what would it look like? nobody knows what would happen. i don t believe anybody in the world believes the united states will default on our debt. nobody believes that. but given what is going on in europe, something could spook the market. and missing august 2 could spook the market. then you could have a real catastrophe. nobody wants that to happen. but i ll say this. as dangerous as that, that may be, i still think this is the time to do this. making the tough decisions today not kicking the can down the road is the right thing to do for the country. bret: do you believe, you have been in these backdoor meetings and you have seen what the president said publicly. do you believe he is being honest broker? i think the president is trying, trying to get there. but their inanalysis stance on us raising taxes is continuing to prevent us from getting this done. and his willingness to do as
cheeseburgers. is it time for the government to get involve given the health risks? those statistics sound like the white house. i don t have anything against michelle obama getting out there and promoting healthy food choices. what i don t want is the government, the first lady, congress having backdoor meetings with the national restaurant association. i don t watch them pressuring private businesses, restaurants, to alter their menus torques change their recipes. i really want to speak to personal responsibility, our kids need to learn, individuals need to learn that there are consequences to your actions. if you walk into starbucks and you want to get a doughnut or a scone or something, it s going to be a little sign there in new york city and it s going to tell you how many calories there are, the fat content, all the nutritional and then you can make the decision.