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Support the continuing resolution being put forward by republicans? >> i am not going to support that. this is a dead end. essentially theyre targeting 44% of the cuts on 14% of the budget. and thats our kids, its our education, its our medical research. you cannot have an austerity that attacks what is the seed corn of the future. you cant do that particularly when right there we could get rid of the tax credit and save $6 billion, we could have prescription drug price negotiation and put in $1...

The cuts and let boehner identify the revenue? >> huh. >> can i answer that for you? >> yes. >> because john boehner is going to focus more, based on his first offer, on discretionary spending. its like we said before. do you really want to slash transportation, education, r&d? you dont have the courage to go after the entitlement programs. and i say this, as you know, to my republican party as well as to your democratic party -- >> yeah, no, as frightening as this whole mustache thing was, sitt...

Developed the internet. those were government investments and the fact is were talking about eliminating them across the board. its called nondefense domestic discretionary programs. but that really is the seed corn that enables this country to fulfill its potential, and thats probably what is most at stake. its certainly those constituents dont have a seat at this table. you know, defense does, rightfully so. the wealthy do. even to some extent, you know, social security and medicare. >> right....

What about his peers telling him to lighten up? >> hes got two big problems on economic issues. the first is hes lashed himself to the ryan plan, which as you will hear just a disaster. it cuts off kinds of the central functions of government beyond hurting the poor, it eats our seed corn. it doesnt invest anymore. cutting medical labs. >> they are saying the poor have got to do more. >> and saying were not going to do anything to educate our populace. cuts in pell grants. >> romney is connected...

Parenthood. it doesnt feel like the cranky feminists having an argument. its very universal. >> on the ryan budget, instead of just going to the well on medicare, where the republicans have some ways of fuzzing up the debate. to go things like investment in medical and scientific research, investment in student loans. these things would be slashed by 50%. labs would close all over america so it gets to a very fundamental question -- do you believe in investing in the future of the country, or no...

Larry: the president is finding things more difficult to raise the big bucks. in 2008 people were throwing money at him and why think that is true anymore. but, look, the republicans are spending down the seed corn for the fall. no question. >>neil: with all the pacs and there are many more and they are deeper pockets so, why know whether it will be equal battle of opponents but looking at the freezes -- the sell -- wealthy folks out there. >>guest: maybe the people will open their wallets and p...

Anti-immigrant sentiments expressed. >> you get brownie points for this. >> cheers for electric fences. >> herman cain bragging about lec electrifying those fences. we talk about the upward mobility ladder but its greased with the fire beneath. people are slipping down and burned by seething cal drone of economic devastation, the numbers between black and brown are horrible across the board. >> i think whats interesting from a strategic level this is eating the seed corn for republicans. there w...

That can be applied to revit revitalizing what we make and invent? >> it pays off big, not just in nifty devices, not just in better understanding of our universe, but really in dollars and cents and jobs. it is our seed corn, it is the engine for innovation. you can describe it various ways. but the investment in research, economists will argue whether you get a, you know, a 2-1 return on your dollar or a, you know, a 75% return. whatever it is, its huge. you never know exactly what its going t...

Voucher system. if you pay into a private system instead of what we have today. it is radically different. >> talking about a defined contribution plan where youd have some stake in helping control medicare costs, by the way the only way -- either we put the price control mechanisms in bureaucrats in washington and politicians with artificial cost-cutting or else we put the cost-cutting mechanisms in the hand of people who actually use the government services. so the republican plan trusts peopl...

Cut everything and theyre losing ground. that poll, your cnn poll, which showed 32% of the people like the tea party, showed 47% dont like the tea party. >> it depends on which party youre talking about. >> no. 47%, as i understand it in your poll of a week or two ago, said they dont like the tea party, and those numbers are going up. and thats because not because they want cuts. the american people wants cuts. we want cuts. $33 billion is a lot of cuts. but you cant cut your seed corn as well. ...