joining me, julie, democratic strategist and cnbc contributor, tanya acker, lawyer and huffington postgger and amanda carpenter, and joe. thanks for being here tonight. i think obama's presence has made us feel better about ourselves. we felt a guy clearly on the move trying to make things happen. i think his actions are not what turned around the start of this recovery. >> dennis, i think somehow if the recovery were not happening, you would be blami obama, why don't we give credit where credit is due. you and i know full well the guy in charge is the guy that gets blamed and gets credit when things are going well. why don't you give it a rest and concede barack obama's presidency may have had something to do with. >> it are you conceding, joe. >> julie, you're doing the best you can. it's not because of the obama policies. hope is alive because the market is correcting itself. it came to the conclusion no matter how much democrats wish, to they can't help themselves. >> what about the numbers on wall street? >> but for the bailout goldman sachs would not have the earnings it did a fe

we'll be talking about with the real deal squad, tanya acker, and julie. i say the reason the markets are up there, obama's health care plan is looking like a flop waiting to happen. it's dead, isn't it, julie. >> actually, i hate to break it to you, it is going to happen, the markets realize they don't have to pay these exorbitant health care costs much longer and that's why the market's up. >> stand by, we'll talk about it tonight on "cnbc reports." >>> falling approval ratings tonight for president obama and hillary clinton and he speak not only the same language but the same exact words on health care stuff. >>> california in crisis, big news today as a budget deal is reached but still dark clouds in the golden state, the problem is not solved, not by a long shot. but did you know you also get hotel price assurance? it's a one-two punch of savings -- pow! pow! lower hotel booking fees mean you get a lower total price. plus, if another orbitz customer then books the same hotel for less, we send you a check for the difference, automatically. you must be

the host of a radio show on the left, tanya acker, "huffington post" blogger and lawyer and greg knapp, host on the right and so is steve moltsberg. thanks for being with us. i say it's unending, this obama intrusion on business. >> it is out of control. you nailed it perfectly, it will only get worse, not get better. this man has been in office less than 2100 days, could you have imagined in your worst nightmares what he has done to the economy, wealth, markets, business, wealth, auto industry. it was unfathomable a few months ago. it will get worse. he said in los angeles at a fund-raiser, you ain't seen nothing yet. >> tan yachlt. >> i love this ahistorical approach much of the right wing takes to much of the administration policies, as we move forward, when richard nixon created the epa, i'm sure people on his side of the aisle even further right, why is government getting involved in protecting the environment when the united states passed a civil rights act, i'm sure folks were like, why do we need a civil rights division. >> the civil rights act was so people could be free, the

joining us tanya acker. and sporting fancy new glasses tonight and radio host reg already contributor "washington post" examiner, greg, the sharp tongued guy. let's start with you. i think this is a good sign. what say you. >> it's great. i don't think we need magic, i think we need common sense and fairness in the economy. i don't like what i'm hearing about taxes. bottom line, what are we saying? we'll do a surcharge, surcharge, so people who already pay almost all the taxes in the society can help those who pay none of the taxes in the society to give health care and health insurance to their children. what i would ask the panel, i would throw this out. where is the equity in that? where is the fairness in that. >> tanya, you only have to earn $156,000 to be in the top 10% or top 5% of earners in this country. you're definitely there, you will be paying more, what do you say. >> the surtax for health care benefits is for those making $350,000 a year or more. what i find interesting about this conversation

let's bring in the real deal squad, tanya acker, lawyer and huffing post blogger and the others. greg knapp, let's start with you. what do you think? i think the cost is far out of control and obama has us convinced he will be able to cut costs. >> the first bills were so bad anything looks better. not a trillion or 2 trillion, $900 billion. party time! it will cost more than mentioned as it always does. taxes up, services down. you look at obama's own words he wants to slow the growth of services not just cost, services. i don't want that in my health care. >> tanya. >> the services he wants to slow are some administrative inefficiencies. these are -- >> that's not it. >> that's a big part of it. >> we will see savings when we get the costs under control. >> and theness to le ness to lt pediatrician wants to get paid for. >> this is what this is about. a lot of folks trying to use this as mechanism to beat up the government. it has nothing to do with that. >> his words. >> ben ferguson, go ahead. >> let's talk about the god of health care debate here, not obama, not the house de

joining me tonight, tanya acker, blogger for the "huffington post" and phil musser, former advisor to mitt romney and frontier strategy and merrill's business school guys. and we'll talk about how much hope we should have and later, who should get the credit for and what could get in the way and lastly, let's try to talk one at a time because all you guys are far smarter than i am and viewers would rather hear you. so peter, the ever bow tied university professor, start us off. i'm seeing a lot of hope there, at least i'm trying to build it. where do you stand. >> i think we will have a recovery in the second half, i don't think i'd date it june 30th but september 30th there.. are real risks on the down side, obama's health care and cap and trade. >> you say people should be buying stocks, absolutely. they should be buying right now, that's what i'm doing. >> chris wilson, what are you doing with your account. >> i'm not doing it. i think we're seeing a repeat in 1930 in the middle of the "great depression," you saw stocks increase by 68% and two years later you saw another 86% crash.