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To work with the president to go ahead and cut waste, fraud and abuse. but we have to deal with entitlement spend if we don't deal with that. there will be a serious comupance . maybe obama will not care because he will be out of office by then. but a lot of people will be hurt if we don't act on this problem now. >> just to close things up here, what about the fact that congress took off this weekend f. world is about to end, i would think all hand on deck. the president has the weekend off and you guys have a weekend off. is that a signal it is not quite the urgent crisis we are told? >> tot...

To work with the president to go ahead and cut waste, fraud and abuse. but we have to deal with entitlement spend if we don't deal with that. there will be a serious comupance . maybe obama will not care because he will be out of office by then. but a lot of people will be hurt if we don't act on this problem now. >> just to close things up here, what about the fact that congress took off this weekend f. world is about to end, i would think all hand on deck. the president has the weekend off and you guys have a weekend off. is that a signal it is not quite the urgent crisis we are told? >> tot...

We are just getting word that the president has been playing golf today with that guy, tiger woods ranked number two in the world along with ron kirk and jim crane. he is playing in florida. we know he is taking a weekend off to play golf. we heard that michelle obama has sent the president a tweet saying honey, call home. my panel today for the big three. let's get to your must read. what is it? >> amanda becker has a story about the future of the voting rights act which is getting its day at the supreme court at the end of the month. >> what is your must read? >> the real cost of shrinking...

We're at the bottom of the hour. welcome back to "week ends with alex witt." she has the weekend off. i'm t.j. holmes. three days to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. a deadline that has washington on edge. really, all of us on edge. after meeting with congressional leaders yesterday, president obama compared the standoff on capitol hill to how average americans handle conflict. >> americans don't have any patience. ordinary folks to their jobs, they meet deadlines, they sit down and they discuss things and then things happen. if there are disagreements, they sort through the disagreements. t...

"weekends with alex witt" is next. new year's resolution? will a last-minute fiscal cliff deal get done? and if it does what will it look like. we have a deal. we may still get hit with an automatic tax hike. how much will that cost you? in time for the new year, a new snowstorm headed to the northeast. we'll let you know how bad this will get. and the yore in review, up with of the most unique and appalling takes on the year in review. good morning to you all. welcome to weekends with alex witt. no alex today. taking a much deserved weekend off. i'm t.j. holmes, good to be with you. new t...