want to say charlie rangel is right.ential damage done by going off the fiscal cliff is so significant, that i would hope that even in the town that is divided right now, people will be able to come together to avoid it. what concerns me now, is that the whole terrain we're on is the argument about whether or not we should raise taxes, on the upper income earners, to get us through the end of the year, when the argument really ought to be, is the president of the united states willing to put forward spending proposals and spending cuts that are serious enough that we can in fact come to an agreement. so, i think that, you know, if you look at the bigger picture here, the president really is sort of pushing a fallacy, which i have watched some sundays, my dear friend, bill kristol buy into on the panel. that we can solve our problems... but the notion that we can solve it by raising taxes on the upper income earners which is economically ill-advised and very dangerous and hopefully we'll get beyond that. >> chris: i'll gi

>>neil: thank you, ambassador, and i want to get reaction from new york congressman charlie rangel.t do you think? >>guest: i think we need to find out what happened, find out whether there was wrongdoing or miscalculation. but i'm just hurt that it is still continued to be looked at as a political issue s there an inference that the president of the united states wanted to cover this up or that now we are bringing in people who dedicated their likes to our country? >>neil: you don't find the timing curious? >>guest: not at all. when you pause and say will be bebeholden to the president in he should be beholden to the flag. >>neil: didn't you question during the weapons of mass destruction in the iraq war whether leaders were beholden to tell the truth about that when people were questioning whether everyone was being on the up and up. >>guest: you take an oath that is enough for me. and the congress has the power to go beyond that as it relates to perjury. i think that it does a disservice to the credibility of the all of the people would serve. >>neil: you do not think there is an

charlie rangel of new york there. any moment now, we expect to hear from the democratic leader of the house nancy pelosi come out after her meeting with secretary geithner, who's been making the rounds on capitol hill today trying to hammer something out. it was after he met with tim geithner that john boehner made his comment same thing with harry reid. now we'll hear from nancy pelosi. we'll see if anything moves the markets she may say. that's coming up, so stay tuned for that. >> i don't mean to make light of this, but i feel like we're in an snl skit. >> i have said it all week. just get these guys in a room, close the door, and don't come out until you have a deal. what's with all the public posturing? because they're talking past each other. >> why is the public paying these guys if they're not -- maybe, what about not paying them until we see a deal? 40 minutes before the closing bell sounds for the day. we have a market well off the highs. up 77 was the high. we're showing a gain right here of 27 points. >> s

reaction from charlie rangel. what do you make of that idea? >> if is chaos.he winner would not want to go anywhere near that. we had a legitimate case you agree in florida with bush snatching the election away. and they court went along with it. >> i know that. >>> and let's talk about this. >> if i win that election, if it is one, it is won. that would be changing the rules no matter who wine're winnings. >> neil: they say if the turn out is under 25% it would be a reflection of people unable to get to the polls. you're saying it doesn't matter. >> guest: i am saying the rules in the games of the election expected from people and government is there. subjectively you get the turn out you expected it is not see so. making certain that people have an opportunity to vote, you take my word for it. they can take tents and launch it inside. and you have no idea that you are in a tent. we have generator except lack of enthusiasm for people who want to vote not to be able to vote. we can do it. >> neil: okay. what do you think of how this is going to affect things a

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the growth very doesn't sit in the office of harry reid or charlie rangel. idea is the president is continuously habitually self-defeating. if you tax the upper brackets will crush small business and legal $160 billion into the federal government, not enough to run the government of you month. >> where is the balance? president talk about balance. his plan has no balance. we have $1.6 trillion in additional taxes, ever found. stuart: where is entitled reform? where is anything? entitlement heartbreak in america's back. liz: floating the bill for social security first time ever going into the red. the government has become less capable as it has gotten bigger. ask the hurricanes and the victims how the government responds. stuart: we have got that leader in the show. i want to bring in the wall street journal, kimberly, welcome to the program, always good to have you on board. i am getting all head up here. i am. this so-called offer from the president announced to a slap in the face, just sticking it to america. i want to know what you think. >> i think you

