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Ron, it is always good to talk to you. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> weve got news nbc news/"wall street journal" poll numbers that show that barack obamas numbers have gone up a good bit. im wondering, is it possible that he could use this popularity to strike a deal to actually bring down the debt? >> its always possible. you know, politicians are politicians, and when the handwritings on the wall, sometimes they change their ways. so it seems like he is bending in that direction. but,...

To line up bail-out money. so they dont face an economic collapse. its happening across europe. it could happen here. >> there is no way we can make significant cuts without growing the economy. thats really the problem. i agree with tina that the republicans sound completely behind the curve. but they have won the battle. when it comes to which is the greatest priority, reducing the deficit, or reducing the long-term unemployment with 27 million people out of work or underemployed. thats really...

Compromising. i like coalitions. but this is where we should compromise. the people who like this militarism oth ught to compromi with the people who like welfarism. that would be a true compromise. but otherwise, if one side argues well we have to cut the military, no, we have to cut welfare, well never get any place. but i do think it is easier to cut overseas spending. politically speaking, i think i can make the case that we should bring our troops home, change our foreign policy, quit these...

That -- i always said this during the bush era. why is it that we can stand up to bill clinton on big spending but we couldnt stand up to our own president? and as ron said, his conclusion is my conclusion, and anybody thats been there, that when the same party runs washington, it is like a club. everybodys scratching everybodys back an it is costing taxpayers billions of dollars. >> well, and right now we have some congressional oversight beginning to be exercised over our spending in afghanist...