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Keep government operating over the next seven days with a very simple agreement. we call it a clean cr in the jargon which means we're going to keep things going as they're going now while we're negotiating and trying to reach a deal. shutting down the government will have a very negative effect on the economy. millions of people throughout the country as well as our federal employees and the services they perform. so it's not a good thing to do. unfortunately, we've seen this scenario played out before in 1995. >> i just want to ask you a quick question, you're talking when you say a clean cr...

To dissemble a bit and play down disasters when they occur, but i think, you know, the record of the japanese government has been particularly egregious on this front. there was a very serious accident in 1995 at the monju fast breeder reactor, and it was later found that the semi-governmental utility that ran that had actually falsified the video of the event to play down the severity of it. and this has been, you know, an ongoing issue, and it does play into these questions about cultural differences. you have in japan, despite, you know, nominal democracy there, much more of a hierarchical ...

Accident in 1995 at the monju fast breeder reactor, and it was later found that the semi-governmental utility that ran that had actually falsified the video of the event to play down the severity of it. and this has been, you know, an ongoing issue, and it does play into these questions about cultural differences. you have in japan, despite, you know, nominal democracy there, much more of a hierarchical approach where the government plays a paternal role and decides what and what not to transmit to its citizens. >> that's a great question for you, david. being at the "times" and reporting on a...

Down the severity of it. and this has been, you know, an ongoing issue, and it does play into these questions about cultural differences. you have in japan, despite, you know, nominal democracy there, much more of a hierarchical approach where the government plays a paternal role and decides what and what not to transmit to its citizens. >> that's a great question for you, david. being at the "times" and reporting on all these stories over the years, is this a case where our form of government, i don't mean our capitol, but the basic form of government where people at the top have to make deci...

Position, are you prepared to stay away for month? >> that's up to the governor. i would hope he would listen to what the people of the state are talking about, you know. there is -- whether the people agree or disagree with the unions, good unions or bad, i can tell you that overwhelmingly in the state of wisconsin the majority of the people do support workers' rights, they do. and there tr some sen tkwrat republicans who are very uncomfortable with the fact that governor walker wants to eliminate collective bargaining, very uncomfortable with it, so there's a reason they're not voting on it ...