i cannot understand how we can talk about going in that correction. >> are running against jim inhoffee running against me. the tax credit base our energy producers more competitive. i supported that an i am in fuld favor. i support wind, solar, -- i supported that and i am in full favor. we need to step back from our dependence on foreign oil. i believe we can do it together. i will make sure that if we look at these energy producers and attacking them, we need to sit down in a room in a bipartisan manner and find a way to do it so it is not a tax over the people at the gas pump. >> senator brown is for making clean energy compete against the subsidized and 80 -- and history. every time a dime goes to the oil companies -- senator brown is for making clean energy compete against subsidized industries. this is about the votes of all of the republicans. jim inhoffe would become the person who would have supervision over the environmental protection agency. he says global warming is a hoax. this matters in this race, control of the senate. >> i am the second most bipartisan united states

agency. >> you're not running against jim inhoff. you're running against me, professor. >> more jim inhoff references in that debate than even references. >>> moving on to virginia, another race where four polls in the last two weeks have the race razor tight. fiscal issues dominated a debate moderated by nbc's david gregory who pressed both candidates to respond to romney's remarks d disparaging 47% of households that pay no federal income tax. >> you think nearly half the country see themselves as victims because they're too dependent -- >> no. i see people -- i've looked very positively of the people of virginia -- >> you would part company with governor romney on this point? >> excuse me? >> would you disagree with governor romney on this point? >> i have my own point of view and my point of view is the people of america still believe in the american dream. >> do you believe that everyone in virginia should pay something in federal income tax? >> well, everyone pays taxes. the statistics -- >> federal income tax. >> i would be op

so anyhow, it is frightening but jim inhoff and all of the other -- they don't care.k it means anything. it is just cyclical. it will all freeze again next year. that's the way it works. mmm, man. what a line-up today. congressman chris van hollen, the ranking democrat on the budget committee. we haven't seen him in studio since charlotte. he was there with us in charlotte on radio row. he will be in studio with us today. peter fenn, democratic strategist will be along as a "friend of bill." and clarence page, legendary columnist for "the chicago tribune," we'll be talking to him as well about all of the latest. again, taking your calls. but first... >> this is the "full court press." >> good morning on this thursday. other headlines making news. we're about due for this headline. lindsay lohan arrested again. tmz reports the actress hit a man while trying to park her porsche in front of a new york hotel early yesterday morning and slurred her words and then fled the scene. >> that's weird. >> police caught up to her about 30 minutes later charging her with leaving th

and the other two that did, jim demint and james inhoff. there you go.wo certified -- certifiably insane republican members of the senate. have said that mitt romney was right to attack president obama for siding with the terrorists. chris is calling from kings peak, california. hey, chris, what do you say? good morning. >> caller: how is it going, bill. i just wanted to say he's always shooting from the hip. when he called the russian federation public enemy number one and inviting the cold war all over. >> bill: today? russia is our public enemy number one. he did say that. he is so clueless, right? >> caller: truly is. he's just an empty suit and you know, if i was -- mr. ryan, i would seriously think of trying to get another candidate. this is getting to be an embarrassment. >> bill: buyer's remorse. i think republicans have it today. i gotta tell you. thanks, chris, so much. steve is calling from stowe, vermont. hello, steve. >> caller: here's what really bothers me about him. you know, after any terrorist attack, you remember what happened during 9