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Going to turn on the dollar, things are going to get ugly fast. at some point katty, reality has to set in. >> when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's something they will manage to get fixed in the first three months of next year. when it comes to the bigger things that america needs to do whether where there is going have to be compromise on entitlement reform even if mitt romney gets elected is he going to make the cuts he said he's going to make if he doesn't have the democrats on side? it's hard to see how politically he's going to do that or either side to do that. listen, the days of bi...

From all of us. >> and lawrence, that is -- that's the great dichotomy. we americans have the pioneering spirit and i see the flag behind us, don't tread on me, and, you know, i think my favorite poll over the past couple years was a poll of self-identified tea partiers who wanted to get rid of obama care, 72% said, don't touch my medicare. >> speaking as the only self-identified social iist on e panel this morning, i'm sure you have more coming in later, that's why i say it. this article is about why i say it. "newsweek" did that great cover years ago saying we're all socialists now. medicare...

Sure and if bill clinton hadn't blotted out everything else with his speech that might get -- >> jon meacham, you wrote a book on the founding fathers and religion and, you know -- there are a lot of founding fathers that knew they had to talk about god and faith to help them blot out other things in their own personal background. but the democrats in 2012 learned once again what politicians in 1776 have figured out, that it's -- it's not a good thing to turn your back on even -- even mentions, shallow mentions of faith. >> you know, it's -- these things come up in times of stress. the foundin...

Of course he's thinking about himself. if hillary was not in politics he would have done the same thing. david's point is important. he has more than one motivator for almost everything. >> let's not pretend like that's a dirty thing, degal, churchill, you know, even when churchill was feeble, jon meacham, he would be like, he would be slouched, open the door, immediately straighten up and he'd play for the crowds, big leaders, historical figures, they are driven by a -- this oversized sense of self which makes them great at times. >> and this is what they do. this is -- you all had such terri...

And now what are you going to say having elevated clinton as the good democrat, he now comes out and makes this case for obama, what will they say, all those ads we ran citing bill clinton being great on the economy, we're going to trash him. doesn't work. the third thing, one of clinton's great skills never actually been the most inspiring order, inspiration is not his thing. distillation of the case is his thing and the thing that he did last night, where he stood up and said, here's what the republican argument is, we made this huge mess, now this guy hasn't -- has not fixed it quick enough...