however, if you go state by state, you could get a map that looks like that, which is a tough battle from now until november. nen who thinks, john, that this race is all sewn up in either direction, they are mistaken. it is wide open right now. it will be fierce. it will be intense. and it will be is ugly. i have no doubt about that. if you think some of the rhetoric was intense, if you think some of those negative ads were intense and ugly mopg the republicans, just wait. ashleigh, i ll get ready for the situation room in an hour, but i know you re getting ready to hear from the president of the united states this hour. but before i go there, i want to give you breaking news as well on this announcement. i just got off the phone with the national campaign spokesperson for rick santorum. he said they all had a conference call last night, all the senior visitor sors, and then just about 10 minutes before this news conference where rick santorum announced themp stepping d
will supposedly be paid for by closing loopholes and eliminating wasteful deductions. but the republicans refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close. not one. and by the way, there is no way to get even close to $4.6 trillion in savings without dramatically reducing all kinds of tax breaks that go to middle class families. tax breaks for health care, tax breaks for retirement, tax breaks for homeownership. meanwhile these proposed tax breaks would come on top of more than a trillion dollars in tax giveaways for people making more than $250,000 a year. that s an average of at least $150,000 for every millionaire in this country. $150,000. let s step back for a second and look at what $150,000 pays for. a year s worth of prescription drug coverage for a seniors citizen. plus a new school computer lab, plus a year of medical care for a returning veteran, plus a medical research grant for a chronic disease, plus, a year s salary for a firefighter or a police o