sense that we slash governmen twice as much because we're not willing to do anything about revenues; unlanced in the nse that we go much further o entitlements than he is willing to do, because that's the only thinghat we're addressing; and unbalanced because it's being responsive to threats that hold the country hostage. the president is the balanced approach. i think it's very unfortunate that it doesn't seem that his willingness to reach out is being responded to within an equivalent willingness to reach out on the other side. >> rose: beyond that in language more familiar how would you characterize the republican position on this. >> intransigent, unwilling. >> just unwilli? >> unwling to compromise and very problematic in taking the creditworthiness of the united states asostage unless they get what they want. it would be -- it wod not be the best outcome but it would be a fine outcome if we simply said we can't threaten not to pay our bills. we'readults. adults pay their bills. >> rose: iorder to get our y. >> -- and then extend the debt limit and then we can debate what the rht budget