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Concrete sign that the budget uncertainty is going to have a real impact on national security. at a time when tensions are are high with iran over its nuclear program and negotiations might be coming soon, the u.s. had had a policy of having two aircraft carriers over the golf for the past two years. the uss eisenhower will deploy later this month. but it will go alone we're told to replace the uss. according to george little said facing budget uncertainty continuing budget resolution and across the board sequestration cuts made this request to the secretary and he approved. secretary of defen...

are we possibly headed into further stagnation? >> well, you know, the political strategist side of things i've never had to look so much at politics to figure out where the economy was going. i tell you, it's like watching the keystone cops. it's gotten ridiculous. going forward we do have momentum carrying us into 2012. that's the good news. we hope we don't lose it because of political ineptitude. that's what would kill it. we have a lot of icebergs ahead. we hope politicians are better at navigating turbulent water than the captain of the titanic. that said, where are the positiv...

going to happen in 2012. tell me where you sit right now is 2012 going to be a better year economically than 2011? is there going to be economic growth? are we possibly headed into further stagnation? >> well, you know, the political strategist side of things i've never had to look so much at politics to figure out where the economy was going. i tell you, it's like watching the keystone cops. it's ridiculous. going forward we do have momentum carrying us into 2012. we hope we don't lose it because of political ineptitude. that's what would kill it. we have a lot of icebergs ahead. we...

It doesn't look good right now. if they don't come to a decision of $1.2 trillion in cuts, what will happen to medicare and medicaid? senator? >> well, under the rules, it's an across the board sequestration that could amount to a 2% cut on the provider which is what congress would probably intervene before that happens. what we are suggesting is none of that is necessary. instead of trying to fight crimes or illegal activities after they occur, what billy and i have formed is a group that recommends to the committee to stop it before it ever happens and we've proposed a whole series of recomm...