. >> reporter: imagine being in harry stuart's predicament. >> what we call that is a steak on a stick. >> reporter: he opened a restaurant two and a half years ago, just as the economy began to tank. >> i thought here we go again because my timing is impeccable. >> reporter: harry had a dream and a recipe, a way to barbecue ribs and beef brisket to perfegz. >> you talk to any old barbecue owner in the world and he'll tell you this ain't easy. >> reporter: very little has been easy for harry. he's had a string of jobs in the last 30 years, working mostly in machine shops for big companies that when the going got tough started laying people off, harry among them. you've lost how many jobs? >> you don't want to look at my resume. >> reporter: for a while, harry was homeless. >> for one winter, in san francisco, i lived in the back of my el camino. >> reporter: a navy veteran, harpy got help from a veterans group, source to plow shares. he saved a little from each of his many jobs. now, as his own boss, he does everything, from serving tables to washing dishes. >> it's like, you know, rid

>>stuart: can you respond to this quote and i will read a quote directly from senator harry reid: "part of my constitutional duty is to do congressionally directed spending, and i am vigorous in going forward with congressional directed spending, i fight for it." you can hear what i have to say there. what do you say? >>guest: well, that kind of thinking is what has him in the fight of his life right now. because that is not what the american people think and that is why you see the vote are town out you have and he is going to have a hard time holding on to his job. people have to realize, $13 trillion debt, we and not continue this. this is up sustainable and it is not just the political people but the every day americans that know this has to stop. would you be in favor of a speaker boehner? >>guest: well, it is interesting, we have a lot of concern about the republican party leadership and we want to see what the plan is. we want to see what it is they will do if they get elected and my friend tore any has said the proof is in the pudding. and it will, we will need to see strong lea