we do not have to have gold in fort knox to back it up anymore.n the meantime, they were spending money like crazy, and then as of september of last year, the congress of rhode $13 trillion out of social security, and over the years, since reagan, a bar at over $22 trillion out of medicare. if they want to save money, bring our troops home, put them on the borders, put them into the railways and airports for our security, bell said a $70 billion a year. plus the oil and ammunition and tanks that we're building, would be close to $2 trillion a year right there. what is going on is too many of our congress people, representatives, are too busy investing their money in hedge funds and on the gravy train. they could care less about the people of this country, what is going on is a sin. host: president obama picked a new commerce secretary. the pick made the front page of the financial times this morning. this is above the fold of the "financial times" this morning. a democratic caller, go ahead. host: this is robert from arizona. i would like to make