competitive. heather: and they are expected to reach a record $15 billion this year and whether congressional delays are to blame for those losses. the postmaster general said absolutely. why has congress failed to act? we are facing a lot of gridlock on both sides of the aisle. it s just irresponsible. congress has failed to act. this is something that really needs to be moved on. it s a u.s. postal service. it s mandated in section 8 and article one of the u.s. constitution. heather: first class mail volume has fallen 25% since 2006. it s projected to drop another 30% by 2016. so what else could they do to cut costs if this option isn t on the table in terms of what congress can do? another thing that can be done is to look at the efficiency of each post office and its hours.
jim maceda, thank you. european countries say establishing a no-fly zone over libya is necessary to support the country s rebel uprising. but so far the u.s. says that option isn t on the table. here to walk us through that diplomatic minefield is ambassador mark ginsburg. good to have you with us. before we get to this issue of the no-fly zone, i want to touch on this latest news about hillary clinton. she says she plans to meet with libyan opposition forces during her next trip to the mideast next week. talking to jim maceda about that. in your estimation, what does it say to you about secretary clinton being open to that option and trying to break and open that dialogue? well, the secretary in this administration has been the most coherent voice for at least having some diplomacy and path to figuring out what the united states should do here. i can t give the same credit to this white house. the white house seems to be in a diplomacy mode where it s waiting for everybody else