a bad story for the white house. i think rahm would agree with what john just said. i think he s the last person in this town or world who wants to do anything to hurt the president. i think he was a great choice. i think he s somebody that understands policy and politics. it s very rare to find someone to operate in those arenas as effectively as he has. doesn t this create a lot of turmoil? i don t think there is. there s a lot of trust and relationship between and among all of them. still? yes, i think so. i think so. and all they need to do is to move forward, pass health care and you don t think this is an exit strategy? i don t. i think it s the david axelrod fashion who sees president obama as a transformational figure and the more realistic branch of the white house that says, we ve got
and vlts iolence is rising in i days before a crucial election. what does it mean for president obama s exit strategy? a guy named his own price, wants a room tonight for 65 dollars. we don t go lower than 130. big deal, persuade him. is it wise to allow a perishable item to spoil? he asked, why leave a room empty? the additional revenue easily covers operating costs.
less than a week before a crucial election. violence is on the rise in iraq even as the u.s. moves toward a troop draw-down. should the obama administration rethink the exit strategy? we ll talk about that and the elections with tom ricks, a senior fellow at the center for new american security and the author of fiasco and the gamble. thanks for coming in, tom. you have been a critic of the war in iraq, yet you wrote a piece in the new york times the other day which i jumped back and said, whoa, tom ricks is saying don t just keep the schedule for withdrawal but keep the troops there longer than the obama administration wants them in iraq. this is a dramatic change for you. yeah.
tax most americans pay. unfortunately, it s not very big. and it will have only modest effects. but i think if you paired something like this, maybe in a more aggressive form, with the plan to get rid of the deficits in the years to come, the markets would responsible favorably to that. what s been missing in all of this has been an exit strategy where the private sector can say, you know, i can see the way out for the government. they ll withdraw their efforts. there ll be room for me to grow. stay with us. douglas holtz-eakin, don t go anywhere. all the big wigs gathered for the president s health care summit, but with all that power in one room, did anything actually get done?
and we re walkin . making it all a bit easier now that s progressive! call or click today. i have always wanted to say this you re looking live at blair house. feel better now? i do. a little tribute to mr. musberger. that s where the sum is mitt will be taking place. for the second time today ben bernanke will come face to face with lawmakers who want his exit strategy from the drastic measures the fed took to keep the economy going. steve, what can you tell us about not annual what the fed chair said, but did he give a hint on where interest rates are headed? he did. he said what are considered on wall street, chuck, the magic words that the fed will remain exceptionally low for an extended period. that phrase has guided wall street s forecast for where the fed will be.