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It's not some type of entitlement. it's a right to vote. and we have a right to vote and we have a right to have our votes counted. and clearly, when he talks that entitlement stuff, that is far, far off to the right. and clearly, what he is trying to do is trying to figure out a way to do away with section 5 of the voting rights act. but i can tell you, ed, i don't think that's going to happen. but when you listen to the questions and the discussions that happened today in the supreme court, i can tell you as a lawyer, it does concern me where the court is going, particularly when we have jus...

And we have a right to vote and we have a right to have our votes counted. and clearly, when he talks that entitlement stuff, that is far, far off to the right. and clearly, what he is trying to do is trying to figure out a way to do away with section 5 of the voting rights act. but i can tell you, ed, i don't think that's going to happen. but when you listen to the questions and the discussions that happened today in the supreme court, i can tell you as a lawyer, it does concern me where the court is going, particularly when we have justice roberts questioning whether the congress should be m...

Where the president has the upper hand, given the results of the election, and on the entitlement stuff, let republicans go first. you guys want entitlement cuts? bring it on. tell us what you want. >> kelly, whose degree of difficulty is higher? the president in dealing with the left of his party or speaker boehner in dealing with the tea party republicans in the house? >> reporter: i think at first blush, i think you'd have to say boehner because speaker boehner doesn't get the moment like the clip where he can appear to be sort of light and fun any and likeable. the speaker doesn't get some...

Of this stuff, entitlements, be it social security, medicare, medicaid, look at it all and see how we could extend the life. i would like to see if social security is made solvent for 75 years, out into the future. i would like to see about 45, at least 40 years on medicare, and there are ways to do this. remember, last year, we extended the life of medicare by 14 years with what we did. we didn't get credit for it. >> you may make some changes to social security? >> well, i don't know whether we will or not. social security really is not within our forte for this committee. the entitlement st...

Defense and i think that could be where we end up only because i think from the left and right that could be more palatable to the left as it leaves entitlement stuff with the big question mark and take as big chunk from defense. >>neil: but it is changing the measurements we use and we called all 12 of the super committee members, six democrats and six republicans, the reason why they did not respond they heard you were going to be on and it could be that we are not getting at this tit for tat. if this is what they are throwing out a month ahead of the deadline this is the stuff you come up w...