it s not written that this has to work out exactly like 1995. i think if there is a shutdown the democrats seem more flexible, more reasonable on these issues. the republicans are more dogmatic. the democrats have a tougher story, more nuance story to tell. we care about the deficit but it s not time to do anything about it right now. we do not live in an age of nuance. so i m not sure how this will come out. you re right. i think that might be the case. howard, the chris christie machine, all about cut now, do it now, even though we re still in a recession, right? is that still the action? find places to cut and do it now. yes. he was very smart in part to go after things that weren t done yet, that like that tunnel to manhattan. that was a brilliant stroke on his part because people could understand that and also they
a government shutdown. i m not sure there s any guarantee on who wins and who loses. it s not written that this has to work out exactly like 1995. i think if there is a shutdown the democrats seem more flexible, more reasonable on these issues. the republicans are more dogmatic. the democrats have a tougher story, more nuance story to tell. we care about the deficit but it s not time to do anything about it right now. we do not live in an age of nuance. so i m not sure how this will come out. you re right. i think that might be the case. howard, the chris christie machine, all about cut now, do it now, even though we re still in a recession, right? is that still the action? find places to cut and do it now. yes. he was very smart in part to go after things that weren t done yet, that like that tunnel to
a government shutdown. i m not sure there s any guarantee on who wins and who loses. it s not written that this has to work out exactly like 1995. i think if there is a shutdown the democrats seem more flexible, more reasonable on these issues. the republicans are more d dogmatic. the democrats have a tougher story, more nuance story to tell. we care about the deficit but it s not time to do anything about it right now. we do not live in an age of nuance. so i m not sure how this will come out. you re right. that might be the case. howard, the chris christie machine, all about cutting now. do i want now. even though we re still in a recession. is that still the action. find places to cut and do it now. yes. he was very smart in new jersey to go after some things that