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And obamas legacy. take a look at this. >> it isnt as if the only alternative was the monsterous stimulus versus nothing. he could have had tax cuts and deregulation, instead it was a gift to all kinds of democratic constituencies many and as a result, all this many spent, fdr left behind the hoover dam. ike left behind the interstate highway system. this thing as predicted hasnt left a trace in the sand. >> here with reaction and much more, dick morris, a roid yo talk show host in philly. how a...

And obamas legacy. take a look at this. >> it isnt as if the only alternative was the monsterous stimulus versus nothing. he could have had tax cuts and deregulation, instead it was a gift to all kinds of democratic constituencies many and as a result, all this many spent, fdr left behind the hoover dam. ike left behind the interstate highway system. this thing as predicted hasnt left a trace in the sand. >> here with reaction and much more, dick morris, a roid yo talk show host in philly. how a...

Voters back home than actually putting out policies that would cause britain, france, the united states to pursue pro-growth policies? >> well, yes, and there was a specific line in the communique, each countrys going to choose whats right for it. so there was no consensus. and they talked about trade, a pro-growth policy, but there were zero steps in the direction of revivaling world trade talks. so it was nice to see the rhetoric, more stimulus versus austerity which is a sterile debate, but u...

Is a 40 h-year problem. since the early 1970s, we have been bleeding jobs. im not blaming president obama. >> but mitt romney is. >> we need to elect a president who understands how to grow that economy. this is a 40-year slide. and barack obama has an argument to make. and that is, i can stop the slide. i can get america working again. i can get this economy kick started again. and hes losing independents because independents dont believe at the end of the day that you do that by having the fed...

about a few weeks ago that would be more likely to garner bipartisan support and actually get done? >> the problem the president is facing republicans have said no to basically everything so far. i think they will agree to certain provisions, certain tax cuts in the presidents plan but its going to be like pulling teeth for the president. when i said republicans want a lousy economy on election day, i certainly didnt want to paint with too broad a brush. its not every republican. but u...

Deals with some elements of the taliban. probably accommodating them in southern afghanistan, where they would become part of the new governing coalition in local areas. this is what happened in iraq, where large groups of sunni tribes moved from fighting the baghdad government to being allied with it. if the united states cannot make such deals in afghanistan, all the troops and all the time will not help. thats the real problem with the presidents strategy, not whether the troops draw down now...

Because it all depends on the size of the economy. so really, the central question, were talking about stimulus versus deficits. do you want to tax more, do you want to spend more? the real central issue is how do you get the economy to grow? a half percent or extra percent a year of economic growth solves a heck of a lot of problems, and that really, i think, needs to be the central question. >> but not all of them. you can have the economy growing robustly, steven, and suddenly you can turn th...

Because it all depends on the size of the economy. so really the central question, were talking about sort of stimulus versus deficits, do you want to tax more, do you want to spend more. the real center issue is how do you get the economy to grow. and a half a percent or an extra percent a year of economic growth solves a heck of a lot of problems. and that really i think needs to be the central question of the debate. >> you can have the economy growing robustly, steven, and then suddenly you ...

Probably accommodating them in southern afghanistan, where they would become part of the new governing coalition in local areas. this is what happened in iraq, where large groups of sunni tribes moved from fighting the baghdad government to being allied with it. if the united states cannot make such deals in afghanistan, all the troops and all the time will not help. thats the real problem with the presidents strategy, not whether the troops draw down now or a year from now. on the show today we...