spending will improve their lives and that he, the president, will tax the rich in order to make free stuff available. right now, the polls say half the country's buying that and it will take a very strong counter argument from mr. obama's opponent in order to defeat him. free stuff is a powerful lure. no question about it. that's a memo. now, the top story, charles krauthammer found the president's new budget, quote, scandalous. that's what he told bret baier last night, causing mr. bret baier to furrow his brow. charles is here from washington. scandalous? >> reporter: scandalous because he knows otherwise. if he didn't, he would be clueless. i don't think you are right in saying that he doesn't believe the debt is important. i think he knows it is. he said so in his first two years. he said so when he apoib -- pointed a commission on debt.