that happened in the lame duck session. it was one of those things that was agreed to in order to be able to extend the bush tax brackets, extending the bush tax brackets at that time gets us just until december 31 of this year, then the game changes again. now, it is a way to avoid having that be a debate while president obama is up for re-lech just like the debt ceiling was timed so that the president can essentially direct a debt ceiling increase and avoid having a fight here on the floor of the house or the senate to approve another debt ceiling increase. it looks as though we've negotiated some agreements to keep the president off the hook for holding him accountable coming into this presidential election. but to add into that agreement the lame duck deal, i'll call it, mr. speaker, when you add in the payroll tax situation, that suspended 2% from the employee and -- and didn't suspend any from the employer and broke that bond, we also had the extension of the bush tax brackets and had an adjustment to the death tax, w

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there will be a lame duck session. that will come right before the bush tax cuts are supposed to expire. and right before, this $1.2 trillion see quester, automatic spending cuts that they allowed for if congress doesn't come one some alternatives, those will take effect to avoid those, there will have to be a lame duck session. the president, whether he wins or loses, will still have a veto and hope that he can get some of his things through in a lame duck session. gwen: a quick question. >> medicare, the biggest criticism of the president's budget is he doesn't fundamentally answer the biggest budget crisis this country is facing is how do we make medicare more solvent? is it a fair criticism and did the president take an easy way out by not offering radical reforms to an entitlement program? >> most of the -- gwen: a quick answer. >> most of his savings would come from providers. like care providers. not beneficiaries. although there would be some higher out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries. house republicans, the

we have very tough choices at the end of the year in the lame duck session. better debate them now. >> good. i agree. we might be surprised pleasantly about progress that we might make and particularly as the republican primaries end and there's a nominee and instead of that nominee moving as far to the right as possible, they got to try to move as far to the center as possible. there's a different political climate as well. so buffett rule, you didn't mention anything specific in your budget. you didn't outline what kind of specific buffett rule you would like. do you have concerns if the senate presses ahead with the buffett rule, we have one person who has dropped in such a bill. i co-sponsored it, senator whitehouse. i'm sure the chairman will have a great deal of wisdom on what to do here and the committee. would you have any problems with us putting some specifics on the table? >> well, it always depends on the specifics but we're broadly comfortable with the approach senator whitehouse laid out in his proposal. now, you can do it different ways but no

day is a dumb point of holiday you have no sense of fun. >> if you don't like groundhog day you're lame and have no sense of fun. >> alaska. take that. have fun, alaska. geez. >>> penguins and gentus got out of their enclosure at the st. louis zoo. the post dispatch was there and the cameras were rolling. >> the penguin jailbreak. >> they were actually let out for a daily enrichment because it's cold, there's snow on the ground and thought let's let them experience some of this. this is their trainer cindy. >> we're bringing a couple of our king penguins and againtos outside. normally they don't see snow in their exhibit so we like to bring them outside on colder and snowy days. >> sounded like an elephant. >> they trumpet and that trumpet sound means they're happy and communicating with each other, they let us out. >> i'm happy they let them out to do this. this has to be a tease for these guys. >> they're saying, yeah, do they know they let us out? are we supposed to be out here? >>> that's it for this half hour of "right this minute," everybody. thanks so much for joining us. we're g

and for threes lame street media characters to get all wee-weed up about that, have they every attended sunday school class before or herbed the terminology before and that's why they got whacked out about the speech. sean, i gave a speech back in 2008 where i asked college and high school students if they would pray for our troops and pray for our efforts over seas in war zones and they ran that tape over and over again in the vice presidential race trying to make me sound like a wacko talking about good and evil in our world. >> it is interesting when the last century alone over 100 million human souls killed in the name of evil. it's a pretty compelling case. how would you -- i have two last questions and i will tie it into one. how would you advise senator santorum to deal with that now that it's sort of his moment to take the heat? and the last question to finish on gov. romney, how could he close the circle with conservatives like yourself, if he can, and say something, do things that would convince you or take away the doubt you might have that you expressed? >> well, first with

duck session of 2012, much like the lame duck session in 2010. so it won't surprise you -- i want to ask you about the third scenario, and pick un -- up on senator portman's point with respect to tax reform. on this, i understand your answer and respect it that you couldn't do a full kind of quantitative analysis of a third approach. so i want to start by picking up on statements you have made that are on the public record that ought on the encouraging for those of us in this kind of third space where we'd like to have progrowth tax reform. for example, i was very pleased in the discussion that came up in connection with the supercommittee that you said it was possible to write a pro growth and progressive tax reform that would generate revenue for the government. you were asked that supercommittee, and again, absent the details that was something that was useful for those of us that have tried to constantly come back to this third path between the sort of parade, you know, of horribles. so let's pick up on that. are there any reasons, for exampl

lame duck session could be very busy. is it politically feasible realistic, to think they could do overhaul to cut the tax code in a lame duck? >> no. [laughter] there might be some pressure to extend this. once they have extended it twice now, at three times -- three times, really. once they achieve a 2% reduction, there is one to the appetite to keep that. i think that unless the unemployment rate relief drops a couple of points between now and november, we might see this whole thing play out in lame duck. >> what about social security trust funds? where is that opera? >> this debate -- we have republicans attending social security. it has been crazy. you heard mr. upton tying himself and not because the republicans initially opposed the tarell -- payroll tax holiday. mr. ryan called it sugar high economics. a lot of people were opposed to it. they had a result, how do you pay for it but not those for the wealthy? they dropped it. the whole thing has been crazy. >> the damage is to the debt because the trust fund will b

