the president whose numbers were higher than obama now was george herbert walker bush. august's of the year before an election is not the best time to predict. there is a lot that can happen, and i am not ready for. perry -- for rick perry >> remember when we were predicting that rudy giuliani and hillary clinton would be the nominees? >> the thing about george herbert walker bush is that he got a republican challenge in pat buchanan, who made him spend time and energy treasury paid by the time he got the nomination, it was not -- >> i am trying to think of mark in cowboy boots at the inaugural. >> looks like gaddafi is finished in libya. >> there is no way back for the gaddafi regime, and many of its key members are on the right. >> i wish i could talk like that. that is william hague, british foreign secretary. looks like the rebels have won. evan, who can take credit? >> everybody will until it turns bad. i been a critic of the obama administration for working -- intervening on this, and it turned out better than anybody expected because gaddafi is gone. there could

the whole thing i thought the whole thing was a hoax george herbert walker bush called it voodoo economics. at least in the primaries he was running against ronald reagan. he at least had the good sense after he was elected president after eight years of wreckage reagan taking us from less than a trillion dollars in deficit to over three trillion dollars deficit. you know saying oh well you know we got to make the economy look good you have give me three trillion dollars i'll show you what it looks like to live large anyhow george herbert walker bush at least had the decent sense to raised x. of the little bit. but really now is the time to run the state through the heart of this vampire of supply side economics reaganomics trickle down economics whatever you want to call it it doesn't work unless the top one percent. now thank goodness president obama started this discussion yesterday. it's up to you and me to continue it. bottom line we need to roll back the reagan tax cuts that's. crazy or meet the friendly fracking talisman energy a company that specializes in fracking blowing toxic ch

. >> he gets george herbert walker bush gets serious credit for having brought the western world, the united states and the soviet union and all of arbitrate allies through the peaceful disillusion of an empire. the liquidation of the cold war without a shot fires. historians will look back and that's what they will see of george herbert walker bush and it's huge. >> charlie: here's what other people will say too. if you look at the period between that time and the beginning of the iraqi war under his son, that that's when we lost opportunities in a sense to play a different role in the world. >> well it could be. >> charlie: we were in a commanding position, the only super power and look where we are today. of in the polar world which we're still the strongest country in the world but there are a number of factors that- >> i've been amused by how many people deplore the fact that it's a multipower world. and take this as evidence of american decline. the multipower world, charlie, the consummation of american policy we have wanted china to join the world economy. >> charlie: agreed.

compassionate conservatism was that just a brand i mean i never saw any evidence you know george herbert walker bush you know women were rolling this thing out his thousand points of light it was basically government doesn't do anything in churches to do this stuff you know go find a rich person to bed for a while and that's actually a really interesting point i mean you we have people like frank luntz who've made entire career out of those clever little names that don't really describe what they are actually talking about the kind of make it sound more palatable if you want memory compassionate conservative certain conservatism certainly is one of those things that's very easy going but you know you mentioned something about the churches taking care of people and and it's a really important point because you know this is something where you know america is generally a religious nation not just christian or jewish or muslim or hindu but a religious kind of base and we were founded off of a lot of these principles of taking care of the collective not all of our but you know democracy people we the pe

george w. bush's record in texas saying he was never ever a fiscal conservative. last year, the entire bush machine including george herbert walker bush and karl rove went to bat for senator kay bailey hutchinson for her failed g.o.p. primary bid against rick perry. >> laura: they were against him and for kay lay -- bayly. >> laura: you pick sides and do what you do. you can't be surprised if perry is annoyed by that or frankly if bush is annoyed bush is criticizing him. now we find out that jeb bush is very encouraging to someone like a paul ryan, that paul ryan should get into the race. jeb bush was thinking 2016 according to some sources. now jeb bush encouraging ryan according to steve hayes at the "weekly standard" fox news contributor. that also adds a level of intrigue into this. >> yeah. if those reports are true, laura, it would spell a kind of a death nail death nell. whatever his intentions with the karl roves and the tony frattos and tony wieners. perry wants to be able to tap into the bush donor network. >> laura: money. >> if is he urging other people to run it could mean that perry will have a tough time accessing

