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Know, couldnt identify they were going to give to congress. the only difference is this is a more extreme budget. this is the romney ryan budget we saw last november, but it is on steroids. he wants to get rid of obama care. he wants to get rid of dodd-frank. he wants to get rid of more of the spending programs that the middle class and lower middle class and poor depend on. this is not a budget that is designed for coherence or logic or even arithmetic. this is designed primarily to move the go...

Receive early boarding privileges. and finally, just in time for memorial day and all that barbecuing, your ketchup bottle frustrations could soon be over. thanks to something called liquiglide that lines the inside of the bottle and prevents it from sticking. it recently won an mit student $100,000. big sigh of relief. well, when it comes to business, republican mitt romneys current stump speech includes the accusation that president obama, quote, attacks success. and is anti-business. well...

Would be different. number one, as jerod just said, we did do it their way and thats how we got into this mess. number two, there is no mythological parallel universe where we can say, gee, lets compare. the numbers are moving in the right direction. not as fast as we would like. not to the degree we would like but its a movement in the right direction. so the question really to people is, we know people are hurting. but were moving in the right direction. do you want to keep going in this direc...

Spike in oil prices. but republicans are trying to gut regulations that would rein them in. joining me is jerod bernstein, an msnbc contributor. and karen finney, msnbc political analyst and columnist for the hill. thanks to both of you for joining me tonight on the show. >> sure. >> jerod, are republicans just ignoring the evidence about the growing economy? >> yeah. i think so. and they are also kind of scrambling around looking for something to get people upset about. and, of course, as you s...

Drilling. the american people arent stupid. they know thats not a plan. especially since were already drilling. thats a bumper sticker. its not a strategy to solve our energy challenge. >> karen, they are using oil prices but their only recommendation is drill. as jerod just said, the president has raised the level of exporting gas higher than its been. his energy policies here have improved this countrys standing. how are they going to try to use this as an issue? >> you know, rev, when the pre...

I want to bring in jerod bernstein. thanks for coming on the show tonight. >> my pleasure, reverend al. >> let me ask you as an economist. in your view, how strong is the economic recovery? >> the economic recovery has something it hasnt had before and thats a little bit of momentum. some of the problems that were holding the economy back have gotten better. theyre not all better by any stretch of the imagination. housing appears to have carved out a bottom. its not getting better. its not getti...

Let us know the rate you are paying. let us know the offshore stuff you are doing. let us know the bases in your life that you make these economic policy position decisions. i think the american people need to know the numbers are not as important as what you believe and what you do shows us what you believe. jerod bernstein and karnacki, thank you. president obama delivers a big and surprising win to the progressive community. well have the story. plus -- newt gingrich racially charged camp...

Given contracts new hope in the congressional elections. the editor of the right wing breitbart news was not happy that paul ryan decided to introduce a new budget. he tweeted, so paul ryan plays charlie brown to the medias lucy by providing yet another comprehensive budget for dems to savage. joining me now, jerod bernstein, an msnbc analyst. jerod, here you have republicans no longer so sure they should run on a repeal obama care platform and now the democrats suddenly have a document they do ...

Million more. as we have reported here again and again on this show, the rich in this country have seen their income skyrocket over the past 30 years. but the income for the poor has remained stagnant. should we really be looking to elect the poster child for unfairness? if you dont want to ask me, ask newt. >> i fully expect the romney campaign to be unendingly dirty and dishonest for the next four days because they are desperate. they thought they could buy this. they are discovering they cant...

Show. >> thank you. >> sure. >> jerod, before we do anything, can you explain romneys 15% tax problem? because when i say unfairness, i want people to understand the 15% and why many of us think thats unfair. >> sure. it has to do with the source of his income. now we dont know this, but presumably and im sure were right based on his statements, the fact is that the vast majority of his income must come from what economists call assets or unearned income. not from the kind of wages, the paycheck...