i think senator mitch mcconnell won more than anybody else. he was able to negotiate down the last minute. shows up to be the only guy on capitol hill that negotiates with joe biden at the end of big deals. he basically preserved his ability to run for majority leader next time because there wasn't this default crisis which could have been blamed on republicans. he is the big winner here. president obama is not going to have to deal with default again between now and the next election. he did all right in this. and of course, you know, the big losers here are the left who are going to see programs they care about and constituents need gutted. >> jay, if it hadn't been for mitch mcconnell -- if he hadn't offered up this mechanism for the second part of the deal which basically gives the president the authority subject to congress being able to veto with an override required there, if that hadn't been offered as an alternative to an all out fight, i don't think we would have had a deal tonight, do you? >> i think you're right. >> no, jay now. >>

showed up with the ambulance and i'm not a big fan of mcconnell. together they managed to avoid that disaster. let me put together what i heard you believe, simon, so we can cut to the chase tonight. the idea we're going to cut spending dramatically is absurd. we're going to increase spending dramatically is not going to happen. basically, let me cut to the chase. if were you the chinese government, a command society running this country right now. forget elections, forget politics, interest groups, and just wouldn't it be smart to shift a lot of the money going to entitlements to maintenance people, a little tough love. shift it into job production for the good of everybody. is that the right god-like thing to do or not? >> ideal thing to do but i don't think in your god-like world that's ultimately what's going to happen. so much of the economy is destroyed. you cannot escape the fact looking for long-term structure control say by the end of the decade, whether you like it or not, chris, you have to cut entitlements and you have to have revenue i

governor huntsman says essentially what senator mcconnell just said. not as good a deal as we would like but a step in the right direction. you have to take that. the other candidates, this gets back to the point, look at our polling. the american people in our poll yesterday, maybe they haven't processed this yet but the initial reactions are i don't really like this deal. it is the consensus of especially on the republican side that as this deal gets older, just like the bailout, just like t.a.r.p., it will become less favorable with the public so the safer vote now for especially a conservative is no. >> let me reset what's going on so our viewers know what's going on. we're watching the floor of the united states senate. they started their roll call just a little while ago after wrapping up the debate on this debt ceiling agreement. we expect it will pass fairly soon and then they will hit the gavel, they will declare it passed. the house of representatives passed it last night. it will go to the white house for the president's signature. within mi

mitch mcconnell and the republicans are going to say, not so much. don't forget, my question is how did the presidential candidates out there, are they calling mitch mcconnell and saying, look, maybe we need some people to help us with our presidential races who could help republicans in the congressional races and in the presidential race. so i'm sure there's a lot of jockeying going on. >> i bet the candidates who -- most of the candidates prefer to be silent on this because you're not sure exactly where things are going go. so we do know most of the republican candidates said no. jon huntsman was for this deal. in the transition of our politics, right now john boehner and mitch mcconnell are the face of the republican party. there is no one leader. when we get around to march or april of next year, when somebody emerges as a front-runner for the primaries, that will change everything because then like it or not, they'll defer to the presum active nominee of their party. and if he has a different view, you'll see another lurch and pivot in the poli

. >> howard, let's listen to what mitch mcconnell said on fox business. he was saying what he thought wall street wanted to hear. >> it's the template for the future. and the future, no president in the near future, maybe in the distant future, is going to be able to get the debt ceiling increase without a reigniting of the same discussion of how do we cut spending and get america headed in the right direction. i expect the next president will be asking us to raise the debt ceiling again in 2013. >> howard, that was mcconnell speaking before the stock market crashed. what would mcconnell say today if he was talking to a wall street audience? >> well, i agree with bob that you don't want to just look at one day. but the fact is over the last 10 days, it's been a slide into disaster. and i think one translation of what mitch mcconnell said was hoover -- you know, hoover and more hoover. or 1937, if i have the year right, bob, correct me if i'm wrong, was 1937 all over again, when in the midst of the depression, it was decided that we were recovering and we

