that the republican party is not a party of grand conservatism, but the nasty don t do anything party. i think it s sad from the country coming from the northeast. having worked for tip o neal. you know the relationship and the history here. the grand old party has become the party of obstructionism. the public sees through that and i think it s vitally important that the democrats not lose sight of the fact that we have to connect with people who are hurting out there and who are feeling the loss of $17 trillion in wealth from 2007 to 2009. they are worried and are concerned about their families and their futures and their jobs. we have to do everything in our power. getting health care passed and demonstrating that we are on their side elevates us and the president in his speech he is
it is like the guy in the in what s that movie, casablan casablanca. i can t believe gambling has been going on here. it is like the discovered narrow republicanism. what do you make of that in connecticut? what do you make of the fact the republican party is not a party of grand conservatism. it is a party of nasty, don t do anything party. you know, i think it is sad for the country. you know. coming from the northeast, as you know, chris, having worked for tip o neill, you know, you know the relationship, you know the history here. grand old party has become the party of no and obstructionism. i think the public sees through that. i think it is vitally important that democrats not lose sight of the fact that we have to connect with people that are really hurting out there, that are feeling the loss of $17 trillion in wealth from 2007 to 2009. that are worried, are concerned about their families, their futures, and their jobs. and we have to do everything
enough to get the message. when a party wins and election it ought to be able to do what it promised to do in the election. when ronald reagan won back in 1980 beating jimmy carter he came to washington and pushed through a 25% cut in federal income taxes. and a big change in where the government spent money, more on defense, less on social programs. the democrats didn t throw up road blocks in re s in reagan s. he enacted a historic change in this country s economic policy. you didn t hear months and months of complaints about it. his use of reconciliation due to simply a dramatic, new aggressive use of an existing procedure. reagan promised something in the campaign and was able to deliver. the opposition spoke against it but didn t set up road blocks. the time has come for the u.s. congress to make the same decision on this president s program. the republicans have had their so. so has the president. it s time to vote, up or down. up or down. does anyone, least of all republican, th
what is your position? 30 million people without health care, what are you saying to those people? forget it? a lot of things that both parties can agree on. if we ought to start by passing those one thing you don t agree on. this party wants to insure 30 million people that don t have health care. we don t agree on a 2,300 page, trillion-dollar bill that s not going to solve the health care crisis in this country. how long is the social security bill? no idea. why are we talking about this number? thank you. how long was the bill that took us to the war in iraq? i don t know. it doesn t matter. we want to war. up next, congressman michele bachmann, she s hard to figure sometimes. wants to stop health care reform and going to the extremes calling for americans not to pay their taxes. will she be with you when the irs man comes? will she stand next to you in court? that s the question i want to ask. the logic behind her. somewhere in america. the slightest breeze harbo
bypassinging those. both parties get to one thing you don t agree on. this party wants to insure 330 million people that don t have health care. trillion dollar bill that s not going to solve the health care crisis in this country. how long is the social security bill? no idea. why are we talking about this number? thank you. how long was the bill that took us to the war in iraq? i don t know. it doesn t matter. we want to war. michele bachmann, she s hard to figure sometimes. wants to stop health care reform and calling for americans not to pay their taxes. will she be with you when the irs man comes? will she stand next to you in court? somewhere in america. there s a home by the sea powered by the wind on the plains. there s a hospital where technology has a healing touch. there s a factory giving old industries new life. and there s a train that got a whole city moving again.