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Behind this strategy. >> theres a limit to what that can do. i wasnt proposing that as the end all strategy. youre not going to have a change in the political dynamics in washington until you get a change in the political dynamics in the republican party. were going to get clues today and tomorrow whether thats possible. but weve seen speaker boehner spent the last three weeks sp pursuing a strategy he did not believe in in order to prove his bona fides to the hard right. thats a very difficult ...

Information we have heard a lot of this before, earmark reform, transparency, for example. it almost seemed like the "yes, we can" magic disappeared. maybe because we have heard it before. the thing that really struck me, frank, is the disconnect. i did not feel the president had the sense of urgency, how bad unemployment, the debt, the deficit is, when he called for $400 billion in savings, when he accumulated $3.4 trillion in new debt since he has been president. you know, it seems like he is ...

Inasmuch as weve heard a lot of this before, earmark reform, transparency. it almost seemed like the yes we can magic disappeared a little, maybe because weve heard it before. the thing that struck me frank, and im dying to find out what your group says, the disconnect, i did not feel the president had the sense of urgency. how bad unemployment, the debt, the deficit is, when he called for 400 billion in savings, when he accumulated 3.4 trillion in new debt since hes been president. it seems lik...

Only the middle class tax cuts, but of course the tax cuts were continued for the wealthiest americans. and then finally the president promised earmark reform and he certainly has urged it on and its still on the table, but the republicans in the house voted to ban earmarks, but it is still not a done deal. and then finally, there were some promises made last year that failed all together in part because the congress just didnt take them up. remember he promised to pass a comprehensive energy an...

Reduce the nuclear stockpile. done. repeal dont ask, dont tell, done. and finally launch a fiscal commission, that was created. it did fail to get the supermajority vote but he did laurj this fiscal commission as he promised. he also got a jabs bill through congress. but contessa, there were also some promises that were not yet fulfilled. on jobs, the president promised in last years state of the union that they were on track to create 1.5 million jobs. but only 1.1 million jobs have been create...

Passage of health care reform, done. end the war in iraq. thats done. the last combat troops in mid-august ahead of the deadline. reduce the nuclear stockpile, done. the s.t.a.r.t. treaty passed in december. repeal dont ask, dont tell, done. and launch a fiscal commission that in fact was created. it did fail to get the supermajority vote in order to prompt immediate congressional action but that was one of the thing his kept. he also got jobs bills through congress and small business tax credit...

Washington, d.c.. much more reason why we need to change the direction of congress. because their mentality of spend, spend, spend, if that doesnt work spend more is doing a great disservice to the american people and i look forward to bringing as much to the people of hawaii in this upcoming election. >> sean: i like everything that you are saying. >> thank you. >> sean: if congress would spend money as if it was their own i think they would be far more fiscally responsible. the question is, --...

Washington, d.c.. much more reason why we need to change the direction of congress. because their mentality of spend, spend, spend, if that doesnt work spend more is doing a great disservice to the american people and i look forward to bringing as much to the people of hawaii in this upcoming election. >> sean: i like everything that you are saying. >> thank you. >> sean: if congress would spend money as if it was their own i think they would be far more fiscally responsible. the question is, --...

Operatives in washington, d.c.. much more reason why we need to change the direction of congress. because their mentality of spend, spend, spend, if that doesnt work spend more is doing a great disservice to the american people and i look forward to bringing as much to the people of hawaii in this upcoming election. >> sean: i like everything that you are saying. >> thank you. >> sean: if congress would spend money as if it was their own i think they would be far more fiscally responsible. the q...