through the beginning, mitch mcconnell -- harry reid on the senate floor.o him. >> his remarkable for a number of reasons. not only because of what it does, because of what it prevents. a first ever default on the full faith and credit of the united states. sometimes it seems our two sides disagree on almost everything. but in the end, reasonable people were able to agree on this. the united states could not take the chance of defaulting on our debt, risking the united states financial collapse and worldwide depression. america and the world have been watching our democracy expectantly. and my message to the world tonight is that this nation and this congress are moving forward and we're moving forward together. reaching a long-term accord that would give our economy the certainty it needs was not easy. but our work is not done. leaders from both parties and both chambers will present this agreement to our caucuses tomorrow. senate democrats will meet at 11:00 a.m. to pass this settlement, we'll need the support of democrats and republicans in both the hous

take a look now at harry reid and this mcconnell. -- and mitch mcconnell. been locked in partisan gridlo gridlock. today i'm relieved to say that leaders from both parties have come together for the sake of our economy to reach a historic bipartisan compromise that ends this dangerous standoff. the compromise we have agreed to is a remarkable -- is remarkable for a number of reasons, not only because of what it does but because of what it prevents, a first-ever default on the full faith and credit of the united states. sometimes it seems our two sides disagree on almost everything, but in the end, reasonable people were able to agree on this. the united states could not take the chance of defaulting on our debt, risking united states financial collapse and worldwide depression. america and the world have been watching our democracy expectantly and my message to the world tonight is that this nation and this congress are moving forward and we're moving forward together. reaching a long-term accord that would give our economy the certainty it needs was not ea

there's mitch mcconnell right now. let's listen in to hear what he says and harry reid, the majority leader, will wrap things up before the vote. >> the push and pull americans saw in washington these past few weeks was not gridlock. it was the will of the people working itself out in a political system that was never meant to be pretty. you see, one reason america isn't already facing the kind of crisis we see in europe is that presidents and majority parties here can't just bring about change on a dime. as much as they might like to from time to time. that's what checks and balances is all about. that's the kind of balance americans voted for in november. the american people sent a wave of new lawmakers to congress in last november's election with a very clear mandate, to put our nation's fiscal house in order. those of us who had been fighting the big government policies of democratic majorities in congress welcomed them into our ranks. together, we've held the line and slowly but surely, we've started turning thing

and we as we saw when mitch mcconnell gets behind something it happened that was what we were waiting for was from mitch mcconnell to get behind it and when he did that's what happened i mean the president rejected it out of hand so i don't think we ever got to test that so the president did not matt grassley did not want that and he that's why he said i don't want to even though harry reid and nancy pelosi both endorsed it so you know the president said that what he wanted was a big package of cuts he wanted four trillion dollars in deficit reduction he wanted some of the to be in in in revenues i believe it was last year with john boehner actually had eight hundred billion in revenues and the president said he wanted four hundred billion more and speaker boehner said no i'm not going to give you that not when he walked away but this deal actually has no revenues so what happened. at the end of the week was the president was very upset because they saw that the numbers tanking the president's numbers tanking and they said fine we'll take the deal well not a deal had gotten worse so i

[unintelligible] senator mcconnell and i have talked very briefly about this. i will be interested in seeing what ideas he has, but i am calling to make that decision at a subsequent time. i have two weeks to do it after this bill is passed, and it is important that i think people who are willing to make hard choices, but are not locked in. one of my friend asks to be on the committee, but it does not bode well for me to choose someone that the world knows, how they feel about it before they go in there. we need to look at other avenues, and i will do my best to pick three people, including lee co-chair and the work toward the solution of the long- term debt of our country. [unintelligible] i have not thought about that. that should have no bearing because people could vote against this bill and still think the joint committee was a good idea. [unintelligible] i am a long time member of congress, and i never count my votes until they are cast. i am hopeful, but we will have to see. the republicans will have to produce some votes, and we will have to produce som

