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Passed a budget bill with $61 billion in cuts. the democratic-led senate is sure to reject it. you get the picture. republicans and democrats are in the midst of political warfare again. but at least they dont have to fight in the office. congress is taking not just presidents day off but presidents week off. lawmakers assure us they are working the phones and that is fantastic. because if congress doesnt reach an agreement by march 4th the government will shut down. and that could mean delays i...

Working the phones. thats fantastic because if congress doesnt reach an agreement by march 4th, the government will shut down. that could mean delays in social security checks, military veterans checks, issuing passports and nonessential federal workers will not get paid. in a bit of political gamesmanship, barbara boxer and bill casey introduced a bill saying if the government does shut down, members of congress and the president should feel the pain and not get paid. in other words, if you don...

To todays talk back. our carol costello joins us from washington. tell us -- i dont understand. what is this controversy? well, it all started with michelle obamas garden at the white house. she invited children to plant vegetables. it was the start of her childhood anti-obesity campaign, a campaign many said was a no down side issue. were they wrong. it turns out some conservatives say that garden actually planted the seeds of mrs. obamas real agenda to create a nanny state, an allegation tha...

Think you just got the new definition of the nanny state. and yesterday sarah palin jumped on that bandwagon again. >> its no wonder michelle obama is telling everybody youd better breast-feed your babies because im looking going, youd better because the price of milk is so high right now regardless of the political, you know, do it for economic reasons. >> so it turns out there may be a down side to the first ladys lets move campaign after all. the talk back today, why has mrs. obamas anti-obes...

Backboard and finishing off the play. well, across the country, states are scrambling to find solutions for their budgets that quite frankly are in crisis. in wisconsin, at least 15 school systems cancelled classes today. teachers, other public employees are at the state capitol protesting the budget repair bill, which brings us to todays talk back. carol costello has your responses. carol, a lot of people weighing in on this because it affects people across the country, every state impacted b...

Mortgage payments, they wont be able to buy the groceries. i mean, hardly by gasoline to get to work. >> mr. matthews, i know youre in a tough spot there. we are going to hear from the other side at about 2:00 later today. wisconsin assembly speaker jeff fitzgerald will speak to don lemon on cnn about what the governor and government is thinking in terms of his budget crisis that is taking place in wisconsin. this is something that is playing out all over the country, a lot of people looking at ...

Those in. were going to toast those shells. then youre going to add a little bit of celery and bell pepper. and then from there were going to season. add some stock, cook it down for a good hour or so. and then your shrimp are added in right at the last minute then well add the oysters and thats when its time to eat. grab some, brother. >> what does it need? >> needs to be eaten. this is just wonderful. >> looks good to me. schools are closed and teachers are walking off the job insisting the wi...

Plans, bankrupting states, and stories of unions protecting incompetent workers. on the flip side, though, unions have kept wages up for their members. bill rogers, former chief economist for the labor department, says because of a collective bargaining, because of collective bargaining, union workers earn 15% to 20% more than their nonunion counterparts. rogers argues, without collective bargaining available to much of the middle class, wages have stagnated. consider this. in 1983 union workers...

The barrels here are trading at $85 a barrel. the pressure on middle eastern crude will raise the price of oil and gasoline. in the middle of winter its the heating oil we heat our homes with. megyn: eric bolling is the host of follow the money * on the fox business network. have you heard this one? a teacher has taken on folk hero status for being rather blunt when it comes to describing her students. a high school teacher posting the remarks anonymously. she did not say what school she was wit...

President obamas budget. progressives are crying foul. nearly 44 million americans, thats one in seven, live below the poverty level. thats the largest number since 1948. the gap between rich and poor has never been so wide. left-leaning senator bernie sanders of vermont has issued a booklet of letters for middle and low and middle class citizens feeling the pain. now, keep in mind the president also says he thinks tax cuts for the rich should expire in 2013. he wants to trim high-income earners...