caller: i vote for republican because republicans -- because i think the republican would be the best thing to vote for because obama is not doing a good job, he is listening to nancy pelosi, whatever her name is, and harry reid. and here he is supposed to be getting the boys out over their in afghanistan and everything else -- no, he is not a good democrat. he is not a good president. host: all right. the president is going to be talking about iraq today at a speech in georgia. that will be laid on this morning. go to c-span.org for our coverage. philadelphia, james, on independent line. good morning. caller: how are you doing this one? host: go ahead. caller: i will definitely be focusing on the economic whole thing. i just want to say that we are all very powerful beings and we can change this. we just need to have faith and we need to stand up and take action to get our country back. host: john boehner, minority leader in the house, was asked about ethics and what is happening on capitol here -- have -- capitol hill and this is what he had to say. >> talk about draining the swamp

[laughter] >> he is a sam's club republican, not a countyr club republican, pawlenty. but you shouldn't underestimate. he has been spending the time on the organization and traveling. and that says a lot. chris: the real surprise that could challenge this president effectively is jeb bush if he decides to get in. >> he says he's not running. >> he's my pick and i don't take him seriously. he is a guy that has extraordinary establishment credentials and a serious person on policy and he is taken very seriously among the conservative grassroots because of his name and policies. he is a guy, tomorrow, if his name wasn't jeb bush, he would be the front runner tomorrow. by next year, in the republican rank and file, the memory of george w. will have faded enough and different enough. chris: time moves so fast these days. a week is a second. everything moves. >> soldier status. >> remember the time that barack obama said he wasn't running for president. chris: is the president's going to hold? >> if the economy stays flat,t i is going to be impossible. he will get a tough op

i have to give the republican leader john boehner credit for spelling out what he and his republican colleagues would do if given the chance, because elections are about the future, and americans deserve to know the choices they have. what has mr. boehner and the republicans told the american people that would do if given a chance? kia said very clearly that republicans would seek to repeal wall street reform bill. a lot people know that a high price wall street lobbyists were paid a lot of money to defeat that legislation, which is designed to make sure that never again are american taxpayers left holding the bag in paying the bill for bad decisions on wall street. mr. boehner devoted to rescue wall street quebec, but now was the republicans to repeal the new law that holds those banks accountable. in other words, returned -- go back to the anything goes policy that precipitated the final financial meltdown and the economic crisis. second, the other day in ohio, republican leaders said that he would reverse the remaining elements of the economic recovery plan. no one has suggested t

this is good news for republicans.y want to keep it just like it is through the election. >> the gdp was much lower than expected, 1.6%. >> this has been an awful week. you are getting a return of fear. what we had for a year-and-a- half is bad economic conditions which hurt incumbents. we had a panic in 2008 with the collapse of lehman brothers and that was new and tt aected the govningarty. you are getting now historically unprecedented housing numbers which trouble lowest in 50 years. we have a decrease of gdp. the market is retreating. you have people now afraid that we may have a double-dip recession or even worse. that return is what will hurt democrats. it is bad enough that conditions are lousy and you're getting slow recovery. the idea that you might be headed over a cliff and we had that sense in 2009 but we averted that. obama said he was right i calling us back. there is a sense now that we are heading into thelma and louise territory. >> tim geithner says we are on the road to recovery. no, we aren't. why

but they republicans to come along. that puts republicans in a tough spot. if they want to keep all the tax cuts they might be pressed into extending some tax cuts. tough for republicans to do. chris: but if nothing is done, the democrats can say it's the re publicans cutting their taxes. >> some are very wary of this. they understand what john is saying on the politics and erin is saying on the fiscal side but they're scared. chris: what's their fear? >> that a two or three-week debate about taxes is going to -- chris: going to help republicans? >> in part, because the spending has made obama unpopular with some. there are at least three democratic senators, conrad, bayh, and ben nelson, who said they will not vote to let the tax cuts expire even on the wealthy. that makes it procedurally more complicated. talking to them late in the week i'm not convinced that they're hungry to have this keebt -- debate in the senate. the senate democrats scared tv and may try to put it off until after the election. >> you comp the stock market if new york all the time. wh

