deal of 2-1 in terms of spending cuts versus revenue raising, but what we see on the street is the hollowness of that policy and the wickedness of that policy. these are people who have no understanding that human self-worth and dignity comes with getting up in the morning, dressing, going off and doing a day s work and providing for your loved ones. that is a lost world to these people. neil: i m just wondering if you re president obama or any of the ruling parties in washington and looking at these demonstrations and saying, look, we ve got to make some tough cuts, tough decisions or at least curb the growth of some of the programs that people have come to expect even though the money isn t there, for them to expect. that they might hold back for fear that it gets just like that here? yeah, absolutely. i ve got a chapter in my book that deals with just that scenario and i quote the gerald ford line, a government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take awa