i can't put it much better than admiral mcconnell. i hope very much this committee will move quickly on his confirmation and our colleagues in the senate will follow suit. it is really my honor to be here with matt olsen. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. appreciate the remarks. i know you have a busy day. much is happening. so feel free to stay or leave, whichever you wish. >> thank you. thank you very much. mr. olsen, we will now turn to you. part of your remarks senator conrad did this to some extent, but perhaps he would go able further and even ask them to stand up. >> thank you very much, madam chairman and vice-chairman chambliss. i want to thank ev committee for taking the time to consider my nomination this morning. i especially want to thank senator conrad for that very warm and personal introduction. i really appreciate that, and i am grateful to the many members of the committee that i've had the opportunity over the last two weeks to meet and have conversations with. i really appreciate the thoughtful consideration the

republican leader mitch mcconnell declared victory on behalf of the tea party forces that forced thispic battle. let's listen to him. >> i, too, wish we could stand here today and act on something much more ambitious, but i'm encouraged by the thought that these new senators will help lead this fight until we finish the job and i want to assure you today that although you may not see it this way, you've actually won this debate. >> i mean, joe, tea party republicans pretty much won this thing. if you look at the roll call, a number of them still voted against the agreement and they say they're not done. joe, have they schooled washington on how to get what you want? >> there's certainly no question they're a force, and they're a force because they have a lot of supportering out in the country as well as a lot of people on capitol hill. at the same time you have to look at the numbers on capitol hill know what was going on here. the president of the united states does not control the house of representatives. the republicans do. in fact, the minority in the senate is so strong that dem

senator mcconnell made the call that got the ball rolling. >> senator mitch mcconnell has had a long and good and trusting relationship with joe biden. i think their communication really helped to put this together at critical moments in the last few days actually. >> a democrat familiar with the negotiations said vice president biden and senator mcconnell spoke by phone four times on saturday. talks the vice president started leading back in march. neither side wanting default, areas of compromise were laid out. >> despite our many differences, we can all agree that america would not default on its obligation. >> one thing lacking throughout the entire battle was not a lot of trust. >> i guess we're going to recreate these stories in the many months to come. thanks very much for that report. >> another standoff on capitol hill hasn't been resolved. one lawmaker calling it a tragedy about ego that's costing big money and lots of jobs. an anti-government protest in syria gives way to new violence. we're going to show you some startling new images just coming in of an apparent bloodbat

as he delivered the final republican senate speech, the gop leader, mitch mcconnell had a message forhe has often been at odds. >> now, i know that for some of our colleagues, reform isn't coming as fast as they would like. and i certainly understand their frustration. i, too, wish we could stand here today and enact something much more ambitious. but i'm encouraged by the thought that these new senators will help lead this fight until we finish the job. and i want to assure you today that although you may not see it this way, you've actually won this debate. >> let's dig deep on the tea party impact with our chief political analyst, gloria borger, and kate sernicke who covers politics for "the new york times" including writing the book "boiling mad, inside tea party america." in washington when you're taking e-mails and taking the twitter feed, some people are surprised and shocked that the tea party lawmakers made such a defining fight over the debt ceiling. i want to play for a moment an interview i had with jim demint, a hero to the tea party movement. this is the morning after th

it's giving guys like you and me something to talk about. >> mitch mcconnell was helped a little bitse he stayed into the background. >> stephen: he just retreated into his shell. [laughter] al thank you so much. al hunt of bloomberg [ female announcer ] the subway® buffalo chicken is the featured $5 footlong™ of august. an all-time favorite, with tender chicken, spicy buffalo sauce and cool ranch, this august, the buffalo chicken joins our many everyday $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh®. every.... ♪violin musical theme at 1800contacts, we deliver ....brand right to your door, that's right and order from us and you'll also... (sound of doorbell) save money. brands door money (sound of cash register bell) that's just how we do it. free shipping when you order now at 1800contacts.com [cheers and applause] >> stephen: that's it for the report. good night. [cheers and applause] captioning sponso

