they render. we re still going through it. obviously the president had been pushing very hard for the extension of the payroll tax cut. do you think this helps him? does it help members of congress going into the election? obviously the republicans felt this was something that if it got blocked was very bad, that they couldn t live with s. well, i think they learned a lesson from back in december when they put it to the brink of not passing it again. reenacting this on a temporary basis. i think this is critical for the average person in america. it comes out to $1,000 per family. that is really the bread and butter politics. whether or not they can afford to put food on the plate. very popular tax cut. one we ve been pushing for for some time now. i m glad that it s been resolved, at least in the short-term basis. i want to move away from politics quickly and glif you a softball or should i say a basketball. what do you think of this guy jeremy lin? incredible. looking at his
meaning to the word being hip. in other words, watch out. all right. john, we appreciate it. morning joe starts right now. the crowd on its feet here at the center. lin puts it up! jeremy lin from downtown! and the knicks take the lead. amazing here. good morning, everyone, do you have lin fever? happy val-lin-ines day. apparently this is a big story. i m going to ask, is this guy a college player? with us, we ve got donny deutsch
might not be now. never seen anything like this before in all my years of basketball. you know what it is? with all due respect the 99% and 1%, there were a few things as joining as the great sports story. whether it s secretariat, a horse race, a world series game, or in this case this young guy jeremy lin, i mean, people from all spectrums of life are talking about this kid. yesterday i was talking about the only thing i could recall that compared to this was summer of 76, the bird, came out of nowhere, everybody just stopped. those are two, but not even close to this. you re listening yesterday who said the same thing. i did not. you re not. but this is great for the knicks. oh, it s great for the knicks, great for the city. they did need it. and i agree with both of them,