end of this fiscal year, alex.
>> i can't believe you said
that.
just like, no!
>> reporter: sorry.
i know.
>> no!
okay.
not even funny.
thank you very much.
come up with a new joke for
noon.
see you then.
thank you, mike viqueira.
julia manchester is reporter for
"the hill" and dave levinthal,
senior political reporter at the
center for public integrity.
with a good morning to you both!
dave, let's look at the headline
from the "associated press" this
morning, and it goes like
this -- "as budget deficit
balloons, few in washington seem
to care."
what is the tenor of things?
does that sum it up accurately?
>> in a way, it does, alex.
and hey, you know, if you
rewound the clock -- i know
we're on daylight saving time
here, but go back five, six
years, okay?
even seven, eight years.
you'd have republicans talking
such a different game than
they're talking right now.
the president isn't concerned,
or at least he's not putting
forth major proposals that are
talking about slashing...