one big washington winner is mitch mcconnell and joe biden.two guys that were able to cut the deal. the number of people is tremendous. 535 members of congress and mcconnell who's not a senator anymore ended up mattering. >> who won? anybody who wants a third party. >> well -- >> anyone who's pushing for an outside reform movement. >> you know? >> like a radical center. >> jobs -- that's all that matters going forward. >> i like when you have signs like that. >> ezra, trying to make it easy. >> absolutely fresh. >> four letters. >> at the end of the day, it's about jobs. we've got a structural problem in this country with the economy. and it doesn't -- taking care of the debt, it's an accounting trick. it is. you have to make tough decisions. the tougher thing is how to grow the economy. the it revolution grew it in the 1990s. >> reducing anxiety and this whole debate increased the public's anxiety. >> i agree. do you agree with the third party? does it move the ball down the field at all? >> third parties, a, never work, b, whatever they end

it's giving guys like you and me something to talk about. >> mitch mcconnell was helped a little bitse he stayed into the background. >> stephen: he just retreated into his shell. [laughter] al thank you so much. al hunt of bloomberg

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i'm glad that senator mcconnell has put his arms around this. i hope that we can get something done. i was just told as i was walking out of there, i hope it does not affect the vote over there, but i was told that representative cantor said, maybe i am wrong, someone just told me, that cantor said that revenue could very well be part of what we do on the joint committee. so, yes, that deficit is still a problem. it will be for the long term. when we started the last congress, we found ourselves in a hole the country has never seen before. we lost 8 million jobs with the bush administration. to show the difference, president clinton created 23 million jobs. we had a surplus when he took office of $7 trillion over 10 years, and now because of the unpaid for wars in iraq and afghanistan and the unpaid for drug program, we are now $14 trillion. we have to work more on deficit reduction. >> [inaudible] >> senator mcconnell and i have spoken briefly on this. i'll be interested to see what his ideas are. the decision is totally his. i'm going to make

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mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the the senator from kentucky. mr. mcconnell: over the past few weeks congress has been engaged in a very important debate. it may have been messy, it might have appeared to some like their government wasn't working, but in fact the opposite was true. the push and pull americans saw in washington these past few weeks was not gridlock. it was the will of the people working itself out and a political system that was never meant to be pretty. you see, one reason america isn't already facing the kind of crisis we see in europe is that presidents and majority parties here can't just bring about change on a dime. as much as they might like to from time to time. that's what checks and balances is all about. and that's the kind of balance americans voted for in november. the american people sent a wave of new lawmakers to congress in last november's election with a very clear mandate: to put our nation's fiscal house in order. those of us who'd been fighting the big-government policies of democratic majorities in congress welc

ed to get leader mcconnell to answer. they will have influence because they have sway on the house side on speaker boehner. they have sway on the senate side to a lesser degree. but they're the new member os of the senate. so i was asking for example jim da mint the hero of the tea party in the senate, the new members like rand paul or mike leechlt what if one of them comes forward and says we need to be represented on the committee. you do have to consult people. that's one of their issues here. we have this supercommittee that has awesome powers, anderson. before we get to the committee there's going to be a huge debate about who gets to get on it. within each party you'll have the internal politics play out. then we'll have the committee and we'll have a lot of what we've seen over the past few weeks play out. >> john, gloria fascinating. thank you >>> whatever the supercommittee ends up looking like, cnn orc polling reveals americans aren't exactly crazy about the entire process. 44% approve of the deal, 52% don't. bu

