[audio logo] tapper for a country that bills itself as the worlds oldest democracy, we sure do love a strongman, and from Teddy Roosevelt all the way up to our Reality Tv President , nowhere produces more of them than the empire state. And i get it. In an age where Congress Approval rating hovers somewhere around sewer rats, we wanna vote for the politician who can finally just get things done. That was Eliot Spitzer to a t. But when new yorkers sent the sheriff of wall street to the governors mansion, we all learned the hard way that White Knights can have dark secrets. Spitzer was caught breaking his own sex work laws, a level of hypocrisy we could never forget. Eliot spitzer blazed a trail through new york that had him in Spitting Distance of the white house, right up until the moment he set himself on fire. This will sound like a setup for a bad joke, but bear with me. [cheering] the change you seek, the new york you dream of begins tonight. [cheering] so theres this honest politic
tapper: for a country that bills itself as the world s oldest democracy, we sure do love a strongman, and from teddy roosevelt all the way up to our reality tv president, nowhere produces more of them than the empire state. and i get it. in an age where congress approval rating hovers somewhere around sewer rats, we wanna vote for the politician who can finally just get things done. that was eliot spitzer to a t. but when new yorkers sent the sheriff of wall street to the governor s mansion, we all learned the hard way that white knights can have dark secrets. spitzer was caught breaking his own sex work laws, a level of hypocrisy we could never forget. eliot spitzer blazed a trail through new york that had him in spitting distance of the white house, right up until the moment he set himself on fire. this will sound like a setup for a bad joke, but bear with me. [cheering] the change you seek, the new york you dream of begins tonight. [cheering] so there s this honest po
you can still drive between the lines. so rod s tale is a cautionary one a camera-grabbing, over-the-top example of how bribery, extortion, and graft easily sneak into our political system behind ambition and enormous egos. and if politicians or the public feel the same way he does, then another rod blagojevich is just around the corner. i didn t break a law, cross the line, or take a penny, okay? but i never said i wasn t a [bleep] idiot. [laughter] thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much! -awesome. thank you so much. -yeah, thanks. appreciate it. really enjoyed it. you re all right. i wish you the best. we ll see how it ends up and who cares. that s true. find out what are you gonna do, throw me back in prison? -no, but i mean, like, -you can t hurt me, man. tapper: for a country that bills itself as the world s oldest democracy, we sure do love a strongman, and from teddy roosevelt all the way up to our reality tv president, now
Good to see you. Great to be here. Obviously, tax reform bill is first on our list today, waiting for the president s signature. Meantime Corporate America promising more pay for workers at t, our parent, comcast, and others unveiling bonuses or an investment in training questions still remains in terms of how the tech world will be impacted by the bill weve had some discussions about how they dont have as much to gain on the rate, per se, as some other sectors, but i wonder what you make of the responses from Corporate America in the first day. I think a lot of corporations are cashing in on our new personal saver culture and p. R. Culture saying, basically, were onboard with you you had a great idea to raise wages, were doing that, investing in the United States please, approve our big deals that we want to have and think of us fondly when it actually turns out that most companies dont increase wages from their tax cuts so, i know they hint of cynicism in your answer. If any little b
Were going to start with some commodities news we have eia data good morning, carl. The data flying in the expectations this morning. Crude, we have a drawdown of 1. 6 Million Barrels. We were expecting to see a build that would be seasonal for this time of year gasoline, we were expecting to see a drawdown we got a build of 261,000 barrels. Production in the United States flat at 10. 27 Million Barrels per day. You can see prices in wti were trading negative before this report theyre raiding a little higher now, closer to 62 a barrel in terms of the price action that weve seen in crude overall, weve seen a 3 gain in the last month or so a 6 gain in the last three months were waiting for the prices to sort of break out of this 60 to 62 range but right now were still a little stuck back to you at post nine all right thank you. And stocks up this morning with the nasdaq trying to avoid the fourth negative session in a row. Amazons on a terror, accounting for 27 of all the s p 500s gains