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One of the things the storm did was to bring climate change to the fore. to that extent, if republicans got hurt because of the storm, because of the abysmal stupidity of the position denying climate change. the storm did remind people how wrong they were. i think this question. the senate i hope and president will come up with a balanced plan, substantial cuts in the military. that's one we won. romney tried to make that an issue. for the first time a president campaigned on less military spending in my memory or lifetime and successful. >> won virginia. a military state. >> secondly, you get...

But paul ryan can handle that in 0 minutes in his debate. soy think it was a wasted opportunity of what could have been a great, stirring rousing endorsement of obama. >> charles we often don't talk about how president clinton is very different from president ob yaum and about the moderation and the so called working with the republican congress but the real acceleration in that kplint oneconomy happened with a republican senate and republican house. and some spending restraints and capitol gains cuts as well. >> that is right. and it's the one thing clinton could not admit. that when he lost ...

And some spending restraints and capitol gains cuts as well. >> that is right. and it's the one thing clinton could not admit. that when he lost the house, in this gingrich revolution, he changed course, first two years he was a sort of left wing trying to take over health care, raising taxes and all of that as obama was. but he made a very decisive shift for obama was natural because he is by instinct a centristz obama is a far more left democrat. and it's because of that shift to the center that clinton succeeded, that he passed welfare and ended up with a balanced budget and because he did ...

The budget in at least five years, hopefully sooner. so if you're looking for someone who's voted for tough budgets, voted for spending restraints, and -- >> but that wasn't my question. i mean do you regret supporting earmarks when you did? >> i don't regret going out at the time and making sure that the people of pennsylvania, who i was elected to republican, got resources back in to the state. >> so you're saying that's okay but if a budget is tighter it's not? >> no. what happened was abuse. there was abuse of this process. and i agreed with that, that there was an abuse, and it was leadin...

But the economy was roaring and we went to surplus which is a remarkable thing and the economy tip inside recession and the deficit began to grow again. in the middle years of the bush presidency the economy boomed and the deficit despite the war spending which was extraordinary, the deficit came down i think for three consecutive years. we didn't get to surplus but it came down remarkably during those three years. that was we now know the housing bubble. and bubbles which the way, for all their other problems are wonderful for dealing with the deficit because they produce a gusher of tax rece...