. >> reporter: and this is mitch mcconnell. >> good morning. you may recognize him from his unsmiling, unyielding, on-message appearances before the microphone of these past few days. >> playing with fire here. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell of kentucky is the republican leader in the senate. >> what a lovely suite of offices. >> reporter: nothing gets through the senate without bipartisan support. in order to get the debt ceilingcc1: plan or any other bill to the president's desk, it's got to get through this man who has quite a reputation. >> so the media portrait of mitch mcconnell is the guy says no a lot, stays on message, he keeps his politics pretty close to his vest, and he doesn't waste a word if he doesn't have to. do we have you pretty accurately? >> sounds pretty accurate to me. >> all right then. ♪ but pursuing an agreement in this vast complex isn't just politically tough. it's physically punishing. >> there are also more marble steps in this city than seemingly anywhere else on earth. >> reporter: the building favors natural climbe

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i don't know who senator mcconnell is going to appoint. i can guarantee you one thing. he's not going to appoint anybody who will vote for tax increases on this committee. i know that -- >> you just eliminated the three -- you eliminated the three gang of sixers. >> well, i don't know how senator mcconnell will make his final choice, but i'm confident, as between who senator mctonl will appoint and the house rejecting tax increases that those really will not be part of the solution. we can't keep on doing what we're doing now and have been doing a long time, which is spending money we don't have. so we're going to have to cut. i know it is painful and it runs against the grain for a lost people who see government as a means to hand out more goodies. but we simply have to change our ways or else we're looking at economic disaster. >> one quick question on this faa thing i think a lot of americans in the month of august, if any of them take a small vacation, they might find themselves surprised by some issues at some airports. let me ask you this, did the house -- this re

. >> republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell -- no, minority leader mitch mcconnell, got toct those things, is ready to have this fight over and over again. >> it set the template for the future and in the future, no president -- in the near future, maybe in the distant future will be able to get a debt ceiling increase without a reignition, reigniting of how to cut spending. i expect the next president is going to be asking us to raise the debt ceiling again in 2013, so we'll be doing it all over. >> joining me now is msnbc political analyst howard fineman, editorial director at the huffington post. the teleprompter has prematurely called him a majority leader, but is he coming out of this debt deal and lineup with senates up for -- he's on his way to being the next majority leader of the senate? >> well, quite possibly, lawrence, i think he's one of the winners, politically, out of this, because he's really the guy who brokered the deal and he very shrewdly used the energy of the tea party and the threat of the tea party to go to joe biden, his old buddy from the senate an

>>neil: that is what mcconnell said. if you got up to $4 trillion, it--. >>guest: we have disagreed from time to time but one thing we agree when we raise taxes it has hurt our economy and people will say that is not true. >>neil: the president would not let go of that today. >>guest: he just wants our money. hello? he wants to spend more money. we are, remember, when ronald reagan said the worst deal he ever made was when he sat down with the democrats and said they would cut spending $3 and raise taxes for every $1. guess what? they raised taxes and did not cut spending. that is why the tea partyers and others, and i am not a family better but need a balanced budget amendment. we cannot get it through the senate as the senate at the present time. we have to pass it and we have to get a constitutional amendment. great to see you. wonderful to see you. why care what the fcc says about you. >>neil: thank you, former presidential candidate, republican dynamo. the senator voted yes for the package in the senate that has made its way to the president and next

. >> and then plus, retired admiral, mike mcconnell, on the looming dangers of international cyber attacks. i am candy crowley, and this is state of the union. a better than expected jobs report was the only upbeat economic note this week, and it was downgraded. that's the first time that ever happened. >> it's a matter of the medium and long-term budget position of the united states that needs to be brought under control, not the immediate fiscal position, it's the one that centers on entitlements and its entitlement

by mitch mcconnell are going to be open to tax increases.rn won't be on there, crapo won't be on there. the three of gang of sixers. democrats are going to put somebody on there that isn't going to listen at all. and even have the conversation about medicare or social security. so you can just feel the stalemate brewing. or democrats do put some folks that compromise. so, you see where this is headed. and it's not going to be a pretty sight. and yesterday was interesting, mika, paul ryan and gene sperling, the president's chief economic advisor here basically had a debate back and forth whether even the super committee could touch the tax code. paul ryan makes the case they can't. >> great. >> so there you go. they are not super at all. >> no. how do we -- how are they going to choose whose on the super committee if nobody can be on it that honestly could really create a good like sort of team of rivals that would come up with something constructive? >> i don't envision how that happens. you know you can just see that it's too close to the e