and soul of the republican party.ll over america, what we've seen is the extreme right wing tea party republicans have been beating moderate, more main stream republican candidates and essentially strangling the chances of almost any of these races to be successful for republicans. america is not on the far right. we're in the middle of the road, and to watch the tea party essentially strangling the republican party, that's going to be the trend that will be talked about in the 2010 election. >> larry: when we come back, we will discuss the tea party's impact on all of this, right after this. where banks competed to save me a boatload of money on my mortgage, that would be awesome. sure, like that'll happen. don't just think about it -- spend 10 minutes at lendingtree and save up to $258 a month. how'd you do that? do what? you made it taste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. tasty fiber, that's a good one! ok, umm...read her mind. [ male announcer ] fiber one chewy bars. picnic empty handed.can'

the republicans do take over the house.ho do you think is going to be the leader of the republicans in the house? >> i think there might be a run against boehner if the republicans take over the house. i don't know who it would be. you have canter. >> it would not be michele bachmann. >> they want a house king, too. paul ryan and also bachmann. >> you have tension and also canter in there and you have someone else. >> bachmann is realigning the tea party, she can move in with the tea party and take that job over. >> she can't get a majority. >> there will be a struggle. the blunts, the guys who are close to all the lobbyists and the tea party guys. >> these young turks, if they do take over the white house, not the white house, i get too far ahead of this discussion. if they take over the control of the house, they will want to get new faces in there. >> they will not want michele bachmann because the tea party is not going to win in such great numbers that they are going to be a dominant voice on capitol hill. >> i don't a

republicans are favored. here's the balance of power right now. 59 democrats, 41 republicans. the democrats need to hold off the republicans. keep them from picking up ten seats in the senate. when we learn the nominees in florida. when we go up to alaska, where another incumbent republican is facing a tea party challenge, larry, we're learning about, a, do these incumbents survive. we're also learning about intensity in the electorate. if you go back and look at those florida races right now, higher turnout so far in the republican primary than in the democratic primary. that could tell us something about the intensity and where the energy will be when we have a much more important conversation on election day 70 nights from now. larry? >> larry: thanks, john king, the host of john king usa. let's swing to john mccain headquarters at the phoenix convention center in very hot arizona. jessica yellin, our cnn national political correspondent is on the scene. she's been there all day. the polls don't close until the top of the hour. he pulled -- mccain has pulled ahead in the po

the republicans could have been in charge in this race, had the republican primary not turned into such a mess. there are primaries at times they do not get as nasty as this and prime's whoever it is for a tough fight in the general lesson. but this really got nasty and at a sign -- and out of hand. now people will see nominee as flawed. he decided he would embrace the arizona immigration laws. rick scott has a lot of personal flaws in the running of a hospital company that he on. that could come back on him in the general election. is going to be interesting to see the way that this thing turns out. it should be a fight to the finish, but right now, i give the advantage to alex sink slightly. for: let's take your calls david drucker talking about the florida primary races but also the national politics. indiana, you are on the air. caller: i have a question on marco rubio. after he won the nomination, because i don't think anyone ran with him, [unintelligible] have the american, nobody ran with him. it's like they did not want to. guest: if you do not have an opponent, you win by defau

tea party republican candidates and the more mainstream republican candidate. that is driving a whole lot of that turned out activity. you saw that in arizona, too. you had a statewide election, primary on the republican side. you had some big races that are again, i go back to the most recent test case. we did have a big senate primary. if you look at the turnout numbers, that turned out in pennsylvania 12 was much higher for democrats and republicans, because that particular campaign, in terms of the message campaign and the ground operation, helped bring out democratic vote. i can go back to the most recent data point we have. >> where are some of these red to blue districts you are talking about? >> we will have to bring them to their attention. there are a number of congressional districts where you have a high democratic performances that voted overwhelmingly for president obama. you have delaware open seat, illinois 810, you have louisiana, a democratic seat, where the incumbent was elected three weeks after the national election because of scheduling in

