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Rates. theyre more like stimulus which we didnt need -- well, increase in interest rates makes the fed raise rates faster and have a trade war at the same time swamping the impact. it is a little weird, though it is a little weird for democrats to be making the deficit argument when -- last i saw, the hot take new democratic argument is this modern monetary theory that deficits dont really matter. so i mean, you cant have it both ways. -- >> you and i would agree -- the three of us would agree t...

Paul ryan was their deficit guy, and that deficit argument, that the deficit was too big, one of their main arguments against re-elected president obama. we have just received the new estimate of what the deficit is going to be by the end of this year. this is what the deficit had been up through last year, so 2009. thats president obamas first year, 2010, 2011, 2012. now show the next year. this is what they had projected the deficit would be by the end of this year. but now that estimate has...

Picked paul ryan to be their vice presidential nominee in 2012. they wanted to keep the heat on, on this deficit issue, right? paul ryan was their deficit guy, and that deficit argument, that the deficit was too big, one of their main arguments against re-elected president obama. we have just received the new estimate of what the deficit is going to be by the end of this year. this is what the deficit had been up through last year, so 2009. thats president obamas first year, 2010, 2011, 2012. ...

Right spot in the tax argument. and my bet here is that hes only going to get better as refining and simplifying that point. >> yeah, they keep pushing on what turned out to be an open door, lawrence. a few months ago, a lot of analysts, including this one, me, wondered if pushing the fairness argument on taxes was risky for president obama. but it turns out, in a time of a bleak economy, when everybodys looking for a fair shake, that this argument really works. and its not just that rich people...

outfront tonight, two heroes on the prowl. ♪ i need a hero ♪ im holding out for a hero until the end of the night ♪ ♪ hes gotta be strong and hes gotta be fast ♪ >> yes, bonnie tyler, holding out for a hero. and yes, we think we found them. first stop, senate majority leader harry reid. today in an interview with "politico" he said the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts set to begin on january 2nd should go ahead as is. come hell or high water. i am not going to back of...

outfront tonight, two heroes on the prowl. ♪ i need a hero ♪ hes gotta be strong and hes gotta be fast ♪ >> yes, bonnie tyler, holding out for a hero. and yes, we think we found them. first stop, senate majority leader harry reid. today in an interview with "politico" he said the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts set to begin on january 2nd should go as is. i am not going to back off the sequestration. thats the law we passed. we did it because it wouldnt make things easy ...

report on this. on an amazing custody battle. an outfront investigation. lets go "outfront." outfront tonight, two heroes on the prowl. ♪ i need a hero ♪ hes gotta be strong and hes gotta be fast ♪ >> yes, bonnie tyler, holding out for a hero. and yes, we think we found them. first stop, senate majority leader harry reid. today in an interview with "politico" he said the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts set to begin on january 2nd should go as is. i am not going to back...

Seriousne seriousness, it would be nice to have a jobs creation package of a sort that there was continuity on. congress cannot get their act together and its unfortunate because the economy could use a boost. >> what about the idea of a potential simpson-bowles redo. i say it because i do not think its necessarily going to come from congress or the administration or anybody there. but theres a movement afoot among ceos and people in the country who are trying to push it and saying you cannot wa...

>> and a congressman is trying to step pensions for congressman but you do not have to take it but you have to take it. i didnt realize after two terms, four years for congressman, you can collect a pension for life. that is pretty good. >>guest: they take good care of themselves, health care and retirement benefits, they retire young, i dont think this is the deficit argument to have and we can break it down by profession, they say, well the lawyers in the private second make more say the democ...

Bob dole. it is a policy that at another time would have been congenial to the republican party, but because it has barack obamas name next to it it has been greeted with less enthusiasm. >> within the policy issue, two different approaches. much talk from republicans today about health care reform exploding the deficit even though the cbo disputes that as well. but while the republicans are talking money and this is going to do this and it is going to -- they are focusing on all those aspects w...