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>> yeah. that's very true. as it currently stands senate republican leaders don't have the vote. you hinted on what the big issue is the budget committee will meet to consider the proposal. here's the rub where it comes to that. republicans have a 12 to 11 advantage on the committee. there are two republicans very posed to the current plan, wants changes before it moves forward who sit on that committee. if they lose one i'm not a math major but recognize they have problems there. let me back up on the policy side lay out what the issues are and where you're seeing the primary complaints are o...

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You are stating earlier. i looked at the blog and i noted the numbers, because think are pretty amazing history that reagan, himself, would be drop kicked out of the republican party for a tax deal that had 80%, 80-plus% on the revenue side. but cantor is more in the posturing position, and when push comes to shove, yes, there will be revenues coming through closing of tax expenditures, and one more point on this, ezra, be aware anyone who is paying attention to the debate, revenue neutral. if you tried to take back those extra revenues that you get from the closing loopholes through the lower...

Maybe as high as 12%. so the stimulus did have a positive affect. do you remember how much of that $870 billion of stimulus spending was actually tax cuts? $375 billion. so it's not an ---it's not $870 billion of spending in this stimulus bill, it's $375 billion in tax cuts and less than $500 billion in new spending and the new spending did work to keep our unemployment rate down. one of the reasons it didn't is that we didn't spend enough money on infrastructure which clearly is the best producer of well paying jobs that can't be outsourced. >> governor, one of the first things that the presi...