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And we always love hearing from our viewers on twitter and our facebook page. many of you are talking about the scathing criticism of speaker john boehner following republicans like new jersey governor chris christie for holding up relief for victims of hurricane sandy. john cobb invites christie to come over to the left. plenty of room for you, and we care. james says he's ashamed to call himself a republican after sandy. and april anderson calls it the inevitable cannibalization of the gop. keep sharing your thoughts with us on our facebook and use the #edshow on twitter. as washington loo...

0 the deficit through $1 trillion in spending cuts. and the agreement we reached this week will reduce the deficit even more by asking the wealthiest 2% of americans to pay higher taxes for the first time in two decades. so that's progress. >> president obama handled this showdown much the same way he handled other standoffs in his presidency. he knows that progress comes step by step, not all at once. here is one major step. remember the bush tax cuts? they're all gone. they expired on the last day of 2012. the tax rates passed last night, these are now the obama tax cuts. the difference betw...

0 what he wanted. instead he delivered for the middle class, as promised on the campaign trail. the pressures on the middle class in this country are far greater today than they were ten years ago. since 2001, the middle income tier has shrunk by 5%. the net worth of middle class families is down 28%. hold it right there. think about where have your health care costs gone in the last ten years. gasoline ten years ago was a buck 40 a gallon. where is it now? well over 3. would you like to have a buck 40 a gallon? the economy has changed a lot. whether there had been the bush tax cuts or not, th...

0 idealogically driven candidates who are then assured election in those noncompetitive districts. the polarized media is also a factor in so far as issues are presented in black and white terms and offered in short sound bites. and don't forget about the role of money. gone are the days when members truly lived in washington, d.c., moved their families with them, and socialized with one another. nowadays they're essentially at work just tuesday through thursday, with lots of recess. the rest of the time they're back at home raising money to spend in reelection campaigns, despite the near cert...

hurricane isaac threatens to hit shore tonight on the 7th anniversary almost to the day of hurricane katrina. so sorry mitt romney. nobody cares about your dumb convention anymore. we'll get into isaac and a whole lot more here on the "full court press." first we take time out as always to start the day with today's current news update from lisa ferguson in los angeles. hi lisa. good morning. >> hi, bill. good morning everyone. it is full speed ahead with the republican national convention today. tampa is missing the brunt of tropical storm isaac and a romney advisor says he expects ...