>>neil: mcconnell said they all but were excluded?differently, absolutely, and as with everything you have to look to the details and as i understand it it is not written that revenues are absolutely excluded. >>neil: and nancy pelosi, she has been telling you and your colleagues, the democratic colleagues vote your conscience, and she has not be the cheerleader or doing harry reid's bidding or the president's bidding. behalf do we learn from that? >>guest: well, the responsibility is on the republican caucus to put up the votes. that is what i take from that. and, also, i know she is positive about the fact that medicare, medicaid and social security were protected. and, also, we will not have to go through this exercise again in six months, and this will not come again until 2013 so i think those were victory points we have to remember. >>neil: congresswoman, thank you for joining us. >>> maybe we'll get indication how she will go and other colleagues will go. particularly those with serious issues with this. we have donald trump ha

and it was also interesting to hear senator mcconnell, if i did not mishear it, bret. he made a reference to how the cuts that will be made at least in the early round of deficit cutting will be more than what he called the president's increase to the debt ceiling. and of course, both sides were still in partisan gamesmanship mode and even the statements tonight. president obama talking about despite what some republicans have argued, tax breaks for the wealthy, he said, tax breaks for the wealthy, should be eliminated, bret. >> james, let me tell you about the balanced budget amendment section of this deal. and governor, this is interesting. as you look at the specifics here, a lot of focus on the balanced budget amendment from the house republicans, particularly the tea party conservatives. here is what it says: same as the house-passed bill, the boehner bill, the frame work of this requires both the house and senate to vote on a balanced budget amendment after october 1st, 2011, but before the end of the year. and similar to the house bill, it authorizes the preside

reid: senator mcconnell and i have completed our statements. as i understand it, we move to the matter before senate; is that right? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr.mr. alexander: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: i ask unanimous consent that speakers on the republican side be allocated up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: madam president, finally washington is taking some responsibility for spending money that we don't have. at a time when the federal government is borrowing 40 cents of every dollar it spends, this is a welcome change in behavior, and i gladly support it. make no mistake, this is a change in behavior from spend, spend, spend to cut, cut, cut. let me give you one example. on christmas eve in 2010, congress raised the debt ceiling and attached to it $1 trillion in new spending over ten years in the new health care law. this time for every dollar we're raising the debt ceiling, we're reducing spending by $1, not adding t

you mean -- >> mcconnell three, boehner three, pelosi three, reid three. >> the senate and house. >> 12 on there, and six for each party. but the thing is mitch mcconnell -- >> okay. >> nobody who will raise taxes will be appointed. >> and the country wants a balanced approach, and -- >> they didn't get it last time! >> i'm with you issue two, muba >> you have heard the charge and accusations pressed against you by the public persecution. what is your statement? >> i deny all these charges and accusations categorically. >> hosni mubarak lived in the presidential palace in cairo for 30 years. he was egypt's longest serving president, but this week the 83- year-old mubarak was in prison whites on a gurney, speaking from inside a cage. the trial of the former egyptian president began on wednesday on the outskirts every cairo. the charge is murder. mubarak is accused every ordering the killing of more than 800 protestsors. they were among the thousands every protestors who successfully ousted mubarak from power this past february, six months ago. as part of the arab spring. if mubarak is

