that s so cynical. just spitting out this story. okay. we ve got good must-reads. we ll start with charles crab hammer. stimulus. if obama had asked for a second stimulus directly, he would have been laughed out of town. stimulus was so reviled that the democrats banished the word from their lexicon throughout throughout the 2010 cam paper. very week post-election happened. obama got the republicans to offer to increase spending and cut taxes by 990 billion dollars over two years. two thirds of that is above and beyond extension of the bush tax cuts but includes your jemt national necessities such as windmill subsidies. the tax cuts have so cluttered this debate that the democrats have overlooked the fact that they ve got a trillion dollar in a second stimulus plan, and republicans, they re out of their minds too. they go, we win, we win, we win,
good morning from washington. it s thursday, december 5th, 2015. i m luke russert for chuck todd. chuck is on the way back from a focus group in ohio. you don t want to miss the daily rundown. it s a political junkie s dream. there may be an early christmas present taking shape on capitol hill. a budget agreement may be done within the week. negotiators are said to be optimistic about their chances. there lots of moving parts. here s what we are hearing about what s taking shape. it would well most likely be a two-year deal covering 2014 and 2015 and would fund the government as well as relieve the sequester cuts. it looks like the budget number is 990 billion, give or take. that s higher than the budget set by the sequester and lower than the 1.50 trillion act in