former general electric ceo jack welch on the economic storm he sees brewing and congressman charlie rangel on the government's stormy response to sandy. and how it reverberates, first the latest for you on what is going on. forget the dollars, the sandy thing is turning dire, very dire. over 100 dead and the count expected to go higher as rescue workers reach the flooded homes and, mayor bloomberg predicting more bodies will be found and president obama holding a conference call with the governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut. and, that '70s show in the garden state all over again. new jersey governor chris christie ordering odd-even gas rationing, to help ease incredibly long lines at the pump and license plates ending in odd numbers fill up on odd days and even numbers on even days, the changes go into effect less than two hours from now in 12 new jersey counties. and, governor mitt romney wrapping up an event in battle ground state of new jersey, louisiana governor bobby jindal traveling with him, and we'll talk to the governor in a few moments, and, staten island and the sto

she heard that call once before when she was first lady, and charlie rangel and others said run for senatern down that call in the past. >> speaks to her as a person. this is someone that feels that strong draw to public service. when she was first lady in arkansas, she was chairman of legal services corporation under jimmy carter, people don't know that, it is the government agency that does legal services for the poor. this is somebody that cares about public service a lot. >> jonathan allen, i t

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she heard that call once before when she was first lady, and charlie rangel and others said run for senate. we haven't seen her turn down that call in the past. >> speaks to her >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. the president has told progressive leaders he's not budging on taxes. >> we're prepared to stand up for america. >> the campaign for the middle class begins at the white house, and the campaign for millionaires has begun on the senate floor. >> half the congress opposes tax hikes. >> tonight, mary kay henry of the service employees international union and senator brown on the new campaign for the middle class. paul ryan is finally speaking, and he's still in the bubble. >> i think the surprise was some of the turnout. some of the turnout especially in urban areas. >> ohio state senator turner is here to respond. the petition to see seed is growing with speed. >> deep in the heart of texas! >> find out why i agree with rick perry. texas is not allowed to leave the union. thanks for watching. president obama came back to washington to fight for

representative charlie rangel is going to tell us which spending cuts he would be willing to make tof deal. >>> plus, we will hear exclusively from the ceo of oil giant chevron. he's warning that a fall off the cliff would force his company to drastically change its investment strategy. >>> and is it possible the dollar bill, the paper dollar bill, could actually be replaced by a dollar coin? all in the name of fixing the debt? we have both sides of that coming up. >>> maria and i both look forward to seeing you at the top of the hour from here at the new york stock exchange for the last hour of the trading day. see you then. >> thank you very much, bill. >>> it is "sunshine stock" time. shares of ebay hitting an eight-year high today. that stock has not traded at these levels since january 2005. ebay has gained more than 6.5% just over the past week alone. >>> do you know someone who needs some sunshine? how about social stocks? they're not it because they've been in a slump. does wall street continue to be anti-social? julia boorstin, what do you think? are they over? >> well, bria

. >> the guest list, jack welch, charlie rangel, is this true. >> inspirational. >> your ballot and yourd to tfrjts where is he. >> downstairs live in ten minutes. million of people still without power and water, and some are losing hope. up next, we're live in staten island speaking with the restaurant owner who is feeling both the economic and the personal impact of sandy. [ female announcer ] beef, meet flavor boost. flavor boost, meet beef. it's swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth to add delicious flavor to your skillet dish in just one stir. mmm! [ female announcer ] cook, meet compliments. get recipes at flavorboost.com. >> they are powerless, literally, and losing patience fast. nearly 2.5 million people mostly in new jersey and new york in the freezing cold this morning in the wake of sandy. >> gretchen: dave briggs live for us on the ground in staten island where the death toll has risen to 22, dave. >> reporter: hard to believe, gretchen 22 people in staten island lost their lives and thousands left homeless and many hundreds have lost their businesses as well. many busine