do you really think it will happenen?> he broke that record and runners ran even faster miles in the ensuing years after records were broken. by the way, if we could get bipartisan support for whatever legislation we do have, then both sides of congress will be invested in this bill and helping do their constitutional job of enforcing the cost cuts. >> may i do my ben stein immitation once again even though ben is here. "politicians do not cut spending." they don't. they can't say no to anybody. witness medicare. nobody wants it touched. we have a -- at the best estimate, a $37 trillion hole with medicare over 75 years. >> this is what i don't understand. how come they are telling us they will cut this and why should americans believe him? >> because the way the bills are laid out, you need a ph.d. in mathematics to real lir figure them out. you look at the ten-year spending. it's ten years of taxes only covering about 6 and a half, 7 years worth of spending so if you actually look out ten years of the spending that goes

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