do it. >>> welcome back. it had been rumored for a while that house speaker paul ryan did not want to run for reelection, but would decide to do it out of a sense of duty. so it was a jolt to republicans when ryan confirmed the speculation this week because it seemed to send a message, intentional or not that he doesn't believe republicans will hold on to the house in november. i sat down with the outgoing speaker of the house in his ceremonial office on friday in the capital, and i began by noting that he looks as if the weight of the world is suddenly off of his shoulders. >> i feel great. you know, just making a decision is important, and when we had our final family dinner last sunday night as a family to talk about it it was just a great feeling. you and i are similar in that we lost our dads when we were young, and it just makes you think a little bit more about phase of life, family and so i'm -- i feel so good because i now know that my kids will not only know me as a weekend...

those things. i feel like i've done a lot to advance that debate. >> let's talk about fiscal discipline and i you to respond about what you corker said, this congress and the administration will go down as one of the most fiscally irresponsible administrations that we've had and he's referring to the fact that this tax bill, despite the deficit. it's higher than even what was projected and -- you walk away with trillion-dollar deficits. >> the baby boomers retiring was going do that. these trillion dollar projections will be out there for a long, long time, why? because discretionary spending is going over $300 billion and tax revenues are still rising and income tax revenues, and corporate rate still rising and mandatory, and why does it grow