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Because we have got this big, messy, tough democracy. >> bill: now, there is a chance that with congress and the president at odds the economy will actually improve. if you get enough pinheads out of the way, then maybe the private sector will see opportunity. but that's a big maybe. mr. obama knows he can't win re-election without independent voters. so he is tarlg his -- tailoring his campaign message this way. >> all the progressives out there, i want you to understand that we just can't ignore this debt and deficit. we have got to do something about it, but economic growth, making ourself ...

Because we have got this big, messy, tough democracy. >> bill: now, there is a chance that with congress and the president at odds the economy will actually improve. if you get enough pinheads out of the way, then maybe the private sector will see opportunity. but that's a big maybe. mr. obama knows he can't win re-election without independent voters. so he is tarlg his -- tailoring his campaign message this way. >> all the progressives out there, i want you to understand that we just can't ignore this debt and deficit. we have got to do something about it, but economic growth, making ourself ...

And not doing so would most assuredly hurt our economy. but again, i think if you're making $250,000 ored 400,000 or $600,000 in this economy, you're not putting off the purchase of -- there's not a great crush on or pullback in your consumer demand. this economy is not hurting people that make $800,000 a year. it's hurting families that are making $40,000 a year. >> some democrats, though, not so convinced. the approach puts the president at odds with peter orzag, his budget director who proposed that the bush tax cuts for the rich should be extended for two years so as not to hurt the jobs m...

200,000 for individuals. federal tax rates for the wealthiest 2% of americans would return to pre2001 levels. >> the president will argue tomorrow that we should extend those middle class tax cuts as in not doing so, would most assuredly, hurt our economy. but, again, i think if you're making $250,000 or $400,000 or $800,000 in this economy, you're not putting off the purchase of -- there is not a great crush on -- or pullback in your consumer demand. this economy is not hurting people to make $800,000 a year. it's hurting families that are making $40,000 a year. >> this approach puts the pres...