for debate on a given issue so it would be pushed to the end. it does not mean that we go into default because on august 2nd if we have no deal and the government is looking at a partial shut down, that doesn t mean that taxes step coming out of our paycheck. we are still going to pay taxes. and the government is still going to get $172 billion in the month of august. the problem is and this is the gist of why we are at this crisis point, we spend better than $306 billion a month. i liken it to if you facing a financial hardship at home, a spouse loses his or her job, or there is a pay cut, you look at all your bills, probably your mortgage or rent as a priority
ads. we are not running political ads. we are not running any. we are running issue advocacy ads that draw a distinction on a given issue with respect to an incumbent member of congress. megyn: you are not using any of that foreign money to fund them. none. absolute lire none. megyn: robert gibbs said the chamber has said money from overseas does not buy ads. they say they take money from overseas. we know they are spending between $75 million and $80 million an ad. let s see where the money comes from for those ads. they are running ads and we take them at their word that they take money in overseas and they say the burned is on you to prove there is no foreign funds commingled. and the bigger point they are trying to make is why not
they want, but what they need to understand is that my competition is in mexico and china and what choice? if i don t do it, i will go broke. and james says, i would vote for anyone who would promise to explain to me what has been passed. if you want to read more on this, you will find it on my blog at cnn.com/caffertyfile. a lot of that health care law is not going to take effect for a few years, 2014, a nnd some o the provisions, so the white house says to be patient, because it is going to be great. the white house says a lot of stuff everyday. so what are you saying, jak? they say a lot of stuff, and most of it is designed to promote whatever their agenda is on a given issue. remember the promise they made about how this health care bill would be done out in the open. i remember that. how did that work out? well, not working out as promised. and 70% of the public wants a public option. how d that work out?
in a primary or on a given issue. they may go with him in some cases, but they don t have to be afraid of bucking the president. is that a serious consideration right now, david? do you think people are wondering oh, boy, what do we do? do you think candidates are really thinking about should they go along with this president s agenda? should they sign on with this? i agree with bob. they may want him in a primary, and maybe not in a general. but the point is, with the president this week, with his coat tails so short, they can make their own decision. they don t have to live in fear of going, you know, crossways or sideways with the president. they can make their decision based on what they think the demographics of their district and the issues that are near and dear to their district matters, not so much staying right on track with president trump. because president trump has wounded himself over the last year. he s and they know it, voters know it, the white house knows it.
should have been done more broadly. but not just about news coverage. you had columnists, you know, who ve been around a long time like kathleen parker actually encouraging this, and erectors should go rogue, which you know, if this had been a serious thing, which it was not, would essentially overturn the results of the election. right. and it fits into that pattern of the media trying to affect a particular change rather than just report on a given issue. and it s not healthy. but the end game whoa talk further about the electoral college. and whether we still need the troll college. and that coverage is going to die going forward. we should actually talk about that again, before the next election. some media are entitled to try and encourage an outcome. they re called columnists. they re allowed to have their point of view. and they re allowed to say, purposely allowed to say what he wants to say about the electoral college. number one. number two to pick up on erin