joining me now is ariana huffington of "the huffington post." great to have you on tonight. the passing of ted kennedy, could this be a rallying cry for progressives to carry this fight through and see real reform and health care in this country? of course, i think everybody on the left knows that this was his passion, this was his cause. yes, except that i would not call this as being on the left only, because as i'm listening to kennedy's speeches on msnbc and other outlets are repeating them. this is america. this is not just the base or the left or progressives. the causes that he fought for, the causes that he made his own, including health care, including fighting against the war in iraq, including fighting against apartheid in south africa, including the civil rights legislation, all that really is what america is about. so whenever we say this is the left and ted kennedy represents the left, we are marginalizing it. and what we need to do now more than ever is to come together to address these huge problems we are facing with health care, with foreclose sthurs, with

arianna huffington of "the huffington post" as always, great thanks. >> thank you. >>> also, apple parkingay or night. people spouting howdy neighbor. but mostly in this case the ample parking part. they met to do that. the first couple were just symbolic. number 6 through 10 were more serious. now a number of advertisers who have canceled has reached at least 20 and includes cvs and walmart. worst persons ahead on "countdown." >>> best in a moment. first on this date in this city in 1888 was born edgar wooley a yale educated socialite who became a brilliant stage and movie actor to be forever remembered as the actor in "the man who came to dinner". still as cutting as a knife thrower. no line has ever been delivered with more comedic venom than the one the wheelchair bound wooley spits at a nurse who tries to take chocolate away. he says my great aunt jennifer ate a whole box of candy every day of her life. she lived to be 102. when she had been dead three days she looked better than you do now. let's play "oddball." we begin in turtle lake, wisconsin where they have their own ideas on ho

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huffington post. as always, great thanks. >>> for those who have feared that republican lies on this occasion have been working, fresh evidence tonight of just how well the lies are resonating among some, especially those who get their news from fox. looking at two of the most prevalent lies, a majority of those surveyed, overall 54% in the new nbc news poll out tonight -- i mistated it earlier, not "the wall street journal." just nbc. they believe the health care legislation being debated would lead to a complete government takeover of health care. among fox viewers, the number jumps to 79%, versus just 41% of those who watch msnbc and cnn. the fabricated death panels got the least amount of traction, again, depending on what you watch. less than half overall, 45% believing the pull the plug on grandma monstrosity, yet three out of every four fox viewers believe this. 75%, hook, line and sinker, versus 30% of those who are not lied to on msnbc and cnn. thus, lots to talk about tonight with arianna hu

huffington post. as always, thanks. >> thank you. >>> and we have the magic bullet to sort all of this out. the insurance co-op which the gao and most democrats say will not lower consumer prices nor will it be able to muster any leverage against the private insurance giants, in which the republicans today say, still counts in their books as a public option, a government takeover, socialism, fascism, despotism and pulling the plug on grandma and the sinking of the "titanic." reading about washington these days... i gotta ask, what's in it for me? i'm not looking for a bailout, just a good paying job. that's why i like this clean energy idea. now that works for our whole family. for the kids, a better environment. for my wife, who commutes, no more gettin' jerked around on gas prices... and for me, well, it wouldn't be so bad if this breadwinner brought home a little more bread. repower america. i hope our senators are listening. >>> conservative democrats vote the idea of swapping in insurance co-ops

los angeles, arianna huffington ever "the huffington post" from, boston, doris kearns goodwin the eminent presidential historian. presidential style and presidential leadership. what do you make of president obama? >> well, i think what we've seen so far is a man that is surprisingly in demand of the office. think back to the days when people worried about a 3:00 a.m. call coming in the middle of the night and this rookie wouldn't know what to do. he's had multiple crises and is steady and projecting an aura of self confidence. probably the most accessible president in our recent memory being on town halls, roaming around, talking to people, beiei conconservative talk shows and recognizing that ethos keep that connection to the people. but my guess is that the problems are even greater than he knew. j.f.k. once seadogs the campaign, we kept saying that things were bad when we were ripping against the republicans then it got office they were much worse than we said. my suspicion is that things are far worse than he thought. that accounts for some of the difficulties he's having. >> charlie