the last time a democrat was george herbert walker bush. if you look back at history, it would suggest that democrats will rally to the cause by the end. but barack obama would rather have his number be higher than lower at the moment. >> i think you're optimistic. i don't think history is much of a guide right now. i think people are angry, but you know as much as i do. >> never. >> thank you, chris. >>> what's up on the satan sandwich? he's going to add to that. he elaborates on his big metaphor. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. so i took my heartburn pill and some antacids. we're having mexican tonight, so another pill then? unless we eat later, then pill later? if i get a snack now, pill now? skip the snack, pill later... late dinner, pill now? aghh i've got heartburn in my head. [ male announcer ] stop the madness of treating frequent heartburn. it's simple with prilosec otc. one pill a day. twenty-four hours. zero heartburn. no heartburn in the first place. great. >>> back to "hardball." now to the side show. first up the mo

george w. bush white house but with dick sxhain george herbert walker bush.these big shifts in context. that's really important. as david knows, so you don't react. you're not in a responsive mode. you're trying to convey leadership and confidence. and particularly in this situation right now, it is, i'm echoing david. people have lost their greatest source of wealth, their home equity. they've had their savings, their investments wiped out in one fell swoop. there is no confidence that washington can function at any level and this president is not conveying, not just by the the absence of talking about deeds. there is something about he's not coming across with. and i'm not saying that as a partisan. i'm pretty spooked myself down here with two kids in high. and a retirement staring us in the face. but it is, you have to keep your head about you and you can't be subjected to political posturing or aides that want to put you in a political situation. something david said earlier on your show tonight concerns me, too, about this. he is surrounded by more, with

the last time a democrat was george herbert walker bush. if you look back at history, it would suggest that democrats will rally to the cause by the end. but barack obama would rather have his number be higher than lower at the moment. >> i think you're optimistic. i don't think history is much of a guide right now. i think people are angry, but you know as much as i do. >> never. >> thank you, chris. >>> what's up on the satan sandwich? he's going to add to that. he elaborates on his big metaphor. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. uh, i'm in a timeout because apparently riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my blanket just so i can get on e-trade. check my investment portfolio, research stocks... wait, why are you taking... oh, i see...solitary. just a man and his thoughts. and a smartphone... with an e-trade app. ♪ nobody knows... [ male announcer ] e-trade. investing unleashed. that's how it is with alzheimer's disease. she needs h

here's a photo of former president george herbert walker bush fishing up in maine, former president actuallycelled a trip in '92 to monitor a standoff over nuclear inspections in iraq, so this has been going on and on. i remember clinton one summer because of one of his advisors said go west, young man, don't go to martha's vineyard. >> he went to the teetons. >> that helped him. >> it helped him, but he never went back after he was reelected. >> i'm going out there with my daughter at the snake river. we're going to do time on the river for graduation present. >> he didn't have a great time after the election, back to martha's vineyard. >> will we be talking about this next month? >> probably not. >> thank you so much. what a great guy for taking on a tough one. >>> when we return, let me finish with how congress can pass a jobs bill. wait until you hear it, it's really gross, but i think it even more money when you switch your car insurance to esurance. i could save 'em 522 smackers. you talkin' dough? bread. benjamins? scratch. greenbacks. moolah. cheddar... simoleons! don't try to out-sa

here is a photo of george herbert walker bush in kennebunkport maine. he had to monitor a standoff over nuclear inspections in iraq. this has been going on and on. i remember one of mark panner's advisors said go west, young man. don't do martha's vineyard. >> he went to the tee tons. >> i heard that helped him. >> helped him. but he never went back after he was re-elected. he went to martha's vineyard. >> well, we're doing the snake river. we are doing a graduation present. >> well, after the election, back to martha's vineyard. >> okay, will we be talking about this in a month? >> will we? probably not. there's going to be a lot of other things to talk about. >> thank you so much. what a great guy for taking 07b a tough one. >>> when we return, let me fin wish my idea of how the president can get congress to pass a jobs bill. wait until you hear it. it is really gross. but i think would work. that's what matters. put people to work. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance wa

