they re talking to you, when they re talking to lobbyists, when they re talking to donors, it s a whole different world. are you saying that i m trying to follow your logic. you re basically showing a parallel in that we re talking about the president of the united states saying one thing, and his press secretary sort of saying another, and a lawyer saying another, and that s just like the dysfunctional congress who says one thing to us on tv and another to the constituents? are you equating the two? the well, robbie had mentioned the control republicans have and the dysfunction over there and i certainly agree there s dysfunction over there but it s because a good swath of the republican senators didn t tell the truth about what they were really going to do on obamacare when they finally had the opportunity. and so now, at a slim margin of 52-48, because they aren t keeping their promises, and that s it, they can t pass a repeal of obamacare. so, now go down the street to the
that congress, at this stage, dysfunctional? congressional ratings congress was never popular but they are really not popular right now. the problem for the republicans they have promised to repeal the health care law. that can t happen until basically they have a new president. republicans could be overpromising a bit like democrats did on the stimulus. if republicans do win the house and senate they will have a narrow majority. that will mean a showdown with the white house. i think the president and vice president, they already have their plans, they know there lab lot more control republicans and they have to more congressional republicans. julie: 24 more days to the midterm elections, a war of words over, this time, spending. during his weekly address he ripped into republicans for 20% cuts in education he says will reduce financial aid for 8