s shxt annyn moore, radio host, contributor to huffington post.hank you as always. >> my pleasure, keith. >>> not even seven months in the wilderness and the conservatives are already devouring each other as meghan mccain says to michelle malkin, my twitter following is bigger than your book sales. >>> "worsts" can you really suggest democratic congressmen be terrorized and not even retract it? you can if you work for fox. >>> and rachel maddow joins me at the top of the hour. strings are not pulled and phony protests are not created for nothing. this costs money. special report on where it's coming from, coming up. have coe and we all have doubt. but when the moment comes... what's going to win? here's to confidence. gillette helps you look, feel, be your best. gillette. the best a man can get. ...or if you're already sick... ...or if you lose your job. your health insurance shouldn't either. so let's fix health care. if everyone's covered, we can make health care as affordable as possible. and the words "pre-existing condition" become a thing of

shannyn moore, radio host, contributor to huffington post.nk you as always. >> my pleasure, keith. >>> not even seven months in the wilderness and the conservatives are already devouring each other as meghan mccain says to michelle malkin, my twitter following is bigger than your book sales. >>> "worsts" can you really suggest democratic congressmen be terrorized and not even retract it? you can if you work for fox. >>> and rachel maddow joins me at the top of the hour. strings are not pulled and phony protests are not created for nothing. this costs money. special report on where it's coming from, coming up. your teeth are no different. everyday acids can cause irreversible loss of enamel. new crest pro-health enamel shield protects against enamel loss by forming a micro-thin shield against acid attack. only crest pro-health toothpastes protect all these areas dentists check most. save your enamel. once it's gone it can be gone for good. new crest pro-health enamel shield. also shield with the rinse. but i've still got room for the internet.

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now we go to "the huffington post." this is business as usual in washington, there's nothing wrong with it. the lobbyists and the associations have every right to work with an administration and try to get a bill that works to their interests. and the president has every right to cut these deals. that's the way the sausage is made. i've been in this town for 30 years. this is what administrations do. you know, maybe the president's got a bit of a problem because he said it was going to be completely different, but i think most of us understood that there's only so many ways to get legislation passed, and this is inherently one of them. >> this is still going to cause a lot of heartburn out there. we'll continue this conversation in the coming days. unfortunately have to leave it there. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> charismatic and ready with a colorful comment. president obama visits the governor of montana's state. the governor won't mince words to describe where he agrees and possibly disagrees with the president. f

. >> joining me now radio host and huffington post contributor shannon moore.d evening. >> good evening. >> surprised not to see you in alaska. the snark aside britney spears has hit some low points in her career. is the ex-governor capable of learning a thing or two from her about staging a comeback? >> i don't know that i'd want to see that kind of comeback exactly. you know, i think she could learn a few things maybe. i guess britney has some accountability with oops i did it again. maybe she could come out with oops i quit it again. just guessing. >> not bad. the maris poll that shows her as a force within the gop but nowhere close in terms of the general electorate even in the south, does that not sort of prove that whatever the current strategy is that we've discussed so much involving the former governor, we're not sure exactly what she's doing but it's not working? >> well, her polls have totally plummeted in alaska. she's got more people against her than florida up there. if you remember back a year she was the most popular governor in the country. now

sam stein, political writer for "the huffington post." anthony wiener's not afraid of the mobs. i don't think the mobs have made it to new york city. in some of those districts out there, some of those swing states and swing districts, i don't see any end to this, do you? >> i don't. and i think it's going to have a disproportionate impact, especially on those representatives and senators from the red states who are much more electorally nervous than people like congressman weaner the city of new york. look, i think simplicity is a virtue but i think there is zero chance that congress is going to pass a single-payer plan. what i do think is likely, though, that is the heat over august is going to polarize the situation, is going to end up snuffing out any remaining hope of a bipartisan plan, and you're going to see democrats come back after labor day and march this thing forward under the banner of reconciliation and try to get the votes on the democratic side, they probably can do it. >> sam stein, when you see all of the confusion that surrounds these plans, that are basically

political health reporter for "the huffington post" sam stein.al assistant to president george w. bush ron christie with us tonight. nancy, starting with you. the patience of the american people, where is it right now on afghanistan? >> i don't think it's there. i think as the casualties keep mounting and as the financial and human cost of the war keeps getting bigger, i think people are getting frustrated. i keep going back to thinking, though, that it's the war that is eight years late. if we had stayed in afghanistan back in 2001-2002, when we had osama bin laden at tora bora, we could have made some progress. now i feel like barack obama inherited this mess and the timing is just extraordinarily bad. as you said earlier, we've got financial woes here. we've got health care reform -- >> we don't know how much finances. that's the thing. secretary gates is saying a few more years. that could be billions and billions of dollars. ron christie, it appears to me that president obama is rather hawkish on afghanistan. what's your take on his position

