that was what charlton heston said back in 1996. i reflect upon those words today and i make this point that i know the truth. the american people need to know the truth. and that truth is, the president of the united states can set the priorities on how to spend the $200 billion a month on average that come in in revenue stream. all he has to do is step outside the oval office, step up to the microphones in the east room or outside in this nice, beautiful, warm summertime we have in washington, d.c. and say, i'm going to set those pyrities. if we can't make a deal with speaker boehner who was just here on the floor and harry reid and mitch mcconnell and all the people who have to vote in the senate and the people who have to vote in the house, here's what i'd do, i'm going to make sure our troops get paid, first. on time, every time. he could say that. and he could say, right behind that, right behind that $11 million a month comes $20 billion a month out of the funding we'll have whether we borrow or not, i'm going to guarantee we