. >> the book takes on the wussification, what makes you think we lost our way?> well, the wuss is something who lacks the courage to go with their convictions, i think that in washington today, we are in danger of falling off a cliff. there is no question about it. and the people have to say to their leaders, hey, trust us. we're smarter than you think. we can handle the truth. tell us the truth, tell us what has to be done. and we'll surprise you. we wouldn't necessarily wreak havoc on you for doing things that are risky. but it is up to our nation's leaders to do what is important, put aside partisanship, and take risks. >> today we are ignoring some of the major issues we all face, like the big expenses of some of the entitlements. so how do we regain boldness and innovativeness, how do we avoid spending while balancing fiscal responsibility? >> there's a blueprint out there that's called simpson bowles. it say good effort to do everything we need to do to get rid of the federal deficit in the next 15 years and to really set the country on the right path. but

here's another entry for the wussification file of america. her son gets a c in chemistry.er, of course. >> of course. >> "fox & friends" challenging you to watch the whole show! >> what if people can't watch the whole show? what if they have to go to work or something like that? >> that's their job. >> you're starting to sound like mayor bloomberg. >> go on disability. is wussifiction really a word or is it a slang? >> a person from tennessee uses that in his act quite a bit. >> it's our producer gavin's favorite term. he loves it. >> i guess it's the webster hadden dictionary for a while. if we can get the mob off the trail, we could finally see his face. >> indeed. ali is in for gretch on vacation today. >> thank you. pleasure to be with you. let's get to your headlines

here's another entry for the wussification file of america. her son gets a c in chemistry. what does the mom do? sues the teacher, of course. >> of course. >> "fox & friends" challenging you to watch the whole show! >> what if people can't watch the whole show? what if they have to go to work or something like that? >> that's their job. >> you're starting to sound like mayor bloomberg. >> go on disability. is wussifiction really a word or is it a slang? >> a person from tennessee uses that in his act quite a bit. >> it's our producer gavin's favorite term. he loves it. >> i guess it's the webster hadden dictionary for a while. if we can get the mob off the trail, we could finally see his face. >> indeed. ali is in for gretch on vacation today. >> thank you. pleasure to be with you. let's get to your headlines right now. we have brand new video to share with you. mitt romney in london this morning looking casual there. he just wrapped up his first meeting with former president obama tony blair. he'll meet with current prime minister david cameron in three hours and romney me

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