in fact some of his biggest cheer leaders, whether it is chris matthews or others on msnbc, the huffington post or camera toting liberal bloggers chasing people through the streets of washington. we'll watch the video. this is mike straight trying to get an answer from congress on the birther question. >> no, no, no, no. >> quick question. do you think barack obama was born in the united states? >> you know, i have to go right now. i wish i could talk to you right now, but i have to -- >> what i don't know is why the president can't produce a birth certificate. i don't know anybody else that can't produce one. i think that's a legitimate question. no health records, no birth certificate. >> he has a certificate of live birth, right? >> i don't believe so. >> chris matthews was on "hardball" the other night. >> i like him, but i think he is playing games because he knows you can't get a pass port unless you show your birth certificate. you can't do a lot of things without doing it. this guy produced his birth certificate, the health records thing, i have no idea what he's talking about. it

lawyer and a blogger for the huffington post, michael wolf, founder, noelle and jack berkman are republican strategists out to demonize health care reform and impose euthanasia. let's start with noelle because you're laughing most and you're the brightly colored guest tonight. >> thank you very much. well, you know, look, 47% is the number you need to remember because that's obama's approval rating. and it's dwindling fast, as fast as his health care reform bill. he's not going to be able to do this. the american people are not fools. we know if this thing passes the way it is, that taxes are going to go through the roof. the deficit is going to go through the roof and the market is going to tumble down. we aren't idiots. we're not falling for it like we did the $787 billion stimulus. >> the good news is you can always count on the democrats tf self-destruct and that's exactly what they're doing. i think obama's fallen faster than any president since richard nixon. i would like to see the numbers from the early '70s. one man in american politics who has no right to talk about personal respo

the huffington post makes things up and we know that for sure. we elm if a pa theisman with the white house. that does seem to be a hard core memo they put out. speak of the white house. let's speak with robert gibbs and sparring sessions to robert gibbs. to his credit as you brought up in the pregame show. he stuck in there and he fought it out with major garrett and he could have easily went to the next reporter. but when it was all said and done, major garrett didn't get any answers. steve: it all came down. this the white house sent out an email to a bunch of people that said, essentially, ok. this is from axelrod. these are the myths. these are the truths regarding health care. major garrett was asking about well, some people who didn't sign up for these wound up with them. how did that happen? here is a minute and three of the exchange. >> assume that somebody is violating the law. >> never ever signed up for anything related to this white house, senator obama as a candidate. senator obama as anything, and have received emails from david ax

the huffington opposed obtained an agreement between the two parties.he white house promises to oppose a congressional push to lower the cost of drugs and drug companies will cut the cost to taxpayers. reform groups are outraged. >> on the heat has been on president obama this summer and that news is not getting better. his popularity continues to drop. a new poll shows that his approval rating is at 47%. 52% disapprove of his job performance. a fox news opinion dynamics poll that was released today clearly shows that americans do not trust barack obama. 69% think the president is going back on his promise not to raise taxes. joining me now is a columnist and kimberly guilfoyle. look at these numbers. in this latest poll -- i do not have to. the next ones will be lower. 2-1 independents are swayed against him on health care and supporting the people in town halls. the presidential tracking poll is - 8. what is going on? >> you remember back to the campaign, that joke the plumber moment. americans did not want redistribution of belt. -- of wealth. this i

first of all, how did he get involved and i want to ask you about a headline i saw in the huffi huffington hillary upstaged by bill again. >> you have to say on the day that the president, former president, flew into north korea and pulled off this rescue, if you want to call it that, was the same day that she went to africa for an 11-day trip and to an extent, he did eclipse her for a day or two. >> in a good way. >> and in a way she's certainly not going to be unhappy about. she was very involved in the planning on how to get these two young women out of captivity. al gore was one of the people who was earlier thought of as a potential candidate for this job. the way it unfolded, the north koreans got the message that they wanted someone from the united states with the stature of the president and they wanted bill clinton. the white house did due diligence. they talked to the north koreans and determined that if the president went, he wouldn't be embarrassed, he would bring the two young journalists out with him. >> robert gibbs at the white house has been saying consistently, it's a pri

