for this sunday may 6. congressional republicans are expected to take up 82 is $60 billion budget cutback bill. hillary clinton is in india today urging the country to become less dependent on foreign oil and the president is back on the campaign trail. he will be in albany talking about the economy on tuesday and on the west coast later this week. we want to focus and gary johnson and his impact on the 2012 presidential race and the role of third parties in american politics. our phone lines are open we put independence on the top. you can join us on our facebook page and send us a tweet or send us an e-mail. front page of the washington post carey johnson ran a republican and and opted out into the libertarian party. he served two terms as the new mexico governor. he is accepting the libertarian presidential nomination and live coverage yesterday on c-span. [video clip] most americans are fiscally responsible and socially tolerant. i fall in that group. i think this
between $700 and $2,300 next year unless, oh, the big unless an all new congressional committee and it is an all new committee comes to the agreement by the year s end. president obama s approval ratings are up as congress falls on this, and he seized the moment today. but now, even though republicans and democrats in the senate were willing to compromise for the good of the country, a faction of republicans in the house are refusing to even vote on the senate bill. a bill that cuts taxes for 160 million americans. and because of their refusal to cooperate, all of those americans could face a tax hike in just 11 days. and millions of americans who are out there looking for work could find their unemployment insurance expired. and just for good measure the white house website prominently tonight displaying a countdown clock to place the blame squarely on congress, and if congress does not act, quote, it says that middle-class taxes increase. the president is pointing the f
senate s plan to extend the payroll tax cut. now, that means that your taxes are going to go up somewhere between $700 and $2,300 next year unless, oh, the big unless an all new congressional committee and it is an all new committee comes to the agreement by the year s end. president obama s approval ratings are up as congress falls on this, and he seized the moment today. but now, even though republicans and democrats in the senate were willing to compromise for the good of the country, a faction of republicans in the house are refusing to even vote on the senate bill. bill that cuts taxes for 160 million americans. and because of their refusal to cooperate, all of those americans could face a tax hike in just 11 days. and millions of americans who are out there looking for work could find their unemployment insurance expired. and just for good measure the white house website prominently tonight displaying a countdown clock to place the blame squarely on congress, and if
payroll tax cut. now, that means that your taxes are going to go up somewhere between $700 and $2,300 next year unless, ooh, the big unless an all new congressional committee and it is an all new committee comes to the agreement by the year s end. president obama s approval ratings are up as congress falls on this, and he seized the moment today. but now, even though republicans and democrats in the senate were willing to compromise for the good of the country, a faction of republicans in the house are refusing to even vote on the senate bill. a bill that cuts taxes for 160 million americans. and because of their refusal to cooperate, all of those americans could face a tax hike in just 11 days. and millions of americans who are out there looking for work could find their unemployment insurance expired. and just for good measure the white house website prominently tonight displaying a countdown clock to place the blame squarely on congress, and if congress does not act, q
a debate this morning. with us, the majority leader of the senate senator chris bourbon, democrat of illinois. and senator lindsey graha republican of south carolina. finally, our political roundtable, on what s changed in the gop race for the white house this week, and what distinguishes romney from gingrich. with us, specia correspondent ted koel, republican strategist, alex castellanos. nbc s senior investigative correspondent lisa myers. and nbc chief white house correspondent chuck todd. also joining the conversation this morning, iowa s republan governor, terry branstad. good morning. what a difference a month makes. newgingch is now the undisputed fronrunner in the republican race, he s atop the polls in iowa and new hampshire, and look at this, this morning we have new results from our nbc/maris poll, sth carolina and florida, it is gingrich going away in both of those states. as the front-runnr, gingrich bore the brunt of the attacks in last night s republican d