i agree with tony blankley, by the way.ory or context, but we need to look back at the last 30 years and see how the tax burden on the very much rri today at the lowest point in decades. that should play a part about the debt ceiling and deficit reduction. the supply-side economics that have infiltrated the media, call it bias or whatever, that is leading the way our coverage is framed. the idea that spending cuts lead to recovery or prosperity, no. >> there's a great debate about that. let me close with this, tony blankley. each side has its talking points. you talk about transcription journalism. you don't seem that uncomfortable with it, but i think it's a surrender to say one side says this, one side says that. >> i completely agree. i think there's a rich, recent political history to be reported on by the media and they're not doing enough of it. i agree. i wouldn't be -- as a conservative republican, i'd be very comfortable with a deep historic analysis and reporting by journalism regarding the history of tax cuts, bu

tony blankley is with us. joe finder is back with us. guys good to see all.o the debt ceiling. john boehner said we may have the deal within 48 hours. first, let's go to the president using the words gun to our head. remember he's the one that lectures about rhetoric, tone and the country. here's what he said. >> the president: never in our history has the united states defaulted on its debt. the debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the american people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners. >> sean: class warfare again. here's the first point trippi. he voted as senator not to raise the debt ceiling he said it is irresponsible. we have to live within our means. hypocrisy number one. number two is rhetoric. number three f we get to the point this is the -- fourth occasion we are at this deadline the full, faith and credit argument, we're gonna pay our debts first. he's not being honest with the american people, number three. >> look, i think all those are points, fair points. the bigger point is he's not on j

tony blankley, thanks for coming in. $3 billion on the corporate jet writeoffs, she's right, it is small >> i have to agree. it is a small piece of this. but that makes it so much more stength that republicans won't just let it go. as we go through these talks, what you see are republicans saying okay, everybody's got to make a sacrifice, except for the very wealthy. poor folks, mid. class folks, seniors, medicare is going to get cut. but corporate jet owners, you're okay. >> you know, a billion here, a billion there, after a while, you're talking real money. >> of course, an irony is this was reauthorized in the democratic congress and signed by president obama as part of the stimulus package and it was intended to protect the workers, 11 now workers in the first months of 200 the. and now he's using the bill that he himself enacted into law to be symbolic of something that it's not. the president is entitled to pick his fights. the question is whether this is the right time and place to pick this fight because the -- all the various special tax provisions, i think everybody in town bel

did he leave you, tony blankley, with hope that this can be worked out before tuesday?his town is going to get to some kind of conclusion. >> what does that mean? eventually? >> i don't know. i hope by the 2nd, maybe not. but i think a lot of people misunderstood. when they say that the republicans are looking for a fig leaf or a vote that they voted on that doesn't result in anything, i think they misjudge where the passion of the house republicans are. i think they came to town to try to get a job done, which is to reduce the debt and deficit, and they're not going to be easily rolled. i don't know how this plays out, but i think negotiations after this passes between leader reid and speaker boehner are going to be very tough. i don't know who blinks. >> hold on, guys. i want to continue this. he says another vote is necessarily within a few months. he says there has to be a vote approving a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. to points that the president says are no starters that he will veto. and we will see what happens. stay with us for a moment. we're