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>> host: can you give a reason why decision points is topping the list? the president left with a very low approval rating. >> guest: he did. and its interesting that this book was doing so incredibly well. in fact, theres a number of people in publishing better thinking that bushs book will actually surpass the sales of clintons book, which is an interesting thing to think about. why has it done well? you know, if youve watched bush on this tour at all, and hes pretty amazing. hes rel...

Eric alterman. you made a lot of noise in your article. lets talk about health care for a second. what would be your critique on television right now about how well barack obama responded to his own promises for health care in 2008? >> well, on one hand i want to give him credit for a historic achievement. i mean, every democratic president since harry truman has tried to do it, and only barack obama did it. the question is did he have to pay so high a cost? not allowing the reimportation of dru...

a break from a most unlikely source. the tea party. as many as five senate seats that should have been easy republican wins this november are now up for grabs because the tea partiers have sent the gop careening to the right. also, do unemployment benefits make people lazy? thats basically the argument many republicans are making in the fight over extending benefits for people who have been out of work for a long time. plus, a debate that has exploded on the left in magazines and blo...

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>> this week on "bill moyers journal".... >> what a great crowd, and i bet they can hear this cheering all the way in washington d.c. >> moyers: the massachusetts surprise: did everyone get it wrong? >> its very much about a particular narrative and whos in control of that public narrative. >> this is the failure of the ability of the president and his party to tell their story; its a republican story being told. >> moyers: and who turned out the lights? a helpful guide to the energy c...