dave ramsey, uber radio show host and best selling author.ks are borrowing more, and, today, signs they could be paying more on the money they are borrowing. talk about bad timing? time to talk to sandra. >>guest: on the ten year treasury the yields were 2 percent for the first time in two weeks selling $24 billion worth of securities by the united states, considered success will by most. and yields in the 30-year reached a three month high, 3.18 percent ahead of another auction tomorrow. treasuries are rising as officials work to negotiate terms of a $172 billion rescue package and some market watchers noting the increased buying interests in the securities, from investors when the notes start to offer more than 2 percent as it did today, a sign investors are willing to step in and take more risk for more reward. a german chancellor's government ready with plans for a bailout for greece next week and the greek leaders struggle to meet terms for additional aid. the greek story, however, still driving the market and continued delays add to the

buddy, thank you, dave ramsey, always good to have you. >>guest: thank you, sir.>neil: the president's new corporate tax plan putting businesses in a binder, or will it be the highlighter of their day? you get the printer. i mean, the picture. my god, will this ever stop? but put it to rest. bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. . siemens. answers. >>neil: is the president's business tax plan cutting it with businesses? staples, $25 billion a year in sales, and something temperatures me the staples founder was paying extra close attention to the president's proposal. what did you make of it, tom? >>guest: well, i am here to talk about mitt romney's pro growth plan. when you have been president for better than three years you should not talk about plans, you should talk about accomplishments and on the economic front he has not had many. but mitt romney proposed today if cutting marginal tax rates by 20 percent, finally fixing our crazy system where we try ta

let's ask personal financial expert and author of "entrepreneur leadership" dave ramsey. it's not over when it comes to my credit score. what could i do? >> i think the thing you need to remember is you don't want to worship at the altar of the great fico. so many people spend a lot of time trying to build their credit score when really it's completely based on debt. we've got a couple of new scores hitting the market right now that's checking things like utilities and your cell phone bill and that kind of a thing. rent bureau with experion and one called core logic. be about the business of doing your job, paying your bills on time and then you don't have to sweat the small stuff on this time. >> do a written budget. that will help you write your bills on time. you can receive manual underwriting on a home loan if you're making timely payments on your bills. jake from texas writes this. i'm currently in a 30 year mortgage at a rate of 7.25. it hurts me to say. i've been eager to refinance. however, i'm self-employed. owning two businesses, i started three years ago. our

very nice, dave ramsey. today after great valentine's day. he's live today in nashville. thank you. >> all right. meanwhile, straight ahead, we move on. sarah palin, not sure mitt romney is conservative enough to be elected. is she right? we'll ask both the former governors here. we'll have them on the couch next hour. >> they're successful small businesses in america. they're being shut down so the government can save wild animals from africa even though they're here on our home turf. one of those entrepreneurs joins us next. >> first, your trivia question of the day -- [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. ere's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. our premium litters now work harder to help neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. >> wait until you hear this. can hunting

>> brian: dave ramsey is here to answer some of the most common questions and your e-mails as he getsng, how are you? >> brian: what is it like to be on the couch? >> it's different. i need to get my own couch. >> steve: so you're on the curvy couch. we got the e-mail machine. here is one from julie from new york who says if i even use my credit cards, i wouldn't have a life living in new york city. there is no way around eating out and doing activities with friends and i never know how much to budget. so the cards give me freedom. how can i possibly live without revolving credit? you say -- you're laughing. you say people should cut them off. >> julie, honey, it's time to grow up. my goodness. new york is a lot of fun. no question about that. but even in new york, you can control your spending. you're not in congress. so you're going to have to come up with a game plan here and budget how much entertainment you're going to do. >> brian: there is stuff you can do for free. >> there is a lot that's free. that's a single person that's impulsive, moving and spending. all you need is a ga

also dave ramsey. we'll talk politics with larry sabato. >> brian: we might have an extremely special surprise guest. >> steve: really? >> brian: yep. see you on the after the show show. martha: there is yet another new candidate who has taken the lead for the republican pick. rick santorum is on top in two brand new major problems. i'm martha maccallum in "america's newsroom". gregg: i'm gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer. martha, good to see you. how about surge by santorum. he is a in a statistical dead heat with mitt romney. martha: according to the pew center research poll the one you're looking at right now he leads by two percentage points. put a bunch of polls together in the "real clear politics" national polls, santorum a razor-thin margin ahead of romney. the gingrich and paul, 18 and 12% respectively. byron york, "washington examiner". good morning. what do you make of the move by santorum? is it legit? >> absolutely. this is the momentum he built in the wins week ago today in colorado, minne