he had been a moderate republican candidate, chosen by a lal republican party. you had sarah palin and the tea party movemt come in and essentially drive her out of the race. this is a district that had been held by the republicans since the civil war. in the case of pennsylvania 12, after the polls closed, republicans were telling folks that their candidate was going to win. what happened was the democratic candidate focused on the issues, economy, on the fact that his opponents had supported and benefited from some of these special tax breaks rewarded corporations to ship jobs overseas and focused on bread and butter issues, combined with a great field campaign operation that out the vote. where republicans did not think democrats would come outhe vote, they did in big numbers in that campaign. for the three reasons we've talked about today, the fact that this election prevent -- presents a clear choice moving forward and returning to the same policies that got us into this mess to begin with, the fact that you have republican candidate out of the mainstream i

host: republican in hampshire senator judd gregg also on the floor talking about why republicans are opposed to the idea. >> why should the federal government be saying to the states, we are going to give you some money, but we are going to attach to this money a whole lot of strings, and a basic strings are these, unless you spend a heck of a lot more money, you are not going to get this money. and it does appear that it is focused on a special interest group, does it not, the teachers' unions. it appears that this is more or less a commitment to take care of this constituency out there at the expense, ironically, a lot of people who are employed in those states. we used the term multinational corporation around here like that is some sort of evil empire. i've got a few multinational corporations in new hampshire. i suspect you do in tennessee. and they employ people. and if you raise their taxes by $10 billion, they are going to employ a lot less and the ongoing to send them overseas. we used to hear around here constantly about outsourcing jobs. this is a job outsource sir, this b

there is nobody out there that could approach that on the republican side.hey are feeling good about that. chris: thanks for a great round table. dan rather, gloria borger, michele norris and richard

the voters are not taking their cues in the republican primary from the republican establishment. they're also nominating some candidates who may be weaker in the fall than the establishment candidates might have been on the other -- been. on the other hand, because there's so much energy we're seeing on the republican side, republicans say, in the end, that's what will help us. >> so give than, are the republicans worried about how these anti-establishment candidates will do in the fall elections? >> they are somewhat worried about that. and the democrats are very much hoping that these outside the mainstream nominees that the republicans are nominating will be too much for the general election voters to swallow. it's not clear that that's going to happen. probably the best chance for that to happen is in nevada where sharon, a tea party candidate, topped the nomination to run against harry reid who is in terrible trouble there. but she may be so unacceptable. and reid is spending a lot of money making her unacceptable, that he can get elected. if you look at a state like kentuck

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>> yes, republicans should take heart. predictions are today, as we meet here, but economists that unemployment will not drop -- by economists that em unemployment will not drop by next year to 8.5%. household spending is the most fearsome indicator, down 1.2% from 2009. that is what drives our economy. that is the largest drop since 1942 in the middle of world war ii. it is not good news. >> charles? >> what happened is that the fed action, repurchasing debt, is a signal that it is worried about the economy. but it is out of bullets. that is what said the market into the soon. >> jeanne? >> they can argue -- republicans can argue that we need change in washington. in that poll, the voters only give republicans a to- or three- point edge when it comes to managing the economy. i think the republicans needed to develop a strong message about how they would fix things and take that on the road with them instead of just saying that you need somebody do. it would benefit if they provided any answer or road map on what they woul

if we see a big republican turnout, it is not because they love republicans but they will want to check the power that is there. >> and there's those that think our country has been taken from us and talking like that and people are listening. >> i have been to tea party events. those are the divide within. they're saying, don't you see we're mainstream americans? trying to validate can their position. and then at the same time, a voice like beck, a vibrant incendiary characters, they could draft behind that. but i'm always struck by the divide of those that want to raise the crazy signs and those that say, we have a thoughtful position. i'm struck by that at those events. chris: i think this gets ethnic and tribal. i listened to rush limbaugh saying we're not islam phone bick. -- phone bick. >> barack obama is from a different background and america has embraced him. e idea that glenn beck is being controlled by rupert murdoch as the puppet master gets things wrong. when you look at glenn beck, you see someone for -- for example remember the million man m. people were terrified, it cau

