talking about the debate and what we were prepared to do with each other because we both felt the other would come on attack dog mode. i would have not selected joe because of his basic fundamental philosophy. >> sean: interesting because i went back as i was coming and preparing for the interview and i reread the debait. in many ways you dowd haven't been nicer to each other in that debate but you prepared to say what about joe lieberman? >> the best lines we used were the ones that were off the cuff, impromptu. that often times is the case and joe left me an open oing. >> that famous question that ronald reagan asked are you better off today than you were 8 years ago most people would say yes and i'm pleased to see, dick, from the newspapers that you are better off than you were 8 years ago, too. >> and i can tell you, joe, that the government had absolutely nothing to do with