george stephanopoulos, time magazine, huffington host and scores are liberal bloggers have gone berserk, maying i have made things up. here is my challenge, george, the magazine and any one else. go to my website, mikehuckabee.com. click on the huckabee report and then follow the links to on demand and listen to the morning commentary for thursday, august 27th. now, listen to this comment from president obama during the telecast that georgia's own network aired on june 24th. >> what we can do is make sure that at least some of the waste that exists in the system that is not making anybody's mom better, that is loading up on additional tests or additional drugs that the evidence shows is not necessarily going improve care, at least we can let doctors know and your mom know that you know what, maybe this isn't going to help. maybe you are better off not having the surgery but taking the pain killer. >> my challenge, what did i say that wasn't true? in fact, listen to what i said. it was actually a tribute to senator kennedy and an observation that he did what americans would want to do, f

george stephanopoulos, time magazine, huffington host and scores are liberal bloggers have gone berserk, maying i have made things up. here is my challenge, george, the magazine and any one else. go to my website, mikehuckabee.com. click on the huckabee report and then follow the links to on demand and listen to the morning commentary for thursday, august 27th. now, listen to this comment from president obama during the telecast that georgia's own network aired on june 24th. >> what we can do is make sure that at least some of the waste that exists in the system that is not making anybody's mom better, that is loading up on additional tests or additional drugs that the evidence shows is not necessarily going improve care, at least we can let doctors know and your mom know that you know what, maybe this isn't going to help. maybe you are better off not having the surgery but taking the pain killer. >> my challenge, what did i say that wasn't true? in fact, listen to what i said. it was actually a tribute to senator kennedy and an observation that he did what americans would want to do, f

remember way, way, way back in late june when obama took a planted question from "the huffington post"? it has happened again and this time it is muchs worse but i don't know why anybody isn't showing it to you. i will. then, lets look ats those obama is honoring, the people who got the medal of freedom this week. can they tell us anything about our president, some of the medal of freedom hon honorees, and barney frank's great idea. yeah. if you believe this country is great but you believe the government is trying to stamp out your freedoms, come on, stand up! follow me! is it friday? how come i don't have m and m's? friday is the day i break my diet. oh, this job. how do i work with these conditions? hello, america. i have decided, because i saw the president's town hall meeting -- oh, it was rivetting. i think i have to change my thinking around this healthcare bill, because now, all of a sudden, reputable doctors are showing up to town halls, like totally reputable doctors, like totally showing their support for obama-care. >> your name? >> we're position is that we are like so fo

huffington post points out a slew of fact kl errors.y one e.f lavender which happens to be a laundry detergent. a rather conservative bastion of journalism says, no, no, this must be true. more inclined to believe a kenyan birth certificate than one from hawaii. >>> the jackson children are under the permanent guardianship of their grandmother katherine jackson. >> during the custody hearing, jackson dermatologist wanted to have a say in the custody. what did the judge say? >> reporter: he's going to allow attorneys for arnie kline to provide some evidence about what he's really talking about here. a statement was issued last night saying dr. kline has always had a special relationship with paris, katharine and prince michael. he cares deeply for these children and he's looking out for their best interest. so if dr. klein is trying to assert that he has a special relationship with jackson's kids, then why not include the third child? that's where this goes from merely speculation to having some root here. put all the kids in, especially

right now, senior congressional correspondent for the huffington post.sily explained, this sort of nebulous plan for health care reform? >> i think you can certainly chalk some of this up to the fact that we are waiting to see a real bill come out of the senate finance committee. that's the place where the expectation is. there's still the chance of a bipartisan bill, so everyone is talking more about the principles, a little about the house versions of the legislation, but it's still a little bit tentative. that means that president obama is left talking more about broad principles and opponents are able to say some things that are not necessarily entirely accurate. >> the president said he wants to get consensus, he wants to get republicans engaged in this process. ryan, what are you learning about why and here's the president -- let's see if we can get your answer in quickly. of how republicans are doing in the process? >> they're not doing much at all. they've been dropping off one after the other. grassley says that he's not going to vote for the bi

