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He got angry today. too long? >> well i mean, i think its a question of what it is government can really be doing. i do think there was a moment this week where you have these, the people running these companies who come and say no, it was this guys fault. it was this guys fault. that is a pretty ridiculous spectacle. i think the president was right about that. i think a lot of people feel that way. this is the results problem. weve got oil spewing into the gulf and nobody seems to know how to f...

Like sending in the wreckage after a hurricane and saying look, honey, it stopped raining. its relative. of course the economy is better, but its been terrible. but look, this period is most comparable to the 1981- 1982 economic downturn, 08 zero, 81, we started to have a recovery in 82 and 83, that recovery was twice as robust, it had job creation. weve had job losses. we were slaying inflation, obama is creating inflation, we were cutting taxes, obama wants to raise taxes from cap and trade to...

Policpolic poll, in voting for republicans this time. >> speaking of the generic ballot, in the past republicans have been down on the generic ballot and still picked up seats and its not an accurate reflex and is usually a better reflection for us than, and if you look at the independents and the races im involvedy in, independents break 2-1 against republicans and the intensity among independents is strong in many ways than it is with republicans and democrats. rick: intensity is another thing...

Kinds of transactions from 2006 to 2007 just to take a look. so much happened in the economy in the financial system, how could they not? >> the manhattan u.s. attorney generals office as well. they are looking in to make sure everything was on the up and up. they have been looking. the reception began in 07. we had a lot of issues in 08. a lot of this is taking time for them to go through and find out what is going on. multiple probes. we are keeping our eyes on them. >> the people who are runn...

Probably likely that when the new congress is sworn in next year, to see joe biden held in delaware can be held by a republican, kennedys seat that he held in 08 on that historic night, now held by a republican, nevada probably the same thing, reids seat probably held by a republican. and finally, and i think most fascinating, barack obamas seat in illinois could very well be held by mark kirk. isnt that fascinating? >> i think, you know, whoever is in is going to get thrown out and whoevers out...

Democratic legislation. talking about education reform, more jobs bills, specifically summer jobs bills. but a lot of folks in the democratic leadership have said they are putting the brakes on monumental legislation. why? three reasons. number one is the united states senate. over 200 bills that have passed the house that are over in the senate that have not moved anywhere, simply because the senates schedule is so backlogged, so jammed up because it seems the united states senate, you literall...

Greece, now we have got to pay these clowns billions of our taxpayer money through the international monetary fund. billions, i think 6 billion of american taxpayer money goes to bailout these people. can you justify that poor me? >> its going to be a lot more. the federal reserve is going to pump dollars, american dollars, big time into this trillion-dollar bailout. thats whats going on as well. now, its not a direct flow of tax money from our pocket. >> bill: our government gives the imf phone...

Ken griffeys seen better days in seattle. the club has won only 12 games. heres what theyre talking about. apparently, according to a couple of sources, players on the team, ken griffey jr. -- well, he was falling asleep in the clubhouse when they were looking for him to pinch-hit in a game. the manager went looking for him. nobody could find him. he was just flat out passed out in a chair back in the clubhouse. hes hitting .208 this year with no home runs. 40 years old. so ken griffey. >> sad s...

Greece, now we have got to pay these clowns billions of our taxpayer money through the international monetary fund. billions, i think 6 billion of american taxpayer money goes to bailout these people. can you justify that poor me? >> its going to be a lot more. the federal reserve is going to pump dollars, american dollars, big time into this trillion-dollar bailout. thats whats going on as well. now, its not a direct flow of tax money from our pocket. >> bill: our government gives the imf phone...

Drum beat from reporters demanding more access to the president. theres a huge difference between the majority of the media who stand back and sort of worship him as a god. and the working press who cover him day to day those people the latter category people on the plane during the last election never liked him that much. one. reporters who covered him most close fully 08, liberal democrat, nice person, very liberal voted for him. told me early on, boy hes a hard guy to deal with. hes nothing l...