many republicans feel. many republicans did feel disenfranchised with president bush, that he did not represent the conservative platform he campaigned on. he said he would go ford with a humble foreign policy, and then we ended up being much more engaged than we ever thought we would be. i would say president obama has done his share of running negatively against his predecessor. pretty much everything was to blame bush for the first year -- the recession. this is what happens during campaign season. it is unfortunate we cannot just discussed the issues. those are so struck with what happened with the other party, that there is no way to avoid it. host: we have been talking about races in the house and senate, but in this addition, the talk about governor's races. 31 will grapple with the economic downturn and influence the redistricting process coming on the heels of the census. -- in this edition. how important is this issue over governors' seats? guest: it is very important because it involves rejecting

it's just going to be a different republican. so what you're going to have is a republican caucus in the senate, that is much more libertarian leaning and might cause all kinds of headaches for mitch mcconnell. but, you know, gwen, in colorado, in kentucky is rand paul going to lose that election? it could be a very limited impact in terms of what party controls washington. >> how about democrats, how uncertain are they? they've certainly -- every right track, wrong track poll we look at, every generic congressional poll we look at shows the democrats are the ones with the uphill race. >> that's right. this environment could hardly be worse for the democrats. and as they look forward, the only things you hear them talking about is the fact that they do have generally some pretty good candidates who have been working hard. these people are not generally, you know, asleep at the switch. they are battle tested and they have a lot more money in most of these races than the republicans. >> but they're really worried about demoralized

they're now trying to say that we are better than republicans and republicans are the party that would bring it back to the problems we had in 2008 and before. >> as you look at the poll numbers -- unemployment is at 9.5%. a deficit is approaching $14 trillion. >> those are the big numbers. 9.5% -- that is the number you look at. that is the number that the white house democrats cannot get around. it is hard to message 9.5% unemployment. you can put to everything you have done, but as long as republicans are unified in their message of "where are the jobs" that is resonating with the voters. they spent all that money on the stimulus. this and money to the states for medicaid, teachers, and first responders. the nine -- the number is at 9.5% still. this is a millstone around the president's neck. he is not able to get around it. >> that same poll showed that support for the war in afghanistan is diminishing. we saw the first of a series of interviews this morning with general david petraeus, trying to explain the mission in afghanistan, coming at the same time that additional wikileaks

host: what are the issues that benefit the republican party? guest: the overarching issue is the economy and the health care bill. i think those are the big issues. in a broader sense, i think what happened was that when obama took over office at a time when there were a lot of problems, and the people hired the democrats to fix it. they do not want to hear now that he inherited a mess and it was bush's fault. all people know about is that people are out of work. so they do not want to hear about george bush anymore. so that is the problem for democrats. now they own the mass. ess. in terms of the health care plan, that is indicative of something else. one of the reasons that obama was an effective candidates is he was able to signal to progressives and liberals that he was one of them of having a moderate, reasonable rhetoric and centrist rhetoric that he shared with the rest of the country. that was how he was able to unite a coalition of independents who were disillusioned with bush and the republicans as well as getting a progressive-activi

on energy we've taken a cap and trade to win republican support, but the republicans said they didn'tthere. we all agree to the health insurance crisis. with regard to the energy reform, democrats have taken out the cap and trade title to win republican support. that hasn't worked. lindsey graham isn't supporting it but wants to rescind the 14th amendment. >> let me get in here. >> that's wrong, that's wrong. >> here a portion of the aforementioned article in "vanity fair." here's what you write, the modern presidency, barack obama's presidency has become a job of such huge size to be unrecognizable to the executives. the sheer growth of the federal government and the systemic have made today's washington a depressing and dysfunctional place, they have shaped and at times hobbled the presidency itself. >> i think that's probably, you know, almost stating the obvious at some level. one of the challenges of doing this piece was to find a way to get at problems reflected in the daily news conversation but not really explored. i think the obama top team all talks about the speed and the s

