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Something paid for. >> exactly. >> there's nothing like it. and why would anybody want to change it? nobody would want to change it. >> you know, chris, i think what's worse than that they tried to be too cute with it. people over 55 understand that their children are future seniors. they don't want to get rid of the program period. it's not that as long as you don't touch mine, seniors don't like the idea of changing the program not just for themselves but for their children and grandchildren. they want the program to stay as it is. we're going to put you in a room with a lion and not let h...
There. >> is this trying to build a better mousetrap and maybe fighting more of a dirty intelligence war than theater war? i would have thought we would have thunk that one out ten years ago? >> yeah, but everything we have heard, you know, from our sources ahead of the president's announcement, you are not going to see cuts to things like special ops, intel, cyber warfare. those things are still going to be funded. it is an idea where the military thinks the next war is going to be fought. >> and what about the mood around where you work? the pentagon is a big, big building. at last statistic...
Most polls, in fact we will put our own fox news dynamics poll right now, almost half say it is extremely important to vote -- to their vote in the upcoming election. there is the number. why aren't democrats pushing for a complete end to earmarks? >> one of the very first things we did when we took over the house in -- the house and senate in 2007 was put together an ethics package. part of it was authored by then senator barack obama and it was to reduce the number of ear -- earmarks. we have cut them out and since 2007 we continue to cut back. >> it is not moratorium. i am talking complete ...