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was told it lacked enthusiasm and drifting upward without conviction and in a word one trader used, lame. well, lame it may but be it is not taking away the point that it has risen since the crisis, but it does need a little excitement. i was down there today, and i will talk about it, because it is my first time down there in a long time, and yeah, there was not a lot of enthusiasm. what is your view on if we can find a reason for this market rally? >> well, i think that, you know, if you stop to consider that we are up 23% in roughly a quarter and a half, the market has moved with great sponsorship, and great leadership and large cap, tech, financials and the underpinning has been strong and the gdp numbers and the employment improvement, and a lot to support the market in terms of earning season which has been quite strong over the last two quarters and so far this quarter, and largely beating the expectations with the guidances fairly positive so with that as a backdrop and considering that though many people are invested in the market, 54%, the number that you mentioned previously,

she became lame when her nerves were damaged during a childhood vaccination. i didn't go to first grade until 14 years old. >> i am happy now i have a wheelchair. it is a big help to g out and earn a living. i have money to buy rice. i thank god for helping me and giving me hope. >> shirlyn mascasarte has assisted many handicapped people in her community. she never expected one of her loved ones would also need help. >> her niece was gunned down by muslims in broad daylight. >> she escaped serious injury, her niece's husband was instantly killed. their 9-year-old daughter survived, her leg had to be amputated. >> i know the enemy doesn't want god to use me. this has cost much pain. we are thankful she is alive. it is the breath of life that inspires me. i believe in all of this, god has a purpose. >> family tragedies have inspired shirlyn mascasarte to empower the weak and provide education, especially for muslims. example of christian faith in action working to turn evil intentions into something good. lucille talusan, cbn news, north cotabato philippines. >>

it's a wink, nod, secretive, all these pretty lame -- pretty lame he said quietly. >> bill burton, thankou for joining us. >> hugo, that will not be forgotten. >> it's on air. >>> after the break, if last night's results can teach us anything, it's that we may know nothing about the future of the race. we will discuss it next. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents: the cold truth. i have a cold. and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] sorry buddy. truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. what? it doesn't have a decongestant. really? [ male announcer ] you need a more complete cold and flu formula, like alka-seltzer plus liquid gels. it's specially formulated to fight your worst cold and flu symptoms, plus relieve your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] and to fight your allergy symptoms fast, try new alka-seltzer plus allergy. [ male announcer ] and to fight your allergy symptoms fast, the best approach to food is to keep it whole for better nutrition. that's what they do

that was lame. >> i want to move to my first greg-alogue in seven months.is for to -- forti phi ed with flesh. >> and now president obama has a new ad and it is about healing divisions within our country. just kidding. it is an appeal to get blocks to vote for him. take a peek. >> we are seeing the launch of african-americans for obama. i don't think there is a better time than african-american history month to consider the tremendous progress we have made through the sacrifices of so many. >> now, i don't know if this is a big deal or not, but for some reason it bugs me. it doesn't bug andy or bill, but it makes me cringe. i'm not sure why. i guess i remember a state of the union where we are all in this together. he says it again in this ad. >> this is another moment where we have to decide what kind of country we want to be. we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, or we can build a nation where everybody gets a fair shot. everybody does their fair share, and everybody plays by the same rules. >> playing by th

>> a lame duck session of congress will handle it.y handle it depends on the election results. if the republicans lose a lot in the house and don't take the senate and the president gets re-elected, they will push through the whole bug one. if the republicans win the presidency and keep the house and pick up the senate it will be very different ballgame. it's still dangerous with total republican control because a lot of these can be blocked by the democrats in the senate. the obama still l january 20th, 2013 no matter what happens so, but we'll have to wait and see. >> neil: president is on record in saying he would support letting the tax, lower tax rates expire for the well to do, but keep them for everybody else. obviously republicans oh potion raising them on anyone. then you have a number of tax increases that kick in including the medicare surtax on those that sell their homes and make more than $200,000 in profit. so next year could be the year of the tax hike? >> it will be a very big tax hike. the voters should be well aware

