those specifics are ugly. they do not promote job growth, they go after very popular programs, programs that people can identify and put a human face to. so cutting these things are not political winners, even though they broadly agree, both sides agree, on the importance of bringing down the deficit over the long term. their cuts are not political winners, and they are not enough for the tea partiers who campaigned on the notion that they are going to be able to cut much, much, much more than that in the first year. where does this leave republican establishment versus the tea party? this is all going to be fought. they already said they re going to extend the debt ceiling. obviously they ve got this continuing resolution to come up as well. and that s why i don t actually think anyone in the white house thinks that the 32 billion or whatever the number is now is going to hold. it is going to get higher and higher, it s going to have to be scaled back. but in the end, the numbers
neighborhoods. despite unemployment and low poll numbers, the president expressed optimism when it comes to the economy. i have never been more confident about the future of our economy if we stay on track and deal with the long standing problems that we hadn t dealt with for decades. if we have a tax system that is fair and helps the middle class, and that also attends to our long-term deficit problems. holly joins us ow. thanks f stopping by. thank you. he s in the backyard talking to families trying to get one on one with them. it s all about this middle-income american family. john boehner put o an olive branch over the weekend. was he thinking about these families as well?