president who said i don t want this in there and then taking it, does that diminish his credibility and power? i think it does in some ways. we re constantly in a case where i m not going to sign x, and then does. in this case, he s not conceded the whole issue. it s not clear that the pipeline will start in march. it will start be a creation in march. another point in which he s basically losinging the argument to the republicans again. last year at this time, it was i won t allow a tax cut for the rich and then well, i will, i guess. didn t he kind of win that? didn t we all at the end of the year, don t ask don t tell was repe repealed. new start was passed and the ug ug ugly thorn or the bush tax cuts. i think in washington, there s two ways to win. one is you win. the other is, you make your opponent lose and the republicans have shown themselves to be very adept at that second piece.
i have no idea. from world be free in the 1970 s. he got idea from prince. right, worked well for him. let s go back to politics. there was a big dnc, democratic fundraiser last night and president obama called himself a warrior for the middle class. now, remember, he has said that this is not about class warfare, his plans to cut the deficit and to also try to bring in more revenue for this nation, but didn t he kind of mock the republicans having a problem with the depiction of class warfare? be a judge for yourself. gretchen: we got a chance to talk to him earlier. now we have a chance to hear the republicans and congress, dusting off old talking points, you know, you gavin degraw play not over you can write the press release. off his new cd sweeter. class warfare, they say! eric: let s do it. you know what? if asking a billionaire to pay the same rate as a plumber or dreams teacher makes me a warrior for the middle class, i wear that charge as a badge of honor.