it was another republican president, george herbert walker bush, who signed the clean air act in 1990t this year, in yet another display of how different these republicans are from their predecessors, the republican presidential candidates are promising to dismantle their own party's environmental legacy. michele bachmann said that the epa should be named the job killing organization of america and has called global warming science a hoax. >> and i guarantee you that the epa will have doors locked and the lights turned off and they will only be allowed conservation. it will be a new day and a new sheriff in washington, d.c. >> now the texas governor rick perry has also said that the epa is a job killer and called for president obama to put a moratorium on all regulations for at least six months. this despite independent research that says environmental regulations actually create new jobs. in his book, perry called global warming "one contrived phony mess that is falling apart under its own weight." and now, even mitt romney, who proposed plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when

the last time a democrat was george herbert walker bush. if you look back at history, it would suggest that democrats will rally to the cause by the end. but barack obama would rather have his number be higher than lower at the moment. >> i think you're optimistic. i don't think history is much of a guide right now. i think people are angry, but you know as much as i do. >> never. >> thank you, chris. >>> what's up on the satan sandwich? he's going to add to that. he elaborates on his big metaphor. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part

a former adviser to presidents ronald reagan and george herbert walker bush was asked about fed chairman bernanke on cnn this morning. let's listen. let's watch. >> rick perry's an idiot, and i don't think anybody would disagree with that. >> well, i think michael might -- >> okay. i guess so. >> i think he meant -- i hope he meant, well, he may have meant generally. idiot, fed chairman treasonous saying you've been treated ugly if it gets down to texas when he disagrees with monetary. can't we disagree on something without calling the guy a traitor any in more? monetary policy? >> or calling him an idiot i agree. i said last night. no more name-calling. >> washington misses the point, because rick perry was no more talking to you and this gentleman or anyone else than the man on the moon. specifically talking to his audience. he's in at battle for the republican conservative primary base, talking to them. the reality of it, we're talking about this now in august of -- >> it's okay to call another guy a traitor if it is during election. >> it's -- >> he did! >> it says -- >> treasonous.

bob dole and george-- and pat buchanan, you had george herbert walker bush and pat robertson. you know, i just don't know if there is that constituency is still out there, david mentioned 40%, moderates in 2008. i think you know, it's an angry electorate. if are you angry rick perry is your candidate. if are you nervous rick perry might not be your candidate. but if you are angry, he is. and i mean jon huntsman is reasonable. he's thoughtful. i mean and i don't know if there is a constituency outside there for him to win. >> i agree with that i sat down this week trying to write a column that jon huntsman would have his moment because the voters were out there waiting for them and i looked at the polling data of the republican electorate, turns out those voters aren't there. maybe 15% of the electorate. so i think it's the wrong year, the wrong time for him. i do think he might as well be more aggressive. on the show with jeffrey, he tiptoed up to staking out different positions. i think he's really got to make it clear. why not. and then if the people look back on this era as

george herbert walker bush exerted war powers but not in domestic capital. his popularly dropped down by the 30s by the time he failed to get re-elected. i think bill clinton faced a political capital shortage. he never won 50% of the vote. and certainly later in his term found his powers formerly under attack by congress. bush's use of war powers that i would argue in iraq really helped to destroy a lot of his political capital and produced a very difficult second term. so -- and i think just to talk just briefly about bush in this regard, several traits that the panelist came up with over the last couple of days that i think contributed to bush's tendency to burn up his capital and assert his power, short agenda, absence of follow through, and big ambition. we sort of agreed on those traits. you put that in this situation, and you have someone who is going to be pushing ahead and asserting powers and in a way that burns up political capital. to me this is the central political problem barack obama faces. his political capital has already shrunk, congressio

primary campaign platform was abolish the department of education and it's why it's why george herbert walker george w. bush put brownie in charge of fame you know putting competent people into government then when government fails thinks of the incompetence and it plays to their narrative and they've been doing it for so long i mean basically since reagan the government is stacked with incompetent people it is certainly interesting the way we think some of these things sort of rehashed themselves congress after congress time and time again always good to have you on great perspective artie's own tom hartman host at the big picture thanks christine.

