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Away from it. governor romney's power point presentation yesterday, what did you make of it? >> well, to listen to governor romney, it sounds like he likes everything about the affordable care about except the fact that it was signed by president obama. health care reform has been a wild success here in massachusetts and over 98% of our people have insurance today, it's added 1% of state spending, more companies are offering their employees health insurance today than before the bill was signed. and how you take what has been a success here. since it got put into law the costs are going up hig...

Projected deficit in the next two years after that, it assumes a 25% or so increase in state spending. that's outrageous. if they live within their means, there would be no deficit at all. by the way, the democrats in minnesota wanted more spending. so this idea that there is a deficit and i left it in minnesota is not accurate. the two-year budget cycle ends in the black in the summer and the two years after that is a projection based on preposterous assumptions. >> if i may make a follow-up, one of the reasons people talk about a projected deficit of $6 billion is from the borrowing you took...

Is progressive republican, out of the mold of john mccain which is not a bad thing if you're progressive republican. michelle bachmann, obesity program. it's progressive. the parent, not the state, should decide how kids should i'll. period. next, tax uncreases 47% overall in the tenure as governor. he expressed his approval of several different forms of tax increases including income taxes. you have to see the monologue at glennbeck.com. state spending increased in arkansas, spending increased by 65.3% under governor huckabee. the number of state workers in the government rose by 20%. conserv...

Little with that. >> every state in the nation with only a couple of exceptions has a deficit in the case of minnesota that assumes a big increase in state spending, 20 plus percent. every budget during my time as governor was balanced including the one that will end this summer. this up her going to end in the black. as for the future projected deficit an up zoos a 20 plus percent increase in spending. if they had a reasonable amount of spending even in a small increase they wouldn't have a deficit at all. >> greta: governor, thank you, i hope you come back. long road to november 2012. i hope...

If you are going to get hit with that? >> with every state in the nation has a deficit. in the case of minnesota, that assumes a big increase in state spending, 20 plus percent. every budget during my time as governor was balanced including the one that is going to end this summer for the two-year period is going to end in the black. as for the future projected deficit it assumes a 20 plus percent increase in spending. which is preposterous, if they had a reasonable spending, they wouldn't have a deficit at all. >> greta: governor, thank you. i hope you'll come back. it will be a long road. th...