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>> it should be a transpartisan priority, absolutely. if we can all acknowledge that health care costs are a big driver of our deficits, then it's in our collective interest -- forget even about the mor rality of trying to kee people alive and healthy. it's in our collective financial interest as a nation to address this issue. everything from question about regulations of soda, questions about how much we're subsidizing the inputs to junk foods like soda. right now we're spending billions of dollars on agriculture subsidies that artificially drive down the cost of the foods that contribute th...

Honeywell. they don't mean you should lay off fire fighters or teachers or cops. you won't get credit for that. deficit concerns are actually kind of a proxy for a general anxiety about american decline, about joblessness and about the economy in general, so when people say are you concerned about the deficit? when they say yes, on one and they are answering because it almost feels weird to say you're not concerned about the deficit. >> i hear you on that, ryan, but, look -- >> on the other hand, they are saying they are nervous about the economy. that's all they mean. >> right. >> so if you s...

Chose on the goose it through spending in congress are simply not flying because of deficit concerns. >> john harwood, thank you so much. we'll turn to the gulf now where the oil has moved inland in louisiana spotted in the state's lake ponchatrain. we hear it is a small amount of oil in the lake, but worrisome nonetheless. >> reporter: it is very worrisome for the people of new orleans. this means the crisis has essentially come to their doorstep. the coast guard is reporting an oily sheen and tar balls found here. state officials closed park of the late to fishing areas. the waters have be...

The divisions on afghanistan inside the democratic party, immigration reform, a lot of angst on gay rights and other issues, to add the extension of bush tax cuts may be a bridge too far. >> can i say about that? >> sure. >> there's no economic theory whether you are a liberal, conservative or republican, that says raising taxes in a recession is a good thing to do. i think the president could say given the economic services we are going to extend those bush tax cuts for one year until we are out of this economic crisis. >> i agree, but probably they are not going to do it. >> it is hard to im...

The divisions on afghanistan inside the democratic party, immigration reform, a lot of angst on gay rights and other issues, to add the extension of bush tax cuts may be a bridge too far. >> can i say about that? >> sure. >> there's no economic theory whether you are a liberal, conservative or republican, that says raising taxes in a recession is a good thing to do. i think the president could say given the economic services we are going to extend those bush tax cuts for one year until we are out of this economic crisis. >> i agree, but probably they are not going to do it. >> it is hard to im...