cut the military down, if not only it is not a good way to run the government, because they know it. they know their own districts, you go down to the south, the districts don't want to see the military bases cut. neither party has ever wanted to do the kind of cuts. that is the real problem that goes to the substance, they may want to shrink government, but they can't fully get behind the sequester. >> there is mitch mcconnell saying here is the president playing politics. this is the critique they're offering. they don't say here is what we would like to do, mr. president. >> right, and the reason at the don't do that. the republicans learned one thing, everything they believe in is deeply unpopular. they can't say that out loud. they tried to trick the president into saying it for him. into him proposing medicare cuts so they can attack him for it. republicans understand when they explain out loud what they would like to do, people recoil from