the republican primary has become more conservative. there is no denying he saw a political opportunity and went for it and will test the theory in florida, if voters are mad only at democrats or met equally at democrats and republicans. take nevada, sharing use that anger and unrest to help her win her republican primary. a lot of republicans are thinking she is not the strongest candidate to run against kerry reid. i am not completely -- against harry reid. some of these extreme candidates who are not necessarily viewed as the top republicans, that they still cannot win. harry reid has a ceiling on his support. what we know for sure is the makeup of the senate next year will be completely different. some of these candidates will emerge as winners. it will change the dynamic. tavis: when you say completely different, are you suggesting democrats want to use -- want to lose the senate? >> we will find out. i spent some time in wisconsin. he know if senator feingold -- if he is in trouble a lot of democrats are in trouble. it is too earl

is this a good image for republicans to have? i mean, if the president's gonna -- every candidate is going to have to defend what the president did on the mosque down there, is this one kind of a tough one for you guys? >> well, a couple of things, bob, you can show the footage of president obama when he was running for president appearing on w.w.e., calling out the voters there and saying, "can you smell what barack is cooking?" so not long ago, the democrats thought the w.w.e. was a great place to go to talk to voters. linda mcmahon is not an establishment politician, not a career washington figure, not someone who is a conventional candidate. and this is a good year, by the way, for that, you know, to run against -- and her race has tightened since she got the nomination to run against a career politician in connecticut with a problematic record. on the issues of spending and taxes and deficit and debt and the fact that we need to put a check on president obama and the democratic congress, not hand them a blank check, those ar

when you talk about a hostile takeover of the republican party, are leaders of republican party todayof the problem? >> the fact that he only has 13 co-sponsors is the big reason why our folks are agitated against the republicans as well as democrats. the difference between being a co-sponsor with ryan or not is a thing called courage. we have watched american public policy dominated by democrats that don't care and republicans that don't dare for a long time. we're saying to the republican party, you know, get some courage to stand up for the things that are right for this country. don't stand here and hide from the issue because you are afraid of the politics. the issue of public policy that governs the future of my children is more important than your politics. if you can't see that, we'll replace you. >> if you care about democracy and what every citizen believes and you want to empower them, and they don't want the social security system to be dismantled, and they don't want the medicare system to be dismantled because your picking and choosing and this is a contact between gener

>> it's almost a certainty that whoever the next republican leader is, or whoever the republican leader is, is going to say no to taxes. you saw what happened last year when few republicans voted for taxes. there were recall drives launched against them. so if the republicans are going to be selecting new leaders, it's definitely going to be one that's going to hold the line against taxes. >> belva: well, there's going to be a new member of the senate, at least on the way. josh, that's your story, about senate district 15, where lieutenant governor maldonado is now lieutenant governor. tell us about the outcome of the electi election. >> well, the democrats spent millions of dollars. the republicans spent millions of dollars. the independent expenditures committees spent even more millions of dollars. the taxpayers in five counties shelled out for special elections. and we are right back where we started from with a republican state senator serving the 15th senate district. sam blakeslee prevailed on tuesday night. although a lot of the ballots apparently had been cast absentee earlier.

and the republicans got shellacked.: when we come back, the big question in week, will democrats have the votes to keep the bush tax cuts for the middle class but not for the wealthiest? be right back. chris: welcome back. to kill the bush tax cuts for the top bracket and save them for families making under $250,000 a year, democrats need to pass a bill. our question this week, will they get 60 votes in the senate this year to make those changes? dan? >> not likely. as tip o'neill, would say all politics is local. and i don't see a democratic incumbent congressman who is fighting for his life believing in a people in his district care very much about this issue. i think president obama loses this one. chris: kim. i think what we're going to see is delay, delay, delay. wait for theem novber elections. wait for the fallout. see how much political capital the democrats have left. chris: perhaps a lame duck. helene. >> i think it's going to be really, really tough. i think the white house could very easily lose this one. ch

