the suspects were detained at a routine checkpoint where harnesses and explosive vests were found under their vehicle s engine. if your allergies have been acting up lately, you re not alone. it looks like it s going to get worse, too. 2010 is expected to have a brutal allergy season, especially in the southeast where oak trees are the main culprit of the allergic reactions. as a result, the words pollen and allergy are among the top ten trending topics on twitter in several u.s. cities, that along with sol mineo. after two days of heated testimony from alan greenspan, can we make sense of the financial meltdown? i hope so. why don t you just tweet you sneezed during the commercial. i will. that s so fascinating. coming up, douglas holtz aiken next on morning joe.
playing a lead role in financial reform. we ll talk to him about that, as well. later, the bottom line on health care. do the democrats numbers add up? former cbo director douglas holtz aiken joins us live. and stay with us for the bill signing by president obama. chris matthews leads our coverage. as a dermatologist, i always hear about products that promise to make my patients look younger. but nothing works like this. [ female announcer ] new neutrogena® clinical skincare, with 10 breakthrough patents, goes beyond lines and wrinkles for a firmer, more uplifted look. exclusive ion2 complex combines with the activating cream to boost collagen depleted skin. 100% of women showed improvement in wrinkles, firmness, or definition in just 4 weeks. the results? amazing. [ female announcer ] new neutrogena® clinical skincare from the number one dermatologist recommended brand. - i got another 300 miles in me. - sure you do, honey. - come on guys, give me a hand. - we can make it to pa
york times sunday, and let s read a little of what you wrote and ask but it, douglas. how can the budget office give a green light to a bill that commits the federal government to spending nearly $1 trillion more over the next ten years? the answer, unfortunately, is that the budget office is required to take written legislation at face value and not second-guess the plausibility of what it is handed. so fantasy in, fantasy out. so some might say, hey, this is just sour grapes, republicans like, you know, love the cbo, when the numbers go their way. and the argument goes and hey, they didn t go your way, you guys are saying, well, they didn t get good numbers. explain why you believe that s not the case. well, it s not cbo s fault, but there are rules by which it has to take everything handed to it at face value. in this case that leads to three very misleading parts of the bill. number one, the congress simply left some things out. we know that we re going to have to pay medicare d
high tax, high litigation bill that will further weaken the economy. this is a ruthlessly chicago machine kind of approach that is i think fundamentally wrong and fundamentally again the american tradition. so savannah, so savannah, is speaker gingrich shocked shocked that there was deal-making going on in the congress? sorry, i couldn t help myself. this is the start of a beautiful friendship. i was going to say i know you so well, i was waiting for the casablanca joke, and you did not disappoint. i m shocked shocked there of a joke about it. yes. all right. do the deficit reduction estimates really add up on health care? coming up, we re going to go in the room with former cbo director douglas holtz aiken. and chris matthews leads our coverage starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern. first, in addition to bill signing, we have the white house soup of the day. they re serving french onion at
2.5%, and for you and for donnie deutsche and every other limousine liberal, that s real money. joe, i m coming with slippers that say l.l., give them to you no more shoes for mika. limousine liberal, you have a pair coming to you, buddy. do you want to tell me what you re laughing about? i m laughing at donnie s pratt fall that he took during the break. and there might be a lawsuit, i literally fell off the set. let me just say the laws this state do not allow me to promise you a big cash settlement. but just between you and me, i promise you a big cash settlement. okay. willie? it s too early time for the daily rundown. what comes in a blue package and is bigger than a bread box? the health care reform bill. it has arrived at the white house, and the president will sign it into law today. good morning, it s march 23, 2010, i m savannah guthrie. i m chuck todd live at the white house. it s going to be a busy day and week for president obama on the