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Part? what was concerning to you? >> dana: the piece about the fiscal cliff first. you think they have had a year to work on that the democrats and republicans could come together. i think what harry reid heard last night from the democrats is we are not going to do anything. this is reported in the national journal today. not going to do anything to make any change or sacrifice benefit for social security, medicare or medicaid. that would be a condition of speaker boehner, which is if we give you the revenue you have to help us on the spending side, on the entitlement issue. reid said i can't...

I'm not sure he's actually introduced it yet, but i think he intends to do. i haven't had a chance to study his. he probably hasn't had a chance to study mine. i'm focusing on a goal of getting ourselves to a balance within 10 years without raising taxes. in fact, we advocate for pro-growth tax reform that would simplify the code and lower marginal tax rates. i'd like to know where the democratic senate budget is. i've seen nothing. >> did they scare you guys? you think you can come to these numbers without having to address medicare right now, and you might be able to do, but the message it's...

>> sean: have you heard back? >> not yet. >> sean: his budget assumes a growth rate of 4 to 5%, which a lot of people think it is a little realistic. on the issue of the biggest spending items, entitlements, he didn't touch the entitlement issue. do you think that was done purposely? >> i don't know why it wasn't addressed. he created a deficit commission a year ago. none of the ideas out of his commission were part of his budget process. i think the president has a responsibility here. he wasn't elected to sit in the oval office. he was elected to lead. if he won't lead, we will. i expect thi...

Dealing with entitlements. carl cameron reports on what republican lawmakers plan to do about the entitlement issue but we begin with white house correspondent mike emanuel on the sales pitch. >> the morning after his $3.7 trillion budget was released he held a news conference to defend it. >> the first step is to make sure we are stabilizing the current situation. >> he has taken a great deal of heat by not offering plans for bloated entitlements and medicare and medicaid. he is not trying to wait out the republicans. >> this is not a matter of you go first or i go first but everybody having ...

>> sean: have you heard back? >> not yet. >> sean: his budget assumes a growth rate of 4 to 5%, which a lot of people think it is a little realistic. on the issue of the biggest spending items, entitlements, he didn't touch the entitlement issue. do you think that was done purposely? >> i don't know why it wasn't addressed. he created a deficit commission a year ago. none of the ideas out of his commission were part of his budget process. i think the president has a responsibility here. he wasn't elected to sit in the oval office. he was elected to lead. if he won't lead, we will. i expect thi...