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>> now, first we will check the math. ed and john and cornell still with us. we will check the math there have been 200,000 people hired, hired by the federal government during the obama presidency but there are vacancies, of course, people leave jobs. there are 58,000 more federal workers, not 200,000, there are 58,000 more federal workers in january 2011 than there were in january 2009. so number one, there's an honesty in the math question there net jobs versus total jobs, ed rollins but as a republican, is that tone all right, that is the tone, so to be, make the cuts and say the governmen...

It was designed to create class warfare. i think a lot of rich would be willing to help if asked instead of being called cheats. >> again, i'm not taking a position on that. there's certainly rich people who annoy me, warren buffet could be on the top of that list. as a math question they are paying more than their fair share they pay the lion's share. rich people are very mobile by definition. if you tax them too much they split, they leave. they don't have to live here there. is a limit to the extent to which you can tax them. when france went socialist a lot of rich moved to switzerland. di...

The heavier amounts across the northern rockies. that's a look at your forecast. back to you guys. >> all right. good job, janice. now, let's talk about kids and school. can you possibly drum up to get them motivated to do well? to release their potential and reach new heights? >> good lead in to paying some dough. that's what we're talking about. doesn't actually work, though. when you bribe kids and you say i'll pay you $2 to show up at school every day or pay you $10 to get an a on the test, does that really work? >> let's look and see what is shown on the show which she were talking with t...

Paying kids to read books. >> that's what they did in dallas, read a book, finish a quiz on it, earnings $2. sounds simple. well, dallas, it seems, if this is what you're seeking may have had better results. >> reading comprehension scores on standardized tests. >> went up. >> went up. that's what-- >> and depends what you seek. do you seek standardized tests which implies they retain this knowledge. >> that's what the final thing was, they retained it even after the rewards stopped because again, it's like, teach a man to fish and you have a skill for a lifetime. if you pay them to read and a...

Reality check on what happened today. quote, the victory was limited in a way that anyone who has ever been 12 years old will understand. the court didn't say the government could never have a poniy. but it didn't say the government could have a poniy either. instead it said if you still want a poniy next october we'll see. with us tonight, richard painter, chief ethics lawyers to president george w. bush now teaches law at the university of minnesota when he is not out in l.a. hanging out with bill mar. and here in new york ar y melber nbc's chief legal correspondent. welcome to you both coun...