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Because obviously you were there when, when the debt also went up, when the deficit went up and it was because among other things, those two things were not paid for then. >> well, we'll never know, if you had done that and you hurt the economy, you would have had less revenue than you expected, maybe less than you had, anyway. you know, by 2007, the debt set was tiny, it was well under 2% of gdp. so we would love, wouldn't we, to be back to that level now. >> but you're an executive now. you believe in paying pore things, if you're going to offer something, you should pay for it. >> yeah. don...

President bush, make a mistake about not trying to pay for the wars in some form or another, asking for some temporary tax hikes, if necessary to pay for the wars. or to pay for the prescription drug benefit? because obviously you were there when, when the debt also went up, when the deficit went up and it was because among other things, those two things were not paid for then. >> well, we'll never know, if you had done that and you hurt the economy, you would have had less revenue than you expected, maybe less than you had, anyway. you know, by 2007, the debt set was tiny, it was well under 2...

And i hope for some leverage to get some real change not just cosmetic. >> did your former boss, president bush, make a mistake by not trying to pay the warriors in some form or another, asking for some temporary tax hikes if necessary to pay for the wars or to pay for the prescription drug benefit? because, obviously, you were there when the debt also went up, when the deficit went up and it was because, among other things, those two things were not paid for. >> we'll never know. if you did that you would hurt the economy, would have less revenue than you expect any way. by 2007, the deficit ...

Midterm elections, but are they real? joe trippi joins me live. and the department of justice cracks down on arizona, now, oh, boy, is there a nationwide backlash. and last but not least, man tasered in the his own home. we've got it all on tape, you're not going to believe the reasons behind it in kelly's court. see you top of the hour. jenna: well, there's a lot happening right now in the world of weather, international affairs and everything else. white house press secretary robert gibbs is delivering his daily briefing as the markets race for a big jobs report out tomorrow morning. the con...

President has been fairly active in both campaigning and in raising money. what the president is helping the democratic national committee do is something that the democratic national committee has never done in supporting senate and congressional candidates. and it's something we'll continue to do. >> what is it the -- >> the level of support. >> following up on the economy, shot about the numbers tomorrow, but the snapshot of the new unemployment claims down but also productivity down and labor costs up, what does that snapshot tell you about the state of the recovery? well, look, let me giv...