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>> in that scenario it's extremely likely you don't legislate during the lame duck gets kicked to next year and circumstances that you were suggesting, that new administration is going to have a huge mess on its hands right during the honeymoon period when you're trying -- at the beginning when you want to be proactive along whatever you're trying to get done you have to clean up this mess of those three things that are being left behind. it's not going to be pleasant. >> that would be if obama is reelected the second time the beginning of the term is the biggest mess he'll face in the entire term. >> whoever is president this time next year will face an intricate dance navigate that. >> peter orszag, thank you so much. >> good to be you. >> comparing president obama and mitt romney's budget is useful and fun to do. but assume mitt romney will be the republican presidential nominee, right? what if he's not? the likelihood of that possibility the whole brokered convention thing plus the in explicable birth control and religion, all that coming up. when i inspect homes, i can't be in an

it sounds lame. >> i know. we're going to get a wintery mix.we're getting some type of snow. let me show you what's going on in terms of temperatures right now. arnold around 32. 26 in tajapa. notes where this is where we should be for -- this is where we should be for this time of the year. not big on windchill, the winds are calm. that's something good. the sat ellite and radar, start together see some clouds push in to western maryland. we'll get that snow first into western maryland. this is where the bulk of the moisture will be sliding in from. we will see that mix later. let's get a check of the traffic with ang la. how are the roads looking out there? >>> the roads are still in great shape, especially for our viewers heading towards capital belt way. 295, the bw park way is good. in howard county on us #29d, 29 -- 29 you can expect all lanes open. here is a view of your calm traffic flow on 32. all in all, a pretty quite morning out there. if anything changes, we'll update you on twitter. back over to you. >>> 1 1 minutes after 5:00. sh

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it's going to be lame.hat's why the friend thought it was so funny. >>> what i'm about to show you happens once a year. ♪ what does that look like to you? >> like a svolcano almost. >> this is the horsetell falls at yosemite national park. once a year it gets dyed by the sunlight and looks like lava flow. this is the sun reflecting off the water on the side of this mountain rnl mountain. it makes it look like a lava flow but it is a waterfall. the first time this incident was recorded was in 1973. now because of thnology and videos like ese, peleopor intert in vitig yosemite. you don't get to see this anywhere else in the world. >> is rare, beautiful and happens quickly. if the sunlight doesn't hit it at the right point, it won't look like this. here you can see what waterfall likes like normally. >> that's impressive, beth. >> imagine what people thought before they figured this out. the mountain is on fire. >>> next time on "right this minute" -- >> their treatment was to bike across the most extreme clim

. >> that was lame. >> that's because it's close to his ♪ ♪. >> we're going to get things started rights minute with a rescue. take a look at this. this is from our good friends at wkyt in lexington, kentucky. what you see there is a little toddler named caitlin campbell stuck inside one of those video arcade games with the big claws. >> wait, wait, she's inside it? >> she is inside of that claw machine. >> caitlin went with her family to the commonwealth coin laundry to do some laundry and she was playing with some other kids in the laund row mat and crawled up inside. they tried several different methods to get her out. >> they were going to try to start picking the lock, but the mechanism on the lock wouldn't allow them to pick ut. and then they tried to unscrew the sides, they tried to up screw those. >> what you're sering here is them using a circular saw to actually saw through the lock. and, as you can see by caitlin's face, this was not fun for her. she started getting really terrified. watch, keep watching as caitlin is pulled out of the machine and into the arms of her family.

during a 2006 lame duck session of congress, republicans passed a law requiring the postal service to pre-fund, that means ahead of schedule, health care benefits for future retirees, 75 years worth of pensions over a 10 year span. now what kind of business would sign up for a plan like that? if you run a small business, can you ask yourself the honest question tonight, would you do that? probably not. republicans have won goal in mind when it comes to the post office, privatization. the post office costs taxpayers nothing, zip. zero, nada, nothing. it doesn't add to the deficit, but because it's considering a -- it's basically considered a quasi-government agency the gop wants to take the ax to it. don't want any obligation. bernie sanders has come up with a plan to not only save the american institution but creative ideas. he thought of a few creative solutions to expand the postal services existing services like this. under senator sanders plan, you can get a few cool ones delivered right to your doorstep. right now you have to go through the private sector to do that. but, why can

. ♪ cartman: lame. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions paid for by mtv networks from comedyentral's world news headquarters in new york, this is the daily show with jon stewart. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome to the daily show, ladies and gentlemen. my name is jon stewart. we've got a good one for you tonight. our guest tonight is lou dobbs from fox business news network will be joining us. i want to say something very quickly. very unusual for us to do this. there's a gentleman in the audience tonight. he has a message for his parents that i think he was afraid to deliver to them in person. he wanted me to deliver it. to sean's parents-- and i'm not going to use his last name-- he wants you, mom and dad, to know something. he's... sean is a canadian. ( applause ) do not ridicule. he's become friendly with what appears to be four other canadians. together, i believe, they think they're going to form a province. i don't know. apparently the guy wrote a master's dissertation on the daily show. he just wanted his parents to know he's not a loser. but i've got to tell y

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