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Alarmists. they have not been courageous on this issue. remember, they had this pledge never to raise taxes on anyone over $250,000. the health care bill has some tax increases that will affect people making under $250,000, but they have really boxed themselveses into a corner. and they are incoherent on this. president obama will go out and talk about the great clinton economy and attribute some of the deficit reduction that led to some of the boom to the clinton tax rates. and then he will say, i would like to extend 80% of the bush tax cuts. it doesn't actually add up all that way. but it s...

If anything, too qualified to become u.s. ambassador to one of the world's least important diplomatic posts, luxembourg, but hormel has now waited a full year for senate action, longer than any other nominee. why? because he is openly gay. >> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reporting in 1998. it would take eight more months and relentless attacks from the right before my next guest would finally achieve his goal, and in so doing, he became the highest ranking openly gay official in the u.s. government. joining me now, former ambassador james hormel, co-author of "fit to serve: reflections on a ...

Devoted family man. five kids, 13 grandchildren. if anything, too qualified to become u.s. ambassador to one of the world's least important diplomatic posts, luxembourg, but hormel has now waited a full year for senate action, longer than any other nominee. why? because he is openly gay. >> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reporting in 1998. it would take eight more months and relentless attacks from the right before my next guest would finally achieve his goal, and in so doing, he became the highest ranking openly gay official in the u.s. government. joining me now, former ambassador james horm...

Economy and attribute some of the deficit reduction that led to some of the boom to the clinton tax rates. and then he will say, i would like to extend 80% of the bush tax cuts. it doesn't actually add up all that way. but it speaks to their political strategy, which has opinion to say that the great weakness for democrats is taxes. the question's going to be, once they have won re-election or lost it, whether or not they're willing to simply say, that political strategy is over. now it's time to get the right fiscal situation in place. >> yeah, it would come at a time where the president woul...

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