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Guy and knows a lot about politics. i would like to hear mark more on the sub swrek of issue only briefly addressed and that is this question of spending. the president talked about a freeze on discretionary spending but he is talking about freezing it at its current bloated level. for the next five years. it saves a minuscule amount of money compared to the overall size of our economy and the overall size of our debt and deficits and of our budgets. and then of course when it came as i mentioned to the these automatically growing entitlement programs, he said, next to nothing. look i'm not sa...

Republican gop in a tough position going into 2012. jon: i don't know if you heard jenna's interview with jeff sessions. he's irtaeulted. he's essentially telling the republicans, you have to be the bad guys, you have to propose the cuts in social security and medicare, and some of those entitlement programs where serious numbers, serious dollar numbers need to be shaved if we're going to get the budget under control. why doesn't the president do that? >> reporter: the problem is -- whatever cuts happen have to happen from the house, and the republicans now -- one of the great things of winnin...

Addict and quite possibly a stalker, there is ample opportunity to cross-examine this witness, no two ways about it. jon: fred, she apparently became familiar with him because he was -- he appeared on one of the national crime television shows, became familiar with his case, and approached him as a result of that, and then supposedly he said some things to her that she is now going to be testifying about. that all sounds a little suspect. >> it does sound a little suspect, jon, but you know when you're a prosecutor unfortunately you don't get to pick your witnesses. n u.n. s don't watch murder...

Middle in support of something else was going to be a different tack for him in the next two years. i think he clearly showed that. i think most progressives may have been disappointed or a lot of them may have been disappointed with him but they don't have a very -- anybody -- they are not going to support sarah palin or any of the republicans in 2012. i think it's a move he could easily make. jon: this call by the president to freeze spending, it's something that, again, a lot of economists are taking a look at in 2007 the federal budget was 2.73 trillion, we had a $160 billion deficit. gove...

Between all agencies. and you know, i think if that, if that were to take place a lot of the mistrust that is out there in the general public would go away. jenna: state senator, it is an interesting idea and definitely one that caught our attention. we appreciate you joining us today to talk a little bit more about it. montana state senator gregg hinkle. we thank you. it is something, jon, you can ask your view, about. mail us at happening now@fox news.com. that your local sheriff would have to give written permission to the fbi or some other agency before that agency did something in your to...