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Along with that globalization point i made, is that donald trump may have a reputation of being a great negotiator, but he doesnt look that thoughtful at all when it comes to the way this is unfolding. i think part of it is that his economics team is fighting about that, so theres kind of an unsettling bit of infighting going on within it. but there are no channels with which to resolve this in the near term. thats whyimpacts. >> the art of the deal being questioned here. >> exactly. >> thank yo...

Went up very high. there were different provisions and other loopholes but directionally this is where the world was. when reagan came in, tax rates dropped dramatically and were kind of reset at this lower level. the point i most li wanted to make is tax rates are by any historic measure very low but very interestingly when we compare the obama plan to the romney plan, we are fighting over a very small piece of ground. were fighting over the distance between me and willie, not over western euro...

Until that happens, i wasnt sure -- >> fantastic. >> and we get to the point that frustrates so many americans, which is that we know what the solution is and often times its seeded right in front of there and we cant get there because of our political process. >> we try. maybe we will have that discussion someday, i hope we do. but. we do particular talking around the edges and thankly its difficult for me tone vision the step-by-step scenario in which that changes. we caned to the grand bargai...

>> well, it is. and you wonder why we cant have a serious dialogue about it, but the reason is because every time somebody comes out with an idea, whether you like it or not, to reform medicare, look at social security, theyre met with a press release thats already printed and on the shelves of most democratic representatives attacking that plan. theres never been, i havent seen recently anyway, a constructive dialogue about these long-term problems. >> lets take this dialogue and to turn why pr...

They seem so compatible to me. hes solid as a brick and safe as a seat belt. >> can i make a quick point on portman? as somebody who covered him on capitol hill, theres no doubt hes a policy wonk. he probably better than dealing with the press than almost any politician that ive written both they are. think think that would help any any. he has very little clue dealing with reporters on a personal level. >> and quickly on the timing of this, some suggest romney might do this sooner rather that b...

Yesterday e-mailed me and said when he played basketball in college a million years ago, he said his coach always told him that november games were won in september. a very good point. you prepare, you prepare, you prepare. we saw this and certainly saw this in the 1988 campaign. we saw it in the 2004 campaign. are we starting to see it now where the obama team is so successful in framing mitt romney as a rich guy who will do anything to make a profit, including outsourcing jobs, are they doing ...