billion. with the world as a dangerous place, we're going to put the military on the chopping block. it's like holding a gun to your own head. i can't imagine the circumstance that ever makes any sense at all. and then with that, as a possible outcome, you have a president who didn't get involved in the process. >> all right. we're slipping into politics here. newt gingrich also weighed in. we're going to get to that in a moment. let's first talk about what happened here. i also have parts of joe's piece in politico because he's still a bit under the weather because of his sinus surgery. although he says that it looks like i'm back on the decaff. it is only five minutes into the show. i think he wants me to hold back a little bit. i'm waiting on the newt bite. i'm waiting. moving it downstream a little bit. first of all, let's actually read from politico, this is joe's take. and then we'll throw it around the table. super committee failure puts u.s. at risk. here's a message to washington politicians.