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If you have drunk drivers who are one of the greatest killers of people in this country get them high, you cant tell they are high behind the wheel of a car or in the workplace. everyone is being jeopardized. >> bill: marijuana is so pervasive. why you are battling it because you cant win. you might as well take the tax money. >> i say that poll is wrong on its face because you really think that taxing people who buy medical marijuana is going to solve it? >> bill: buy it at 7-eleven its not goi...

Because newt gingrichs coalition was not as far to the right as boehners is and it was in both interests to do it. clinton had essentially humiliated the republicans by that point. and obama never did that after the takeover in 2010. hes never been able to cripple the right wing of the republican party and force them to or at least force boehner to come to the deal. >> thats because his first step after the takeover was to play on their terms. they immediately went to the idea they were going to...

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It certainly, some elements of that this time around on the 2.0 budget. it is not the easiest thing in the world. every candidate has to double down on this in order to get, garnter respect of the folks here on capitol hill. as far as a campaign, it is not the easiest thing to run on and they will be up front on that. they believe it is big bold leadership. when you take these cuts to popular entitlement program, when you look there and you see, well, the tax breaks, okay, maybe you can run on t...

Wont cut defense and buecause f the medicare entitlement program. the democratic plan includes revenue increases. >> what is the plan? i havent seen it. i have not seen it. and here is my only point. >> yeah, but -- >> can i just say for the record, i want people that are watching, i have been critical of the republicans because you cant slash the 10% to 12% of the budget that does such things as this and not take a long-term view. but still the republicans at least have a starting point on the ...

Nation? newt gingrich said this is the food stamp president. is this an entitlement nation? where the government goes out and says hey, youre entitled to this. you should have it. it will make you feel good. by the way, when we give you this, maybe youll vote for us because were giving you something. >> so you see it as a re-election thing. >> i do. >> but, you know, it is informational. there are a lot of people who might not know about it. i mean, the government has got so many programs nobody...

Productivity allowing americans to keep more of what they earn. >> that is a good thing. what are the offsetting budget cuts? what are we going to do to right side the federal budget? it those work on both sides of the ledger. >> terms of the specific cut to budget, one new item came on the entitlement program. increasing medicare age. >> well gradually increase the medicare eligibility age by one month each other. long run theyll be indexed to longevity so they increase only as fast as life exp...

The existing medicare . if you want to make the case that this particular entitlement program is fraud-free. i have a number. >> i cant say that you can make the case that there is major fraud to disparage a program that so many rely on >> exactly. relie on? >> in a free economy. cheryl. people help those they want to and it is not governments role to decide who is need yewho is not. >> thank you very much. great discussion. >> coming up. want immediate relief at the pump? put the brakes on the ...

Productivity allowing americans to keep more of what they earn. >> that is a good thing. what are the offsetting budget cuts? what are we going to do to right side the federal budget? it those work on both sides of the ledger. >> terms of the specific cut to budget, one new item came on the entitlement program. increasing medicare age. >> well gradually increase the medicare eligibility age by one month each other. long run theyll be indexed to longevity so they increase only as fast as life exp...

Of course not. but the fact is they knowingly, knowingly ignored the costs of the presidents major new entitlement program. >> one of the problems he goes on to detail in his address there on the senate floor was that they never set aside any money for these federal exchanges. they didnt do that. plus you look at what the m.i.t. guy said, he said the class act was going to save us a bunch of money. but that completely was miscalculated and sabelius had to kill that in the last year, plus in the ...