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Crisis still lower than what they were before the recession. >> bill: are you saying that the stimulus money, almost a trillion taxpayer dollars didnt do anything to help the economy? >> it may have provided something of a cushion but a very mild cushion. >> was it worth the expenditure. >> flat out, no. we dont have anything to show for it except a trillion in extra debt. >> what do you say ben stein? >> well, there has never been a federal stimulus program that has brought this country out of ...

rogoff with differing perspectives will tell us what they think will happen in america, europe, the emerging markets in the year ahead. after that, why in the world is the price of oil so high when the global economy is so troubled? well explain. next up, iraq. the nation is on the brink of disaster according to its former prime minister, allawi. i will talk to him about iraqs trouble. and then well ask two participatants whether the iraq war was worth it. an important debate. ...

the global economy is so troubled. well explain. next up, iraq. the nation is on the brink of disaster according to its former prime minister. i will talk to him about iraqs struggles, and we will ask two participants whether the iraq war was worth it. an important debate. heres my take, first. finally, it looks like former massachusetts governor mitt romney will win his partys nomination, so republicans are following a familiar pattern. theyre nominating the mainstream candidate who...

You are the voters. dont sit there. what do you do? >> in bushs last budget i think it was for 2008 the deficit was 457, 458 billion. now we had three years of well over a trillion dollars. >> your point is? >> my point is, it was not all from the so-called stimulus program. what it was was an increase of the total bureaucracy of the federal government. >> its really a quiet will solution you implement 9, 9, 9. that really fixes our economy right away. >> where have i heard that before. her m he...

Dont sit there. what do you do? >> in bushs last budget i think it was for 2008 the deficit was 457, 458 billion. now we had three years of well over a trillion dollars. >> your point is? >> my point is, it was not all from the so-called stimulus program. what it was was an increase of the total bureaucracy of the federal government. >> its really a quiet will solution you implement 9, 9, 9. that really fixes our economy right away. >> where have i heard that before. her m herman cain would love...

"hardballs" chris matthews. the latest jobs report shows that the unemployment rate has dropped to 8.5% in december. in his media address this morning, president obama says that were heading in the right direction. joining me now, good morning glad you are here. how do you think the president uses these job numbers in general to position himself in november? >> i think he uses them very carefully, keeping in mind what he predicted about the stimulus program in 2009. it will be terrific and acc...

"hardballs" chris matthews. the latest jobs report shows that the unemployment rate has dropped to 8.5% in december. in his media address this morning, president obama says that were heading in the right direction. joining me now, good morning glad you are here. how do you think the president uses these job numbers in general to position himself in november? >> i think he uses them very carefully, keeping in mind what he predicted about the stimulus program in 2009. it will be terrific and acc...

Mixed readings. the christian conservatives are trying to decide who they like in this group. two of them told me today they couldnt vote for romney because he is a mormon. there were others who were obviously very critical of president obama, especially on foreign policy. that seemed to rise to the floor because of rick santorum and the emphasis he put on it this week. on the other hand, democratic mayor in per, iowa, who became a democrat when he calk ewes yeses for obama for you years ago aft...

Time and again politically and i think, i think youre right and-- >> and thats what theyre saying, im telling you what the gardner told me and im telling you what the chief cook told me. >> and i think its highly accurate both as to how the president will run it in 2012. >> i guess, no, no, no to be clear and even though he might not get back to what we were unemployment rate-wise when the president took office, and even though we might still be, i think its fair to say in dire economic shape co...

"zero jobs were created by the presidents stimulus program." that claim appeared in an ad by the national republican senatorial committee. republica senatorial committee. >> yeah. its -- zero jobs created. the cbe disagreed with that, come up with 1.3 million or 3.6 million jobs created or saved by the stimulus package. look at moodies and groups like that that look at the situation, they revolve around 2.5 million jobs saved or generated by the stimulus package. 2.5 million is a long way from z...