lawrence lindsey has a unique perch from which to view america's economy. he served on both the boards of governors of the federal reserve and economic adviser to george w. bush. he is currently ceo and president of the lindsey group. larry, great to see you. thanks for being here. >> my pleasure. thanks, maria. >> what an economic environment we all face right here. we've seen a pretty good stock market over the last several months, but in many ways a soft recovery. mainstream america still feeling the pinch of that economy. why such a disparity between the two, in your view? >> well, i think that we're now running a policy that is oriented toward propping up asset prices. in fact, that's sort of the strategy behind qe2. if the government buys bonds, somebody else has to buy something else, and hopefully that stocks. and i think expectation of qe2 is what has been buoying the market the last couple of months. >> so the qe2 anticipation boosting the market, even though the broad economic landscape is weak. let me ask you about the bush tax cuts. you are the