can do and the need we have right now. basically changing our whole society to an entitlement mentality. i have never been i have never been a liberal in any way, shape, or form. i m not asking them to change. i m really to come from 0 to 1.5. i mean, here s the thing is that there is a lot of games being played with this number. let s be clear about what the current status is the 3.5 trillion. that s 350 billion-dollar per year. this is about the deficit. then maybe we go after our defense spending and find our savings there instead of going after people s child care. pete: you know that s where they would want to go. they would love to cut the defense department lock, stock and barm if they could. making it about the numbers. they can t land on a number as you pointed out, steve, in order to vote on the $3.5 trillion bill they want the senate to move first so they reflect each other. the senate is not moving because
the fact congress find out after the fact that they had this information before the election, et cetera, and that it could have blown up in their face what do you make of that argument? s a i war game that scenario i think comey is right? he s right but it has something to do with what has been an asymmetric way the parties are treating the fbi and the justice department. what was going through his mind i think stretches back to the reason he had that press conference. he talked some of his aides in this report talk about he had the press conference because he was worried. and he said the things about hillary clinton, he called her careless because he was worried if he was into soft on her he was worried he would be criticized by republicans. you have the republicans telling the justice department lock her up. you have the democrats saying handling the investigation appropriately. after the press conference you saw months of the republican party putting pressure on him, calling