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All right. weird. the s&p downgrade, and then the investigation, and back in 2011, we questioned the timing. i just find the timing curious, i'll leave it at that. >> well, you know, they say, if they bring a knife, you bring a gun. that's the chicago way. >> so it does make you wonder about the timing, even though they had said just as investigators apparently tell me, "the new york times," oh, no, this has been in the works for months. charlie, i know you and i chatted about this previously, and i find the timing weird. >> the timing of the leak is weird. >> is the government using the heavy...

Listen. >> there is a parlour sport in washington of when is the last minute? you can't do that with a debt limit. with a debt limit, if you look for the last minute and you make a mistake, you have done serious damage to the u.s. economy. to the world economy. it's just not responsible. it's reckless. >> so is this dysfunction and uncertainty something that investors are going to have to get used to? >> i think so. i don't think this is going away any time soon. >> these deadlines. it's going to be governing by deadlines. >> look back in history the last couple years. we had the fiscal cliff ...

Poor has downgraded france from aaa to double a+ and moved to downgrade spain and rumors are they will downgrade italy and portugal potentially setting the stage for another downgrade of the u.s. are you worried? >>guest: yes. yes. i am worried when europe has trouble, we catch a cold over here and sometimes more serious than that i talked to a lost job creators, a lot of c.e.o.'s and when europe is weak and they cannot boy things it is a concern. and the fact that the rating agencies look at a further downgrade here at the united states, i am not sure what that is about but it is a matter of ...

Comes into the public forum and we hear from them. >>neil: well, go for you, you put your money, quite literally, where your mouth is. thank you very much. we are just getting word that italy, portugal, the latest to be slapped with the s&p downgrade, and france is the big one dropped town from aaa to aa+ the more they are, the more they fall, so many countries so little final. to walk like one. when you walk 10,000 steps a day, it's the same as walking a professional golf course. humana. proud supporter of health and well-being. ♪

Dividends, you know, being sort of stingy with their shareholders and employees. >> so, dan, look, i'd be thrilled if chrystia called your optimistic, although it's still pretty grim scenario, turns out to be true. >> i would be thrilled if i turned out to be right too. it would be the first time since 2006. >> but here's a -- don't say that. here's a couple things that people are talking about, that at least i would like to get your reaction to. one is potential downgrade of the french government's rating that some say could come early in 2012. and that's related to the broader question that ...