. >> reporter: the huffington post ran a poll.es michelle obama have the right to bare,t i legs, it ask. more than one person responded -- get a life. >> she is wearing mid-thigh shorts. you really can't say they are horribly inappropriate. they aren't seen sexy. >> reporter: critics point out recent first ladies were formal, almost to a fault. laura bush, hillary clinton, certainly barbara bush dressed the part. the obama familiar sly one that prides itself in trying to be as regular as possible. afte all, this was a vacation to the grand canyon. not a grand ballroom. >> most women look at those shorts and sayhat's what i would wear when i'm on vacation. >> reporter: a lot of internet space this week has been taken up over a single pair of shorts that are at best short-ish. sit disrespector the office or just a prudent clothing choice in 106-degree weather? take that to the water cooler. >> many women had a difficult time determining what to wear to work. one reason was so many clothing options out there, it is easy to go wrong e

before the event, art levine, contributing editor of "the washington monthly" wrote in "the huffington post" quote "will g.o.p. mobs disrupt obama's town hall today? the network of lobby fueled activists and progressives supporting reform are ramping up their organizing. expect massive and potentially ugly right-wing protests right outside the hall." whew. well, secret service, i mean, they were eagle eyed, thank god. pray. i mean this seriously, pray for our secret service every night. they planned out how the tickets should be distributed so everybody could get in and then the violent protests from outside and inside. did you see it? >> what's your name? >> julia hall from massachusetts. >> nice to meet you, jewel ya. >> i was walking in and i saw a lot of signs outside saying mean things about reform in healthcare. how do kids know what is true and why do people want a new system that can help more of us? glenn: stop, stop! i can't stand it. this poor girl was walking in and she saw signs. she saw signs. let me show you, again, you hate-mongering radicals what the left shows you how

>> sam stein, referee this one from your fair perspective at the huffington post. which party wins and loses over this vote today? >> well, obviously the democratic party wins. obama got a supreme court nominee confirmed, but let me segue into health care, which sort of complements all these points. the latino community is disproportionately insured in america, and from what i understand, even republican strategists, solving health care reform would actually benefit the political party who does it, because latinos would be more inclined to vote for someone who helped provide them with health insurance coverage, so yes, we have to deal with substantive issues, and sotomayor confirmation hearing is one of them, but health care reform i contend will be a much bigger issue coming 2010. >> beautifully done on that transition, sam. >> i appreciate that. >>> coming up, why are some democrats getting cold feet? they are worried about wild accusations in the next campaign that they're all socialists. we'll hear from a conservative who may challenge senator chris dodd next o

you can actually read the first chapter right now in "the huffington post."ot of people may be surprised to learn you two have become friends. but you were inspired in your early days really by charles manson in many ways. >> well, we were making movies that shock the world and they did. kind of being a punk rocker for charles manson and things like that. to see what leslie van hauten has done. she's been in jail for 40 years and taken full responsibility in the acts. >> what is it about this woman that telling you she should be in streets? >> because she takes full responsibility. >> she went in a complete lunatic and ended up a very sober person who really takes responsibility and wants to lead a quiet life. >> that would be a tough pill for any of the victims' families to swallow. whether she had been rehabilitated. have you spoken with any of the victim's families? >> no, i haven't. but nothing they say is wrong. they're speaking from a personal thing and they have every bit -- i address in my piece, all the devastating things they've said against leslie.

a huffington post blogger addressed the house conference statement, some wonder whether a white houser advisor earning millions paid for in part by the pharmaceutical industry represents the kind of change americans can believe in. and politico writes, quote, it's hard to imagine a situation in which, say, karl rove was still getting checks from a furn that was, in turn, employed by the drug lobby not drawing fire from the left." robert gibbs brushed off any criticism as, quote, ridiculous, saying axelrod left the firm to join public service. whole foods' c.e.o. jock mackey is in a lot of trouble with those who shop at his chain. he wrote an article called the whole foods alternative to obama-care discussed his belief that healthcare is not an intrinsic right that. didn't sit well with left-leaning shoppers a facebook group calling for a whole foods boycott has more than 15,000 members. one blogger writes "not very smart for a company that depends almost entirely on wealthy democrats who are willing to pay $5 for a six-ounce carrot so d.a." another posting on the liberal daily coast b

