they re all frightened to death of the tea party. it s pathetic see. they re a bunch of wusses, and when they know it s right, they can t even speak out, because they re afraid of alienating that 25 right-wing base. guys, there are some things worth losing for. by the way, the american people are looking for leaders, and the best argument the republicans are is that the president hasn t effectively lid, but you have to show leadership qualities yourself and none of them did. they ll have a chance two months from now to show leadership ability, and urge everyone to get together and pass this, and put pressure on the house caucus, but they ve got to act. governor ed rendell, thanks. it s a good night. have a wonderful christmas. you too. ahead, ron paul says he had nothing to do with some racist
bunch of wusses. but when the social security program was created, the life expectancy was 65. and so, that s where the benefits started. and life expectancy is now increased. but not everybody gets to sit behind a desk or look into a television camera for a career. there are some people who really do hard labor, and those retirement ages are serious hurdles for them. yeah. and so, i mean, i do think you have to take that into account as well. but the retirement age is already slated to go up gradually. indeed. all right, thank you so much, eleanor clift, as always. okay. thank you, alex. she s back! lady gaga s new hit song born this way debuts at number one on the billboard hot 100 and earns the recognition as the 1,000th song to lead the hot 100 in the chart s history. [ female announcer ] water was meant to be perfect.
violate copyright. senate majority leader harry reid. biden is says angle should be ashame offed herself for wanting the privatization of veterans hospitals. and appearing on parker spitzer last night warning fellow democrats this is no time to be wishy-washy with 12 days to go. where is the democrat story that s an affirmative story that explains how are we going to solve the problem? well, you re absolutely right. i have said during this campaign season, we re a bunch of wusses. we re running for the things we ve done and what we believe instead of saying if we re goes to lose, let s go down fight for the things we believe in. and cath lynn parker is a guest on the show at 8:10 this morning. looking forward to that. porta-johns for john, the dale