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Im a liberal. i didnt even agree with everything that was in that plan. but the notion that this president hasnt put down budget proposals. he tried to reach a deal with john boehner and that deal fell through. he was willing to put a lot on the table. >> how many votes did that plan get? >> well, that is a side issue. >> it got zero votes. not a democrat in the senate voted for it. not a one. >> yes, because the vote was put up there as a political matter. the fact is it was a serious plan and ...

President hasnt put down budget proposals. he tried to reach a deal with john boehner and that deal fell through. he was willing to put a lot on the table. >> how many votes did that plan get? >> well, that is a side issue. >> it got zero votes. not a democrat in the senate voted for it. not a one. >> yes, because the vote was put up there as a political matter. the fact is it was a serious plan and serious budgets get voted on -- >> thats not a serious plan. >> let me come back to the effect of...

Boehner and that fell through. he tried to put a lot on the table. >> how many votes did that gelt. >> thats a side issue. >> he got 0 votes. not one. >> thats because the vote was put up as a political matter. the fact is, it was a serious plan and serious budgets -- >> thats an serious plan. sfrs. >> let me come back to the effect of paul ryan. we know and we learned this week that republican convention which is coming up will have high profile keynote speaker. that of course is new jersey gov...

Jon: youve heard critics of governor romney who say, look this election ought to be about nothing but jobs and the economy, and the work that president obama has performed in that regard, and medicare and entitlements become sort of a side issue. what do you think? >> well i think there are a lot of heavy weights on the conservative end of the republican party who really are anxious to have this debate, and real he want to have this policy debate. i think the other side of that coin is that some...

Spending so much. then you have to statement that sounds so left wing. martha: its interesting when something touches a nerve, you o be. it remind me of the joe the plumber moment which was the off the cuff moment, the president said he believed you have to spread the wealth around a little bit. he got a lot of heat about that and there was a lot of discussion about that. do you think this is a pivot in the campaign. >> this is the real strength of the romney campaign is tactical counter punchin...

The big question in everyones mind, whether he is crazy. whether he is insane, whether he meets insanity defense. i would have him interviewed whether he meets the standard in the state of colorado for insanity and another side issue is competency, he may not be competent to stand trial. that is whether at the time of trial he can assist his lawyers and he understands the proceedings going on. insanity goes to the time of the offense was committed so those are two different standards and i would...

Classify it as kind. he imposed other restrictions. mr. zimmerman cannot leave the county. i dont know if thats kind for the judge may have been persuaded this is not a slam dunk guilty verdict at the end of the day. megyn: now, you get to the heart of the matter. the judge may be looking at mr. zimmerman as someone who is not too truthful. but thats a side issue. the real question is is he looking at a murderer or isnt he? should he put this man who may have told a fib to the court on bond in j...

Rarely remains a tax on 1%. but theyre making that argument even in the face of evidence that the tax affects many, many more millions of people than theyre suggesting. gregg: so whats the impact, if at all, on the upcoming election just four months away? >> well, i think it has the potential to have a huge impact. basically up to mitt romney. if team romney decides that they want to run on health care, and treat the health care as a central issue, which they havent to this point. to this point ...

Wouldnt like -- its not coincidental i dont think that walker is out thing bill clinton all the time. downplaying the president. >> what about the underlying start of the recall and how it kind of shifted? the battlefield shifted, at least what mayor barrett was talking about in the election. what was your sense of how it developed as a campaign? >> democrats felt they need to broaden the issue in play. recall is a high bar. they began talking about character, and the john doe investigation. col...

Without that, and still having the fear of deportation, why are they going to go to law enforcement? im glad that they seem to have addressed something with native americans. were going to have to look carefully at it. but the senate bill is a perfect bill. it is a bipartisan bill and it goes a long way to bringing everybody together. why not go with that? they wont do it. >> i do want to point out that we had booked a republican member of congress to come on who cancelled late so we werent able...