political terms. all they had to say having won the november elections is we are not going to raise taxes. mr. president you want to raise taxes, we re not going to vote for it. instead they gave him a stimulus this. the president started running with the ball. jenna: are the democrats smart in not confronting the issues that you say could disperse the country. reporter: the democrats don t want to cut spending, all right this is a problem. the republicans are torn internally between their political leadership and tea party members. the country is going, somebody do something, this is out of control. jenna: what can we do, pat? reporter: well, we ve got to stop having this crazy political discussion. and tell those people get in a room. look we have a budget commission that met, i mean the president didn t have to appoint it he did. jenna: would you have advised the president if you were advising him to confront the issue of social security and have a plan don t you think that
kids. that s why we have to act, and i believe that we can act in a responsible way to make sure that those entitlement programs that we have are sustainable for our parents and theirs and affordable for our kids and our grand kids. republicans will not punt. everything is on the table. we will put forward a budget that deals with the big challenges that face our country. jenna: they say they are not going to punt but what are they going to do and what does it mean for the republicans and ultimately as well the president of united states. let s ask pat cadelli. they are saying the same thing that entitlements are a big deal. republicans are saying they will take the lead. is that a smart move. first of all, no, we are in politics right now. the president is running for re-election, and this is what he did yesterday was almost