >> a million and a half on rollup beef jerky, 300,...

It is an across-the-board cut. it is a 2.5% cut. it is not really a meat cleaver. it is a slight little haircut were talking about here. keep in mind, the president of the united states -- and bob woodward has taken heat from the left and the white house as well because he pointed out in an editorial writing over the weekend that this president, while theyre not owning up to it right now, this is an idea of the president. he also talks about how the president and his team are moving the goal pos...

Also believe very strongly, the key is entitlement spending, not all spending is created equal. the medicare, social security spending, the white house would be able to get into those programs. but they are not without going outside of the boundaries of the sequester. so what about the rest of that? >> the problem is you have to have an assumption of competence on the conservative base, the republicans as a whole, when it comes time to negotiate with the white house they will come out with a bet...

Pleasure to have you on "the ed show." >> you bet. >> remember to answer tonights question at the bottom of the screen. share your thoughts with us on twitter and "the ed show" and on facebook. we want to know what you think. a new white house report lays out exactly how folks are going to be affected by the sequester. the congressional panel tells us what it means for their communities and all middle classers. stay tuned. well be right back. safety technology like an available heads-up displa...

We want a little bit of space, but damn if we dont want to keep it around. a majority of people said they actually want to increase spending in two category. 53% want to spend more on veterans benefits, and 60% want to spend more on education. education, which by the way, gets hit pretty hard by the sequester. now, maybe we need to change or relationship status rather than our policies. because the american people actually seem to like the services the federal government provides. and they appro...

Lays out exactly how folks are going to be affected by the sequester. the congressional panel tells us what it means for their communities and all middle classers. stay tuned. were right back. [ man ] visa prepaid opened a new world for me. i have direct deposit on my visa prepaid. my paycheck is loaded right on my card. automatic. i am not going downtown standing in line to cash it. i know where my money is, because it is in my pocket. i got more time with my daughter, we got places to go. [ fr...

All spending is created equal. the medicare, social security spending, the white house would be able to get into those programs. but they are not without going outside of the boundaries of the sequester. so what about the rest of that? >> the problem is you have to have an assumption of competence on the conservative base, the republicans as a whole, when it comes time to negotiate with the white house they will come out with a better deal. and i think that frankly the base believes theyre not c...

Any way, shape or form compromise the security they talk about? >> we dont have good security to start with with that organization. the fact is theres plenty of money if they spend it right. number two, to cut back on air transportation with the sequester, why dont we put a gun to the head of the economy and pull the trigger. its reprehensible and irresponsible and the statements are to scare the public and they want to make sure the public solvers surface to make -- suffers to make a point. >> ...

In automatic cuts affecting troops in combat to pre-k programs unless lawmakers head off the sequester deadline on friday. for now both sides are digging in their heels, turning the latest budget battle into a political battle over whos to blame. lets talk about it with bret baier. bret, it has been suggested that both sides underestimated how far the other was going to take this thing. >> i think thats fair. i think, you know, the white house this coming up with this idea for the sequester, thi...

Four days, we have four days until the presidents sequester takes effect. if he, the senate democrats, do not come up with plan to replace these cuts with more -- with smarter cuts and reform. yet it seems that the president is more interested in doing his campaign style rallies rather than actually sitting down with the democrat controlled senate, coming up with a plan. tomorrow the president is traveling to newport, virginia, 180 miles from washington would you washington, d.c. to hold another...