and so senator mcconnell celebrating that.ve heard a lot of pluses and minuses about this piece of legislation, a lot of lukewarm support. some will tell you that that is because it is the product of bipartisan compromise, but all indications -- excuse me -- all indications are they will have the 60-plus votes to pass this through the senate to president obama to avoid this default possibility for the country. and then we move on to the next fight. jon? jon: mike emanuel keeping an eye on things live there on capitol hill. what a day. thanks, mike. jenna: we'll be back, of course, as news develops. as mike was just mentioning, these are some of the final speeches before the vote actually takes place which we expect any moment. one of the things we've talked a lot about is the detours this deal has taken to get to this point leaving bruises on just about everyone involved. as we wait for the president to make a statement in the rose garden just a few minutes after the final vote -- that's what we expect be -- we are lucky enoug

in his first interview since the senate voted to divert a default, mitch mcconnell speaks on john kingt the top of the hour for north american viewers. the construction worker who sings like sinatra, sort of. sort of. [ jelani ] neither of my parents went to college. something that was drilled in me early on, you know, college is the place for you. it's my number one goal. ♪ students like me, who take these ap math and science classes and have these opportunities, this is where the american dream lies. when i write that book, you know, i plan to dedicate it to my school. ♪ those hopes and dreams that you have, you know, they're within reach. and i'm living proof. >>> let's get right back to jack for "the cafferty file." jack? >> the question this hour is u.s. economic leadership at an end? kathy writes, major u.s. corporations and financial institutions are u.s. in name only and hoove no allegiance to this country at all. they've already turned to new emerging markets around the world to take the place of u.s. consumers and u.s. manufacturing. if unchecked by the lawmakers they have pu

the statements of mitch mcconnell better known as mitch make lipless chinless who said his main job is to make sure obama is not a future president. being pushed more because he sure changed the entire american economy by doing nothing but hurting every plan obama's tried. that's a great question and you're right mcconnell and the republicans have sabotaged every single agenda item put forward by president obama to get our economy back on track republican governors of laid off nearly a half million people since obama came into office rather than raise taxes on the rich if they hadn't done just that one thing unemployment right now would be below eight percent but instead they're cutting more and more and republicans at the federal level are pushing hard for even more cuts and the sad part is it's working the president's poll numbers are plunging in the face of this unemployment and you gallup poll shows the president approve approval rating at an all time low just thirty nine percent and while many democrats have called out the republican strategy of crashing the economy to more easily

if mitch mcconnell is your champion, we don't even have to go in the ring. >> it's your man who calledhis a satan sandwich. it's not my folks. >> your folks are wailing and weeping and crying. look at the progressives. >> he made sure that everybody could tell the tainted meat. that's the odor you're smelling, paw, in the studio. >> how did tea party guys do this to you? you got intimidated, frightened by a threat that wasn't even real. >> we couldn't win in the front rounds, so we're on the roping. all we needed was the dopes to show up. no closer, keep punching, pat, thanks for joining me. >> okay. >> and take care of your tea party boys. >>> ahead, tom joyner will be here live to talk jobs. and sarah palin's whining about democrats. that's our con job of the day. >>> sarah palin doesn't like it when political opponents resort to name-calling, but the rules don't apply to her. that's our con job of the day. republicans have come down hard on vice president joe biden over a report he compared tea party republicans to terrorists, but sarah palin's criticisms stand out. >> to be called

we have senate minority leader mitch mcconnell coming to the podium. am >> i know you all are going to miss us, right? hate to see us go. we will miss you. the biggest concern that the american people have is the jobs and the economy. actually, things have gotten worse since the president came to office. we need to move in a different direction. we don't believe and the american people don't believe that raising taxes, job-killing tax increases in the middle of this serious recession is a direct we ought to take. and the bill we just passed avoided doing that even though the administration desperately wanted to raise taxes. every meeting i'm in talks about the regulatory burden that we are experiencing throughout the economy. massive increases in regulations. senator barrasso has been a leader on that subject. i am often asked, what would you do to get the economy going, and my answer is always the same, quit doing what we have been doing. quit borrowing, quit spending, quit trying to raise faxes, quit overregulating and let the private sector flourish

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