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And my bet here is that he's only going to get better at refining and simplifying that point. >> yeah, they keep pushing on what turned out to be an open door, lawrence. a few months ago, a lot of analysts, including this one, me, wondered if pushing the fairness argument on taxes was risky for president obama. but it turns out, in a time of a bleak economy, when everybody's looking for a fair shake, that this argument really works. and it's not just that rich people are going to get more, what the president is saying now is middle class voters are going to get less. and on top of that, lawren...

Here's the president. >> this is not an argument of taking from a to give to b. this is not a redistributionist argument that we're making. we're making an argument of how do we grow the economy so it's going to be prospering in this competitive 21st century environment? and the only way we're going to do this is if people like me who have been incredibly blessed are willing to give a little bit back so the next generation coming along can succeed as well. >> that appeal is working with the american public. there's a poll out, over 60% of the american public wants this buffet rule to happen. t...

Making last night, and i haven't read the text of the speech, perhaps he got to this point in the speech, but how do you make a fairness argument without referencing the tax code of the united states? >> well, look, i think that fairness is subjective. and it's really important politically if you're on the republican side not to cede of area of fairness to the president on this. and the area he was getting into yesterday is that the most compassionate government policy you can have is a pro growth economic policy, which doesn't mean growing the size of government, doesn't mean that government ...

Unintentionally making a point about activist judges. lynn? >> all right, brian, thanks so much. well, republican presidential candidate mitt romney is supporting the gop budget plan that passed in the house this week that cuts trillions from medicare and other programs. well, last night on "politics nation," former pennsylvania governor ed rendell told host reverend al sharpton that he feels certain the republican budget plan will cost the party in the november election. >> it's almost as if the gop is suicidal. the slavish feelity to the ryan plan, which it destroys medicare as we know it ...

Suicidal. this plan destroyed medicare as we know it, and every senior citizen and tea party people don't want to change. this idea that we will cut taxes and it will trickle down. there is no evidence this has ever worked before or it will this time. the fairness argument is a big winner for the president, and if he says on that argument, it's a solid path to reelection. if i'm the romney campaign i duck the fairness and say the most important thing for americans is to get a job. we have to get the economy moving again and here is is our plan. it's not a well defined plan up until now, and it...