Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20110127:18:03:00
Something out. why are we closer to that now than before? why is this problem getting worse now? >> reporter: $1.4 trillion worth of deficit this year -- that was a shock to the system. it wasn't widely expected. it was so much more than the deficit forecast a couple months ago. it was a shock to the system. there's a realization that we're borrowing more and more and more. we're spending more and more and more. that deficit is expanding. it seems like it's out of control. that's why it seems like we're speeding up down that road to the cliff. martha: maybe we're like a drunk that finally hits...