we all know that george herbert walker bush was at 75% approval a in the polls at this point in his presidencythere is still a lot of time. the president can make it up but the economy has to get better and he has to make that happen. megyn: it doesn't show the economy rebounding by the time we have the presidential election. hovering above 8.4% unemployment, which is bad. no president has been reelected with that number over 8% with limited exceptions. the president is coming out with new messages. now it's these republicans in congress are stopping my agenda, and if you want to blame somebody, blame the gop, does that work? >> if the president is going to try that tack good luck with that. this is a president that controlled both houses of congress for two years with huge majorities, a filibuster proof majority in the senate. megyn: he says he got the momentum going in the right direction and he needs more time to complete the job that we're shedding fewer jobs per month than when he took office. >> he has been in office for two and a half years we have seen the fruits of his policies. this

and i know you told one of our producers that when george herbert walker bush was president, he hated. and we all hate peas now. >> i like peas. but i'm not going to argue with you about peas. i actually like broccoli. i'm a very strange person. but look, he's having to eat all his peas. he talks about eating our peas a lot. he's got breakfast, lunch and dinner full of peas after this debt debate and the jobs report. we'll see friday. there's a new jobs report coming out. maybe it will have better news. but remember, we have to create several hundred thousand jobs with each of these jobs reports just really to stay even. so it's a tough uphill climb. >> steve: real briefly, at the top of this hour, we played a montage of how the democrats are now talking about how we're going to pivot and start talking about jobs. then we played another sound bite montage of how many times over the last couple of years the president said, my number one priority, jobs. he said that in 2009, 2010 and now. >> well, he said it a lot and i guess he's searching for the right combination of magic words. the

well, former white house counsel for the george herbert walker bush administration c.d light on the story by writing an op ed in the washington times. well, now he's gone one step further and joins us today from new hampshire. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i understand you now have filed a complaint with the irs. alleging what? >> that media matters does not qualify for tax exempt status and that the irs should revoke that status. >> uh-huh. and one of the things you are -- you're saying in the petition that you've written is that media matters is involved in unlawful conduct. they're trying to disrupt the commercial interests of an american corporation. >> well, it's not unlawful. it's just not charitable. they're free to do what they want to do with nontax free money but i don't think they can have the government subsidize what they're doing and that's what the letter challenges. >> that's right. also, you talk about how they have executed a partisan strategy. they're not in the business of educating. if they were, they would be obligateded to get this tax

bush administration. bill clinton, 23 million jobs. george herbert walker converse, four years, 2.5 million jobs. ronald reagan, 16 million jobs. and i remind you that ronald reagan did raise taxes during his administration. guest: ronald reagan did not raise taxes. in fact, they're cut over 30%. what they did was in 1986, they eliminated a lot of loopholes. they streamline some of the things then. host: and before that, eliminating tax deductions. guest: this is an ideal time to just go to a flat tax. you have made a wealthy people that do not pay -- their tax rate is 39%, but when you look at the effective tax rate, with all the loopholes, some of them do not pay much of anything. everyone ought have something in the game. we ought to go to a flat tax, and ronald reagan's economic adviser told him to cut taxes 30%. you will see the economy explode three it took three years to get the deal done. democratic congress phased in over three years. when the full 30% one in, the economy exploded. he did not raise taxes. he tried to simplify the tax code. i would say that perot that stupid ridiculous do