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THEY'RE GOING TO DOWNGRADE US,
GOING FROM AAA TO AA, THE
DOLLAR'S GOING TO GET SLAMMED
AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES COULD
BE LARGE, MORT.
DO YOU AGREE WITH ALL THESE
POLITICAL LEADERS WE HAVE ON THE
SHOW THAT WE SHOULD KEEP GOING?
>> I DON'T IMPLY THE PHRASE OF
POLITICAL LEADERS TO THIS GROUP
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO GET AN AGREEMENT FOR WEEKS
AND WEEKS AND WEEKS TO EMBARRASS
OF THIS COUNTRY AROUND THE WORLD
AND AT HOME.
I THINK THESE PEOPLE ARE -- I
THINK EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTRY'S
DISGUSTED WITH THE WAY THIS IS
GOING.
LET ME JUST SAY, IT STARTS WITH
THE PRESIDENT, OKAY.
HE HAD THE SIMPSON/BOWLES
COMMISSION TO GET THE DEFICIT
UNDER CONTROL.
HE'S STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO
STAND BY.
WHEN CONGRESSMAN RYAN PUT HIS
PLAN FORTH, HE ATTACKED THEM
POLITICALLY, AND A FEW WEEKS AGO
HE MADE A POLITICAL ATTACK.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT IF YOU'RE
GOING TO DEMAGOGUE THIS ISSUE
AND ATTACK THE OTHER SIDE, YOU
HARDEN BOTH SIDES AND MAKE IT
MORE DIFFICULT.
SO I START OFF WITH THAT, AND
THE CONGRESSMEN HAPPEN TO BE
MUCH BETTER.
WE CANNOT ALLOW TH
HERE TO THERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT IN
A BALANCED WAY.
>> PETER, WHY --
>> CONGRESS REMINDS ME OF THE
POPEYE CARTOON WHERE HE SAYS,
YOU KNOW, I'LL HAVE MY HAMBURGER
TODAY, I'LL PAY IT NEXT
WEDNESDAY.
AT SOME POINT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE
SOME KIND OF FISCAL DISCIPLINE.
IT'S AN OUTRAGE OF WHAT HAS BEEN
FORCED UPON THE COUNTRY BY THE
UNWILLINGNESS TO DO WHAT EVERY
AMERICAN KNOWS, WHEN YOU'RE IN
DEBT, YOU START CUTTING UP YOUR
CREDIT CARDS.
IT'S RIDICULOUS WE CONTINUE TO
ADD TO THAT.
IF IT WAS UP TO YOU PEOPLE --
>> BUT WE PUT IRAQ ON THE CREDIT