controversial move and domestic spending cuts will be included. $294 billion of those and nonmandatory spending. and for spending for medicare, that would also be slashed to the tune of $123 billion. and these cuts would go into effect in 2013 and they will last until 2021. with no deal in sight, the super committee not looking so super. so if it does all fail as is now being predicted, what does that mean for our political system and the ability of washington and the politicians to honestly face and solve our nation's most pressing challenges? let's bring in our political panel, didi benke is a republican political analyst and jim green is the president of the public media center. let me start with you. this is unbelievable. this is such a mess. we send the people to washington to try to solve our country's challenges and they can't even agree with less than 1% of our