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Page sheet. filled in about 45 seconds. the inspection was a guy who came around with a shovel and a bucket full of water. digd a small hole and pours the water in and sees how long it takes to percolate the water away. planning commission instantly granted. a swimming pool in new jersey, took two years, countless hearings, payment of lawyers and whoever else was in line take my money. vast expense, huge delay. they didnt want me to build that pool. they just want me to pay them to build the poo...

That is the american federation of government employees. oh, so its the government! so lets see if i have this right. i pay my taxes, you pay your taxes, it goes to washington, they pay these people, these people then give a portion of that salary, your tax dollars to this union. and union pays somebody advertisement and somebody to run this ad. so you paid for this ad. by the way, afge, who is the afge? who are they? well, theyre afl-cio. richard trumpca. richard, is that you? oh, my goodness, ...

>> deficit spending is the number one threat to our country. it is immoral to spend money we dont have. the federal government like my family and yours has to live within its means. my solution to the budget crisis is plain and simple. stop spending our money. >> see, these two dove tail really nicely. the republicans say we want to bring down the deficit. and then the media says, republicans will win because they want to bring down the deficit. thats what explains the election. its the deficit....

Stop big government on election day. >> again, these two things dove tail nicely, right? theres these conservatives, they say they want to get big government off our backs. and then the media says republicans will win because they want to get big government off our backs. thats what explains the election. see? its big government! no, its not. if it were big government, this would not be happening. >> sharron angle voted against background checks to identify sex predators. she says rape victims s...

But not only are some politicians incapable of feeling embarrassed. a lot of the people who attend their rallies cant feel embarrassed either. dont have the gene that produces the emotion of shame in the human soul. because having been to the health care town halls last year, having been to lots of tea parties last year and this year, i can tell you if you individually talk to most of the people there, and i got to know a bunch of them, theyre for social security. theyre for medicare. they like ...

They say get the federal government off our backs. in many cases, the federal government has their back. it is just that people dont want to admit it. and that emotion is the emotion very strong in the country right now. the tea party people, the mitch daniels of the world are playing to. >> is it clear to you at this point that hate is the stimulus, hate health reform, those things will be really central to the republican campaigning template this year? >> well, there are ring to this and level...

And finally this e-mail from laura hopkins who says -- lorre, is that you? remember me? cavuto built for comfort? all right. well, we cant, but the government can. thats what it comes down to. we wont put our fat kids on a diet, the government will. that is what my nutritionist friend mittsy says this is really all about. but there is more to it than that. this isnt swapping out it for humus. this is surrendering freedoms forever. i know were fat but fat chance i will let uncle sam put us or the...

The theme this weekend. its called nullification. under what circumstances may the states, as sovereign entities, say to the federal government, leave us alone. this is not an area in which you may legislate because it was not given to you by the constitution. virginia, missouri, florida, pennsylvania, there are 20 states that filed lawsuits saying to federal judges, get the federal government off our backs. >> neil: this is going to the supreme court. >> for sure it will go to the supreme court...

In charge of goldman sachs. >> but your job is is also to make sure youve got the safety precautions to ensure its done right. >> maximize profits is shorter term -- >> hold on. i need to finish my point. my point is, thats why we need regulators. my yob is to make money. regulators jobs is to protect the country, protect the environment, right? >> right. but when reagan came in and going on with quayle, remember the competitiveness -- >> you still havent gotten over the 49-state victory over wa...

I have to admit. matth matthew, he cant, wow, he cannot wait. hes not alone. there are a lot of house members that cant wait to dump this hot potato on to the senate. is that any way to rally the troops to pass a bill? >> it may be. to the message from the speaker and people like congressman burgess, this is it. this is the chance to final ly get the legislation off our backs. we made compromise with the right. with the center and that might be enough to finally push it over the edge. >> it does...