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This is what i dont understand. americans think the countrys headed in the right direction collapsing. percentage of americans consumer confidence falling. on question after question the american people are becoming as pessimistic, cynical as they were in the last few months of the bush administration. obama had this brief honeymoon now he keeps pushing this health care plan, i dont know who he is listening to but the american people clearly dont want it. >> sean: i think hes listening to his ow...

>> 51% isnt that fair as a majority? >> mob rule. >> mob rule is 51%? >> this is not what the american people have wanted. this is a transformive, transformive change of our economy, of our health care delivery system that we will never be able to change it back. >> sean: i want to go to this issue. the president himself when he was senator opposed this. he and joe biden and hillary clinton said it was arrogant, unconstitutional. scott brown ran at the 41st vote against health care. they are gon...

To send a message. two, you will see democrats defeated in places that havent elected a republican since 1994. this will have such huge political consequences. thats what i dont understand. i see why barack obama might push it for ideological reasons many why would congress go along when their own jobs are in jeopardy? >> sean: this has gone on for over a year. we had the november vote in the house. then we had the senate vote on christmas eve. its been going on for over a year. steny hoyer is s...

President unveiled so-called road map for passing health care reform. as with everything he does a timetable calling on congress to vote on health care in the next few weeks. >> the president: both during and after last weeks summit republicans in congress insisted the only acceptable course on health care reform is to start over. but given these honest and substantial differences between the parties, about the need to regulate the insurance industry and to help millions of middle class families...

States with democratic incumbents where the opposition to the presidents plan is 20% the difference is 20% or higher. congressional races across the country. the more we listen to some of these moderate democrats the more afraid they are getting. one wonders whether this is not a suicidal position. sean, the american people do support health care reform. they dont support this health care reform. >> sean: youve been doing a lot of focus groups throughout the year. you did a group where you asked...

Tickets what is going on for the democratic party? they become the party of corruption? have that he totally abdicated their responsibility of their members? joining me number one "new york times" best seller how many times? >> seven. thank you for asking. >> sean: all right. culture of corruption, draining the swamp, what is going on? >> yeah, i think we would be hearing that if these were all republicans we heard it from many of the same circumstances. i will not take advantage of the eric mas...

Democrats go is better than any were going to get in that office that. is why the "new york times" is going after governor patterson. congratulations they came up with something yesterday. >> what do you think this means? this is an important question. what does this mean for election? i mean, 2006 was all one person. mark foley. >> right. >> that resulted in massive loss for republicans. is this combined? >> right. >> what republicans -- i dont think that is the answer. >> it hurt republicans. ...

Understand. americans think the countrys headed in the right direction collapsing. percentage of americans consumer confidence falling. on question after question the american people are becoming as pessimistic, cynical as they were in the last few months of the bush administration. obama had this brief honeymoon now he keeps pushing this health care plan, i dont know who he is listening to but the american people clearly dont want it. >> sean: i think hes listening to his own ideology here. wev...

Hes had the rental property for 18 years. why does "the new york times" want to get rid of rangel now? >> sean: it is an election year. >> they are after rangel like hes a ran. >> sean: after two years of investigative work they came to a conclusion that he broke ethics rules. >> im suspicious. >> sean: what do you mean? >> i can tell you why they are going after patterson. yesterday was+ the first day "the new york times" presented anything i thought was a problem. we find out yes the calls to ...

On. and democratic congressmen and senators are scared to death, you dont see that? >> sure you see it. any time theres any heat on politicians like the willie browns of the world -- >> sean: -- >> lets be honest our president was elected a year ago. he wants that health care bill passed. he doesnt care how, what or where. he wants to say i was the president so he can get reelected. why dont we sit back, wait, talk about it. negotiate it, bring the initiatives, lets decide what is the best way. ...