universy of maryland smith schoolf busisiness, and josh boak, economics reporter from the associateted presess. peter, i want to start with yo stephen fuller this week more and the wasashington area is i in serioudanger of declineses. we have been resting on r laurels d of losinthe highaying g jobs. ththe jobs we are getting are lower paying jobs. the big oblem, he says. what is s your take? >> i guess he missedhe technology sururge aund the airport and all the rest. reality is that sequestration and the process of building entitlements in government squeezes the budget on discretionary spending and a lot of that happens here. we are losing ait there but wee are much more pritized many were the last time we went through a cycycle likike this, so we will be e ok. >> i am so disappointed, josh, because yoyou just -- y both agreed on this. you believe this? we have rested on our laurels, immune to depreion. i think we have some shaking u to do, what is your take? >> i think so, but rig now it is like shouting fire before someone has pulled out the matche it easy economy is highly educated. if we