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"the huffington post" is reporting they received an internal memo indicating there is some deal thatthat we'll hear more about in the future. >> and also the part -- i think it was president obama who raised the bar. wasn't it president obama who said we're going to broadcast these negotiations on c span so everybody can see whose interests are where. no, that hasn't happened. >> we'll see what happens. just ahead, todays a "crossing the line." david, is it really fair to put a guy behind bars for yawning? yawning? yawning? we're going to explain what happened to this fellow and how many days he spent behind bars. >>> plus, a bear takes a bath and some other stories that make us say no way. >> that's a big bear. good grief. [ dog ] i am beautiful... on the inside. my inner-workings a work of art. a digestive tract that should be bronzed. and an immune system so stunning... [ low growl ] my vet thinks i'm the eighth wonder of the world. [ female announcer ] introducing iams with prebiotics. prebiotics work inside, clinically proven to promote strong defenses. healthy inside... healthy

tanya acker, and "huffington post" blogger jack, see if you can pin the senator down better than i do. i want to know if the senate and house decide, yes, they will start being covered by the health care plan they pass for the rest of america. >> under our legislation, folks, that would be required there, would be one set of rules. >> i could not improved on you act. senator, if i have a wife and three children, i've asked democrats this question for a month and nobody gives me a straight answer. if i have three or four children, why should the federal government pay for their health insurance and i should not have to? could you please answer that legislation. >> under our legislation. >> answer my question -- >> let mim answer, jack, please don't interrupt him. these senators get very testy if you interrupt them. >> i do think there ought to be personal responsibility. in that kind of instance, if you're talking about youngsters, yes, the parent should be held accountable. if the parent has no money at all, i won't see the youngster suffer not getting health care at an early ancge. i

more than 8,000 people, 8,000 people commented on this interview on "the huffington post." here is a clip. >> obama is completely illegitimate for u.s. president for two reasons. not only because he did not provide the place of his birth, but also because both parents have to be u.s. citizens. his father was never u.s. citizen. he was in the united states on a student visa. >> well, tamron, the birthers -- you take it away. >> every time i see the interview i guess it still leaves you speechless. the birthers are not the first conspiracy theorists in washington, d.c. they will not be the last. according to the christian science monitor in the 1900s it was rumored the masons were a satanic cult. now with the internet some of these conspiracy theories are certainly thriving and taking on a whole new life of benjamin starlin is a political reporter for the daile daily beast.com. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> let me ask you, we were talking about this, so many people reacted to orly. it's not just about this movement. we've seen things like this in the past. after

he's the editor at "huffington post." and he, himself, is an m.d., a flight surgeon in the u.s.orce, later an obgyn in civilian practice. gentlemen, thanks to all of you for coming in. let me play for you what president obama said today about a so-called singer-payer system. >> i'm not promoting a single payer plan. i am promoting a plan that will assure that every single person is able to get health insurance at an affordable price and that if they have health insurance, they are getting a good deal from the insurance companies. that's what i'm fighting for. >> dr. shiner, you're disappointed in your old friend, your patient president obama, you want a single payer system along the lines of what the system in britain or in canada, is that right? >> yes. my legitimacy is not just that i took care of president obama, i have a huge practice. i see between 4,000 and 5,000 patients in a year. 80% of my patients are in single payer. the federal government has never in the 40 years i've dealt with medicare never interfered with the care of my patients. this constant myth that governme

let's bring in laura flanders, the author of "blue grit" and sam stine of the huffington post, and republican with us tonight. laura, we'll start with you the independents, those who were sitting on the fence that ended up voting for president obama, where are they right now? how troubling is this survey? >> i don't know, the thuggery out there, remember, those independents are the people that came on board with barack obama when he talked about his mother. he talked about people dying because our health care system is driven by profit as a priority rather than people. that's what he needs to go back to. if he does that he'll have them back in his camp again. >> ron christie, have you seen anything like this in your political career, that you have to admit, ron, that there are a lot of things being spewed out there that simply are not true, and yet so many people are believing what is being broadcast and the conservative, you know, torpedos that are in the water constantly at the obama administration. what would you compare this to? >> the only thing i can compare this to, where we were in th

here in new york, mark halperin, editor-at-large, senior political analyst, kell keli go huffington post. let's take a look at now how 56%, june, 61%, may, 62%, 63%. keli, do you detect a trend here? >> i'm not a mathematician but slightly. a lot of politicians would take it, considering nancy pelosi. we all knew that the honeymoon wasn't going to last. and endorsed it thought he had too many things on his plate he was trying to address. and the cnn poll says that americans won't agree. >> the country does not like a lot what he's doing and the numbers reflect that but he still has a big base of support. what he needs to do is go to congress and say, on the economy and health care, let's get stuff done without looking at the poll. let's look at what we think is right. that's what a successful politician does, they don't obsess. the stuff he's doing, mostly he ran on. if he continues to do it and he was right, i think he'll be rewarded but not in the short term. >> do you agree, rich? >> the issue isn't for the president. i disagree with mark to this degree, this congress is within 15 mon