-- >> republican governor who was his predecessor. patrick fitzgerald, the son of a doorman in new york, got a scholarship and has been a distinguished public. -- distinguished public servant. what looks like it is some of the total loss of confidence in -- institute -- brought the boy -- rod blagojevich is a symptom of the total loss of confidence in institutions. >> roger clemens is charged with lying to congress. >> one is tempted to say if there is a similarity between these two people who cannot bear to admit that the public reputations have been solid terribly by private conduct. -- sullied terribly by private conduct. but roger clemens has not been tried. we have not seen witnesses against him. >> we saw one during the hearings. >> mitchell did not believe the clemons, and a grand jury did not believe roger clemens, his account. but maybe when there is a trial, this will turn out differently. having been in the position of prejudging people before and eating my words, i think i will just cool it on this one. >> the real indicat

and they donate to republicans and this is a republican story. all right? do you want to respond? host: bob, if you notice, i used "the new york times" and the boston globe and "usa today," and i believe a story from "the washington post" as well -- "the new york post." caller: none of those organizations gave money to the republican party. host: some of you "the new york times" as liberal, others view "the wall street journal" as conservative. we are not endorsing any of these papers but we just want you to see what people are reading in this town and giving you varying different opinions and headlines and stories. manhattan, new york. mike, independent-minded open phones. what is on your mind? caller: i cannot understand that last caller from the republicans. the rich get richer because they steal. they know how to steal. any law they are not willing to go by, they will change that law. most republicans are. but this thing here in new york about the mosque being built in open -- in the world trade center. i don't understand that. muslims died a

giving the republican establishment such a run this year. the first question we have to ask you-- and i want to tell our viewers first, there is a delay in the sound reaching you, so there will be some delay you between my questions and your answers. but it's our audio, not because you're sitting there trying to think of an answer. it's just the audio. how did you do it, joe miller? >> well, you know, there are a number of factors that involve, of course, obviously governor palin's endorsement, governor huckabee's endorsement, lieutenant governor lehman, a number of radio personalities here in alaska, and at the base, our volunteer network. this is a very small state, population-wise. elections here are determined by the strength of your volunteer network. we had volunteers that worked day and night. they covered every quadrant of the state. it was just an extraordinary effort. >> schieffer: there is a lot of federal money that pours into alaska. in fact, i think alaska ranks about second per capita of the amount of federal dollars that come

there is nobody out there that could approach that on the republican side. they are feeling good about that. chris: thanks for a great round table. dan rather, gloria borger, hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today.

this is not about casting aspersion on republicans. you suggested that you think the most general election republicans are civil and how they interact and how they think and process. if i had the time, i could argue down on that point with all kinds of evidence that suggests the we are becoming more and civil and our politics and a lot of that is coming from the right. you happen to be a victim of that. >> yes. there is a lot of truth to that. when you what cable tv and he hears certain arguments that are made and a lot of bickering, you have a great show. you have an opportunity to really reflect and have some thoughtful commentary and it is very refreshing to people. i think it is what drives you were to you. if we had more of that kind of discussion, it to be a healthier thing for not only politics before the country as a whole. when i sit there and see some cable tv shows and they argue who can scream over the other person the most effectively, i have to also think my heart, not only are people in our country watching that -- and f

>> i don't think it is about republicans and democrats. it is about an alliance that are rifts of obama on the left and the folks within the tea party ntveme >> the other risk for the republicans, if they get into power with people that are from the right and who is sole mission over the next two years is to either obstruct policy and launch investigations into the administration, then that could look like a party that -- that is not working chris: the last question, will this far right scare the middle? >> you're first. >> maybe. >> likely. >>likely. >> occasionally. >> okay. what a softy. when e we come back, scoops and class tell me something i don't know. >> i'm as confused about the contry as anyone, therefore, next week i'm getting in a suv and i'm driving across the country, and -- all of you are invited to join me. chris: look for america. >> it is a month now for the pakistan floods, people in the state department aren't worried about the taliban attacking aide workers but they're worried about local governments collapsing and tha

