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>> host: can you give a reason why decision points is topping the list? the president left with a very low approval rating. >> guest: he did. and it's interesting that this book was doing so incredibly well. in fact, there's a number of people in publishing better thinking that bush's book will actually surpass the sales of clinton's book, which is an interesting thing to think about. why has it done well? you know, if you've watched bush on this tour at all, and he's pretty amazing. he's relaxed, having fun with it. he reveals to us many personal things and also how he got to the de...

Eric alterman. you made a lot of noise in your article. let's talk about health care for a second. what would be your critique on television right now about how well barack obama responded to his own promises for health care in 2008? >> well, on one hand i want to give him credit for a historic achievement. i mean, every democratic president since harry truman has tried to do it, and only barack obama did it. the question is did he have to pay so high a cost? not allowing the reimportation of drugs. not allowing seniors to buy -- to use medicare to buy in bulk. no public option, et cetera. my ...

a break from a most unlikely source. the tea party. as many as five senate seats that should have been easy republican wins this november are now up for grabs because the tea partiers have sent the gop careening to the right. also, do unemployment benefits make people lazy? that's basically the argument many republicans are making in the fight over extending benefits for people who have been out of work for a long time. plus, a debate that has exploded on the left in magazines and blogs in the past week. on one side, president obama has let progressives down. on the other side, get...

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