the public has a right to know what are we getting into here as well. so bringing congress in and getting some kind of show of support a vote for something, whether they have to or not, this is a moment where america needs to be unified but also i m concerned about this this lone kind of cowboy kind of action. you know, we hear these statements, well if somebody doesn t do something about this then we ll do it ousts. the u.n. ambassador nikki haley, well, you know, we did what we did and we re prepared to do more. well, what does that mean? we need a unified show of force and the message part is like i said is over. message delivered, message received. what s the real game plan here? how are we moving forward with a coalition of folks that america is united and also understands what are we trying to accomplish? what is the goal here?
why support a budget if you knew it was going to force a vote, an increase in the debt ceiling, in the first place? i didn t quite understand that, chuck? why support a why support any budget that was going to force an increase in the debt ceiling? you know, republicans ended up agreeing to a budget in 2011 that automatically you knew down the road was going to force an increase in the debt ceiling, so it does seem as if, you know, with the average american is sitting back home going, wait a minute, you agreed to this budget, so your job is to raise the limit on the debt ceiling, at least to the point of following through on the budget you ve agreed to in the first place. well, we re all living in a real world, you know, and the democrats control the senate and the republicans have a majority in the house. so we didn t want to shut the government down. but you re right, this thing is building. the american people are clear. they believe we need to reduce spending a lot more tha
you say here is your seat. come sit down. let s start talking. not this negotiation about starting a process is not helpful. frankly we are hurting ourselves supporting the karzai government. the rest of the world looks at us and we talk about supporting democracies. when we do things like support a clearly corrupt democracy such as the karzai government, we are only hurting our image by this charade going on. we have to take a step back. i think general petraeus understands what needs to be done. the question becomes can he find the wiggle room within the current policy that has been given to him to do what is necessary to win? jamie: well, you present the opposing view, obviously, to that assessment. and december is when the president should decide whether or not strategy changes. thank you so much. great to see you. good luck with the book. thank you. . a fox news weather alert.
when will they get some relief? and this former cop turned kill ser now getting a wave of support online. what happened to common sense and decency and why would anybody support a cop killer? and bibles and bullets, why one is offering that to its congregation. fox & friends starts right now. good morning, everybody, thanks so much for joining us. mike jerrick is back again filling in for clayton. tucker carlson is here and we ve all been tracking the city because we can t move with all the snow that s surrounded the tri state area. 40 inches, in all of my years of broadcasting, i don t think i ve reported one pound in the lower 48, but 40