if republicans are elected, will they keep the heat on and be a force that republicans actually try implement limited government agenda or not? that's the more important test. it's easy toe opponents when the other party is in power? but the important thing is can you pressure the people who are supposedly on your side to doing this sort of things that you want them to do. guest: i i think the tea parties are petty much the same. whenever the other side's party is in pow there's a ground swell of enthusiasm and when bush was in power you had liberals protesting in the streets and now you have conservatives protesting in the street. i think this is very normal and it's sort of strange that whenever it happens, we sort of act like this is new and unusual thing. this is how the pendulum swings. track announcer: our last call. henry from the independent line. thank you. caller: good morning i want to direct my questions to mr. adam serwer. he mentioned the fact that he felt that if the stimulus was larger, that weay have had a different effect as far as economy is concerned but if i remember corr

also more republican women out there. because they saw that moving a woman forward there's a distinction already tat y can show as opposed to person who has been in office usually. >> you know what it's been my great disappointment since i've been in office that is the failure of the average woman to make much progress. look at that 22 cents. everybody focuses on women like me who were just very fortunate, went to law school when few women did. the women who came right after me who went to get the mba who went to medical school. everybody thinks that's jolly and so did i. but it's time for us to stop looki at the top of the area, women who understood we should go to the men's only occupation to see what we can do there. and take a look at the average, i will call her lunch bag woman. who is still in the vineyard looking not a lot -- unlike she did before, no health care, same kind of nonunion work. same kind of part-time work with no benefits. you look there instead of looking at the bright stars at the top which is reall

billionaires in america who are republicans. i think that political pressure will inject itself into this debate as each succeeding month and year ago by. >> speaking of technology, it would you mind your office that pushed for bp to put up a webcam. what difference did that make? >> marcia mcluhan used to say that the medium was the message. once the spillcam went up, then every american could see what it's happening. in fact, when i put it on the committee of select -- the select committee of energy independence, hundreds of people tried to gain access of it so they could see it. it became a channel like c-span unto itself for millions of americans. that is what put the pressure on the political process. congress is a stimulus-response institution. there's nothing more stimulating than millions of people becoming obsessive with something they believe is a problem. and this crime against nature that bp had committed had become more palpable. they could see the smoking gun. they could see the oil, methane, natural gas shooting o

trust republicans. why haven't they been able to gain ground here with the president in trouble? >> the interesting thing, when republicans are relatively even, they will usually have a good day at the polls on election day. this is why i think what boehner did was a little dicey. you don't want to get in a washington republican fight versus the president. you want to get in an economic fight versus the president. and the more you bring washington republicans in it, who have lower ratings than the president, it's problematic.

republicans, newt gingrich, john boehner and others are saying if republicans get control over the next congress, they are going to campaign against a lame duck session for fear it could result in a tax increase. >> both sides are doing it. warning what could happen. that is the most immediate sort of tactic that republicans have is to say watch out. because if democrats take a hit, they'll come back and pass all kinds of horrible tax increases that will slow the economy dramatically and hurt small businesses. democrats are warning you don't want a speaker boehner. they are warning you don't want a chairman barton and warning that these are the guys once they are charged will heralded a return of the bush economic policies. both sides are trying to talk about the future in worst case scenarios. >> senator harry reid and his republican challenger, angle in nevada. he has a slight lead in nevada, even though overwhelmingly when you come to his popularity rating, he is below 50%. >> he is an unpopular guy. he is never going to be someone that people love out there. the only way he can win

host: the republican line.aller: sir, you project a lobbyist to be some who just gives information. i would certainly think that you could hire an auditorium and have all the legislation -- legislators come. and you ge a speech on what particular thing you are lobbying for. i'm just wondering how a lobbyist shows on his expense report. we have a friend in the congress. one day he opened his garage and there was a case of scotch i there. someone he had spoken to no doubt a lobbyist had asked him what kind of scotch -- or what his favorite liquor was. he mentioned a brand of scotch. about one week later, that case was there. only he knew who delivered it. i find that offensive. i also find it offensive when a particular senator believes the last day of the senate to go formed a lobbying firm. it leaves a really bad taste in your mouth. guest: i am a miller lite fan myself. your example is back in the day before other logging restrictions are put in ace. for example, right now you cannot go up and by a member or s