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You should have just ended it there. >> the buffett rule will be forgotten before the first jimmy buffet song is played memorial day weekend. >> the whole concept of people paying their share and putting something on the table, they have always gotten in the way of it, said no, said no to everything, and then they put out a budget which guts some of these entitlements that are important to people. they dont look good. it doesnt work. >> two things, and joe knows im -- >> you know that. >> two th...

Time i opened my mouth. >> come on, michel. show us the "newsweek" face. >> all right, fine. >> yay! >> in the beginning, i was all convinced this economy was 9-9-9. by the end, i had 999 problems and the [ bleep ] was all of them. >> i love. it its a rapster reference. all right. >> gingrich is here. >> oh. >> uh-oh. >> i cant believe you are still in the race. i heard his campaign is completely out of money. >> ah, man, look, he is stealing nuts. >> i cant believe none of us could beat you. >>...

Fairne fairness. i dont think anyone is arguing that raising taxes on a small percentage of the population will fix the problems. >> then why wont it pass? >> i think people want a bigger answer. >> chuck todd, what is the white house strategy behind the buffett rule? >> the buffett rule is about two things. i dont think youd see this big push by the white house if mitt romney werent the nominee. they want to highlight romneys personal wealth, personal income, and all of those things as a way of...

Symbols that just dont really make any sense in the real political world. but it resonates with voters. and the white house must know, this is bad news for democrats. >> it is amazing -- >> if they dont handle it correctly. >> in this news cycle, this 24-hour news cycle we live in, how quickly the script flips. two weeks ago, mitt romney had no chance because he had no chance with women. now hilary rosen who is tangentially linked to the obama administration swung it back the other way. well see...

>> give us a history of populism in politics. al gore tried it briefly in 2000 and he was hammered. its great on the congressional level. it does not usually work, though, on a presidential level in a campaign. >> its a good starter but not a good finisher. whether its william jennings brian or ed truman in 48. the only modern presidential example where it worked, where he actually won. >> and why is that? >> i think because its part of what harold was saying. i think that people -- even if they...

Did you see "snl"? pretty good sketch. got the gang back together. all of the republican presidential candidates getting together at a bar for a few pops. >> that was certainly a primary season to remember. >> sure was. >> there was even a time when people were saying i was a front-runner. got to thank you for that, mitt. you were the only candidate who could ever make me look exciting. >> youre the only candidate who could make me look gay friendly. >> nah. >> there you go. >> great, thank you....

The whole point of the buffett rule is its about people whose income is a million or more. so they would draw that line. but of course -- >> two years ago, they did, chuck. >> on the book royalties. their tax rate is still lower than the -- than what they are advocating and lower for the wealthiest. and so, you know, it is a punch line that he uses in his own speeches when he says, hey, i should be paying a little more in taxes. when he says that. so i dont know if it undercuts per se, but it ce...

That you made a mistake, and you made that reference, right? >> some just did again, so -- >> and you apologized. no, no, and my point was, we all say things in the heat of battle. and we get called out on it, and we apologize. >> sometimes we drop an f-bomb by mistake. >> i would never do that. and sometimes people dont push the button on the seven-second delay. >> you can blame it on someone else. >> the difference is, we dont get the seven-second delay. >> you need one. >> theyre awesome. >> ...

Theres a crucial period where romney gets that second chance to make a first impression, and obama is going to try and spoil it. >> mike, its meacham. are you -- how much of this secrecy argument do you think is linked to romneys religion? is this code for the secrecy of the mormon church? >> well, its a question, mr. meacham, that sort of answers itself. as the obama campaign makes the case that romney is somehow weird, different, some supporters of romney will say that that is a dog whistle, t...

The rush limbaugh blowup. >> right. >> but here notice, willie, how quickly they jumped out and distanced themselves, which tells me that theyre really seeing in the polls that this does matter. and i was very -- even this week, im saying, god, can you believe we talked this much about it? well, you guys are saying it really is a big deal. and it is important for people at home who look at politics sometimes as too much about policy instead of symbolism. do you remember the george hw bush got ki...