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People in this country. how do you convince them that you need to cut a trillion dollars in spending to balance the budget in washington, that thats a good thing for people? that its better that you go out and work and participate in society? its going to be -- is that a difficult sell to people who say, wait a minute, government is taking care of me right now. >> thats why i call it a battle for the soul of america. we have to decide who we are as americans. are we going to become a nation with...

Confronting another individual will be able to take them to the cleaners. >> you were reminded it was two days ago three years past, it was in february of 09 when he first became president he said if i dont fix this its going to be a one-term proposition. you said he with are here to collect. >> absolutely. he has been a failure. no question about that. he has failed internationally. i know we will talk about that in a moment. but his failures around the world are really breathtaking. and domest...

incredible pictures oust philippines. entire villages may have been wipe out by flash floods caused by a tropical storm. just look at the force of that storm. more than 400 people are confirmed dead now. hundreds more are missing. an estimated 100,000 people have been displaced. you can see them walking in the water in. according to witnesses, residents were in their beds when the deluge struck and water rose so quickly, people had to scrumble on to their roofs to keep from being swept...

>> thats usually older voters and folks concerned or scared about something. you know, obamas voters won their election. they got the president they wanted. now the voters are out there most concerned thinking washingtons spending too much, taxing too much, not listening to those. those are not democrats. those are independents and republican whose look pretty much alike. the president who inspired those younger voters, wolf, those latinos, women, that was inspirational of obama. yes, we can. re...

Enclave that the president was making some big sacrifice for the country? im thinking washington, crossing the delaware on a bitter christmas night 1776 before going on to defeat the british in two major battles, thats sacrifice. i, for one, never understood how in good conscious any of these politicians would think about leaving town with so much riding on this cliff hanger? shouldnt they get their work done before they leave town for a break? thats whats expected for most working americans but...

>> laura: hi everyone i im laura ingraham in for bill oreilly. thanks for watching us tonight. back-to-work. thats the subject of this evenings talking points memo. yesterday the obama administration announced that the president would cut short his hawaiian holiday to make one more attempt to work out a deal to overt the so-called fiscal cliff. in unison, his pals in the news media repeated this white house talking point. >> president obama cutting short his vacation in hawaii, heading back now ...

Enterprises. get washington out of the business of medicaid and probably food stampches and housing vouchers and get that back to the states and im going to shrink washington. im going to take whats left and cut employment. and you do those things, and you have restructured the way washington works in a fundamental way. it has to happen. and then, of course, theres international but ill stop and let you jump in. >> no, no, you went so far as to say that this election is about a battle for the so...