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>> it's a budget like every other one i've seen in the decade i've been here that is dead on arrival. they call come in dead. they're expressions of one's interest and a way to respond to promises. >> bill: he has a way of putting it they call come in dead, wow. >> if you look at the process the budget writing takes place on capitol hill and doesn't start with the white house. the president puts out a plan and it's a way to identify priorities or send a message about what you want to do. obviously the trump administration is calling this the skinny budget saying ware done funding some of the p...

Individuals, now have that commitment. they don't get a delay. i thought that was only fair. so just those two issues would have been addressed and agreed to by the democrats we could have ended this shutdown about ten days ago. >> can you look in your crystal ball, sir and let me know what's going to happen come january 15th? if we're going to go through this all over again? >> well, i hope clear minds prevail. i think there has to be a recognition that we have a $17 trillion debt. $60 trillion of unfunded mandates and we have to address the date. the president has been strangely silent. i di...

Democrats say republicans would do when they were seeking the house majority? cut social security. cut medicare and medicaid. they don't want to live part of the democratic ads run against them. they want to focus on other parts of the budget which is what they'll do now. and until somebody breaks out of this shell of timidity the problems will and people like judd gregg will be candid but ineffectual. >> isn't it rich if the republicans aren't ready to take on entitlements, how can they criticize the president for the same lack of courage? it seems to affect them both equally. >> from a legis...