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This is coming from the left. this is a critique from the left. thats very important. >> you cant run from the truth with $4,000 less being taken home in income in 2007, no one can run from that. we teased a little bit about the 80% tax. >> everybody is hailing this french economist who they say is cutting edge who has a great idea. lets come with a new tax program and lets tax the rich 80% because the rich are getting richer in todays world and the poor are getting poorer and this is the only w...

Competition. and another said he prefers the british version of "house of cards" and a lecture on the economic benefits of the tax program largely a conversation with himself. as frank himself once said -- >> i dont know whether to be proud or terrified. programs both. >> joining me now, state delegate for maryland, 16 district and may be of the general assembly ways and means committee. the man who set into contest this great test of wells. thanks for joining me. we talked about this a couple w...

>> heres the thing. >> well do it when it comes to the cliff. >> yeah, we have a deadline. >> look at human behavior for a second. the next five weeks is the chance for everybody. would would they ever be incentivized to make a deal before they have to? look at behavior. and behavior common sense tells you its going to happen, but its not going to happen soon. >> i understand that scenario. i spent 30 years doing deals. i know how deals work, midnight, back room, the clock is ticking. two things...

Went all the way over the other way. and that just didnt work. it may -- but it may work in two respects. one is, i think there are swing voters, particularly women, who found mitt romney too hot. put aside the lies -- >> bully. >> -- and the half true truths. i think they found him too hot, too energetic in an attacking way. that could have repercussions. romney left a lot of stuff on table. unfortunately, president obama didnt answer it last night, but i still think he has real problems on the...

>> bully. >> -- and the half true truths. i think they found him too hot, too energetic in an attacking way. that could have repercussions. romney left a lot of stuff on table. unfortunately, president obama didnt answer it last night, but i still think he has real problems on the tax program. it seems like he was for his tax program before he was against it. and hes got problems on medicaid. hes got problems on medicare. i think you and i share a view. president obama made a mistake saying you ...

President obama was so determined not to make a mistake, not to upset the trajectory of the campaign, not to look like somebody who would offend swing voters, that he went all the way over the other way. and that just didnt work. it may -- but it may work in two respects. one is, i think there are swing voters, particularly women, who found mitt romney too hot. put aside the lies -- >> bully. >> -- and the half true truths. i think they found him too hot, too energetic in an attacking way. that ...

Deliver a speech. hes very good when hes on message and on offense. as you saw in the debates in florida against newt gingrich when he got on offense, the governor was effective. when he leans into a debate, he can be pretty effective. >> bill: all right. weakness? >> weaknesses, when he gets -- like most every politician, when he gets defensive, thats when he makes mistakes. the $10,000 bet came when governor romney was being defensive about his health care policy and there have been other inst...

Deliver a speech. hes very good when hes on messand on offense. as you saw in the debates in flora ag when heot g offense, the governor was very effective. when he leans int a debate, he can be pretty fective. >> bill: allight. weness? >> weaknesses, whe he gets -- ke most every politician, when he gets defensive, thats when he mes mistakes. the $10,0 bet came when governorromney was being defensive abt his health care policynd instances where other debaters have been able to get him on the defe...

Percent. when you weigh what we need to do to help the economy grow as we deal with our deficit, we can not afford to spend that extra trillion. >> both parties agree the middle-class tax cuts should be extended they should do it now and debate the higher income tax cuts later. >>trace: what is governor romneys alternative? >>reporter: he wants to put the matter on hold until after the inauguration. he told fox business network he would extend all the bush administration tax cuts including the u...

Tax plan that could be scored and demonstrate this. the governor has laid out a tax plan of the tax program. the goals that are accomplishable. the details that would be accomplished are things that would be worked out. >> now check out the directors resume. before he worked for romney, he was a top policy aide to paul ryan. and he worked as a special assistant in the white house of george bush. thats a trifecta, wes. >> the challenge is weve got issues on this. not just on the policy perspectiv...