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seeing some of the qualities that got him into so much trouble when he was speaker of the house. >> he has a basic policy of carpet bombing his opponent. he doesnt try to build up mitt romney, he tries to tear down who hes oning against. i give respect for the sheer volume of negativity and the sheer amount of money they raise on wall street. >> look at this segue coming in. >> that looks good. good morning. it is monday, january 30th. look at this crowd. were live at jerrys famous del...

themselves and would lose the character traits. he is a credibly admirable person who was a co-chair of the recent commission. -- erskine bowles -- observation. predictable crisis in our history. he is talking about the debt so we piled up in the fact that we cannot pay them and we need the book. plato predicted it. our founding fathers,they worry that this experiment would run aground. it comes from ben franklins comment when the ink is barely dry. -- the title of the book -- a lady c...

>> there is the long line of people beginning at the dawn of democracy in ancient greece. they said the government by the people might be a cute idea. it would break down because politicians will learn to pander and promise more than could be how afforded or the people character traits. he is a credibly admirable person who was a co-chair of the recent commission. he has made a very sound observation. we are facing the most predictable crisis in our history. he is talking about the deb...

>> robert samuelson in his economics column in the "washington post" made an interesting point about the mood. he says were in a rotten mood. he says the consumer now is in the opposite condition of irrational exuberance that was once talked about that pushed up the housing market and all that and were now in a kind of irrational negative take on where we really are with this economy. what is the rational take on where we are with this economy? >> well, it is rational for consumers to hold back ...

they brainwashed a lot of black americans into just voting democrat. >> call someone like me or anyone one else brainwashed, thats insulting. >> whats there to be angry about? >> demonstrations are planned in cities coast to coast. >> were bailing out the big guys. >> theyre fed up. >> the american people do not think the system is fair. >> why not picket the white house? >> protesters are giving voice to a more broad base of frustration. >> were far left -- >> im not running to go to ...

>> why not? i mean, he was here in atlanta. >> we decided to avoid trouble by moving to the back of the bus. >> the very idea that he said, you know, we were okay with moving to the back of the bus -- >> who is lawrence odonnell to tell you how to be a black man? >> you get this bulls-eye on your back. they brainshed a lot of black americans into just voting democrat. >> call someone like me or anyone one else brainwashed, thats insulting. >> whats there to be angry about? >> demonstra...

program solvent over the long run. it had a blind spot to me which is completely understandable. it had a blind spot on health care reform. this was the presidents commission on health care and while its meeting the president is doing everything he can to pass the bill. they took a pass on health care. theres stuff about congress ought to fix it in the long run but no real reforms in health care, significant structural reforms being done. my boss got together with alice rivlin on the c...

libyaan leader, his family, and assisted. the white house is urging the leader to leave as soon as possible. in wisconsin, the budget battle continues. good morning for this sunday, february 27. if you could advise the president to sit down with one person, who would that be? 202-737-0001 our line for republicans and 202-737-0002 for democrats and if you are an independent, the number to call is 202-628-0205. a look at some of the headlines from outside washington. in madison, wisconsi...

publicly encourage these regimes for years to undertake political and economic reform because these pressures were building. these pressures were building. .. relatively perceived static situation in their country to appreciate that its not static that these pressures are building and they do need to get out in front of it as i think what weve been trying to do. >> our advice and encouragement may hold weight in this region and other regions of the world as we move forward. as the lead...

few new questions. my policy is to offer some reflection before we start, and hopefully to those reflections will further stimulate the debate. i was reminded this morning about the engagement in afghanistan. the guest house where we were living tended to discuss issues, but we also had -- before written? in discussion with other guests at the guesthouse. and, of course, that also is telling not only because engagement but because that engagement is also one key resource in reducing th...