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Middle-income tax cut, the republicans have said the high-end tax cuts, tax cuts at the high end should be made permanent and they don't believe in extending tax cuts, the payroll tax cut. >> speaking of the president's speech in kansas, he said this that really caught my attention. "this is a make or break moment for the middle class and all those who are fighting to get into the middle class. at stake is whether we will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build modest savings, own a home, and secure their retirement." he had more of a fighting spirit. and i k...

Newt gingrich. do you find him trustworthy? >> i'm not going to say one word about newt gingrich. i think that his campaign will speak for itself. it's up to the republicans to nominate who they nominate, and it's just interesting to watch. >> do you think that newt gingrich would be a good president? >> no. >> you don't? >> absolutely not. >> is a big play fought middle class going to be one of the major things for the democrats to take back the house? what is the game plan? >> well, this is not about democrats or republicans. this is about our country. as the president said, this is really a...

Holiday now if we're only talking about two months, obviously that's less money that has to be found. but my understanding of the republican negotiating position is that you've got to find the money somewhere. so where does that money come from? >> well, the congress doesn't want to hurt anybody, but they can't make up their mind on exactly how they're going to pay for this. >> exactly. >> so they're at a stalemate. so they are going to be home for the holidays. >> let's go home for the holidays and we'll talk about it later. >> eliot spitzer, looking at this situation right now, i keep hearin...

Plenty but others say it's heartless. the economy is a disaster. what is the real root of not being employed for two years' time? >> hard to say where the right level of unemployment benefit starts and stops. some passion -- compassion suggests some level of unemployment insurance but no one advocates years and years and years of the insurance. but the crucial factor is we have a weak economy and a weak growth in gdp. but u.i. contributes and changes job between accepting a new job, with a lower wage you don't like so much and staying unemployed a little longer. it's a factor contributing to t...

Benefits run out? >> there is evidence a lot of people accept jobs close to when benefits run out. it's not true for everybody. but some face prospect of relatively uninteresting and low-paying job and that option compared to the unemployment insurance, there are people who choose to continue unemployment for extra weeks or months to collect u.i. for a little bit longer. so the longer we extend the u.i., we have some effect on keeping unemployment rate white. not the most important factor but it is a factor. >> shannon: we've seen a battle on capitol hill regarding unemployment insurance and t...