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Forecast. we know obviously and listen im a democrat. i dont wake up in cold sweats about the deficit. we know there are a lot of republicans who are concerned about that. >> thats a national security issue, too. >> harris: you are concerned about it. >> i am concerned about it. >> jessica: we are losing 330 billion from the repeal of the obamacare individual mandate in revenues. we will have to make that up somewhere else. im thrilled that you are hiring more. >> harris: you know what? can i ju...

Here, this is one of those episodes when it flares up, chris. and the republicans from the very beginning have been seeking to discredit obama. not saying we disagree with his policies, but to say this guy is bad. this guy is other, this guy is something else. you know, there has been this sort of latent obama derangement syndrome. the virus remains in the blood. and it seems to flare up from time to time. but its not necessarily something theyre calculating, i think. its just there is some sort...

Most money, you know, asked to be done the most? it seems to me thats common sense. its not about punishment, its about, go where the money is. >> well, can i jump in here? >> sure, youre in. >> well, part of the argument is that government actually does some useful things and the business community has prospered from it. so, of course, youre not simply taking your hard-earned dollars and giving them to some lazy bum on the street. youre showing that we have a system that for all its failures ac...

And that its what you do to, you know, contribute your part to it. theres an interesting corollary to this, too, because what were really talking about is just a kind of reflexive hatred of government itself, all right? now, if you go back and look at republican and democratic debates in the kennedy era, something, chris, you know especially well, kennedy wanted to cut taxes, and it was republicans who actually opposed it. they thought it was fiscally imprudent. why? because they thought the gov...

Household term e.j.s come up with. the upkeep. keeping our bridges safe, keeping our roads worthy, keeping our electrical systems working, keeping our sewers working. thats called upkeep. shouldnt the people with the most money, you know, asked to be done the most? it seems to me thats common sense. its not about punishment, its about, go where the money is. >> well, can i jump in here? >> sure, youre in. >> well, part of the argument is that government actually does some useful things. and the ...