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Ronald reagan in 86 in his second term talked about putting caps on colas and stuff like this to reduce the automatic group and entitlements like social security. he lost. paul hawkins got blown away. all the conservatives got blown away. it is called the third rail for a reason. >> right. >> if somebody signs on your to your legitimate proposals for balancing the budget at some point in the future they will lose elections because the voters do want something for nothing, dont they? you say they...

Putting caps on colas to reduce social security. he lost. paul hawkins got blown away. all the conservatives got blown away. it is called the third rail for a reason. >> right. >> if somebody signs on your to your legitimate proposals for balancing the budget at some point in the future they will lose elections because the voters do want something for nothing, dont they? you say they dont. >> no. >> you say they dont want something for nothing. i think they do. >> we have had this problem. if it...

Right hand. you see? that had nothing -- >> well, thats lightening it up. remember, its not that she needed notes. its that she believed she needed to hide the notes by sneaking them onto her hand, not on a note card. thats the big issue here. next, talk about stirring the pot. catch this. a larger than life picture of george w. bush with the text "miss me yet?" the billboard popped up on i-35 near wyoming, minnesota. the ad was paid for by a group of anonymous small business owners who say they...

Left hand. show the other hand. right hand. you see? that had nothing -- >> anyway, remember, its not that she needed notes. its that she believed she needed to hide the notes by sneaking them onto her hand, not on a note card. talk about stirring the pot. catch this. a larger than life picture of george w. bush with the text "miss me yet?" the billboard popped up on i-35 near wyoming, minnesota. it was paid by a group of anonymous small business owners who say they feel washington wasnt liste...

>> anyway, remember, its not that she needed notes. its that she believed she needed to hide the notes by sneaking them onto her hand, not on a note card. talk about stirring the pot. catch this. a larger than life picture of george w. bush with the text "miss me yet?" the billboard popped up on i-35 near wyoming, minnesota. it was paid by a group of anonymous small business owners who say they feel washington wasnt listening. the supreme courts legalizing corporate political advertising. the ...

Supermajorit supermajority. >> the democrats lack of legislative success funny for snl, its no joke to the party or the country, for that matter. the president tried to rally his political colleagues this weekend. the reality is that things could only get tougher from here. political analyst mike barn icl and nbcs kelly odonnell live on capitol hill. mike, it is funny, but not so funny, right? >> you know whats interesting, andrea? your interview with jim vandehei right before the break, into th...

>> reporter: city buses not working today. the metro trains underground, theyre picture-perfect because theyre shielded from the elements, but of course the trains that are above ground, no go for those at third rail, the electrified rail, cars wont be moving for possibly the next day or so. thats a wrap here at the nations capital. blizzard in effect until late tonight. back to you in the studio. >> weve been talking to him since 6:00 a.m. eastern. the snow has not stopped at all. still coming ...

>> yeah, and thats what independent voters want. there is a lot of anger. >> and republicans. and bill clinton. >> yeah, they look at the divided government as being a great era for spending. >> newt gingrich was up here talking about reduction and running for president. >> thats what you want to do going into your president in the mid year first election, you want to touch the social security system, the third rail in politics. thats a good idea. >> yeah, a third rail he should touch today, whi...

Election where voters sit there and pick "a" or "b." its been very difficult. you know, the democrats in the house do not make these republicans do the tough votes that republicans used to make democrats do. >> you know, its interesting. weve been through this a few times. every time republicans touch what we call the third rail, they get electrocuted. this guy kept saying, reengineer, reform, lower the benefits. >> its going to -- >> privatize the program. that was what killed a lot of republic...

Been losing their seats. >> thats what it sounds like. make it like the savings program which is the next step along that route, certainly. we will see how that goes over. we know how it went over the last time. if that is a third rail issue. >> when you ask republicans and idealing ones and how you have the loose talks about deficits and debt, how do you cut it. they say social security reform goes right for the third rail. heres president obama in his state of the union. lets listen to his app...