accepted. we ll continue to study this. we hit on taxes every day. what they haven t done is close loopholes. this isn t reform. it s tax cuts. and by keeping those loopholes in place, this plan is going to be a beautiful field for tax specialists and accountants to look at these loopholes and really exploit them. i was watching a show the other day and i heard a republican congressman from utah telling you there are plenty of loopholes being cut. couldn t name one. couldn t name a single one, but he said there were plenty. and getting rid of carried interest. i still see it. the house is voting today on new legislation that will allow people to carry concealed guns in more places. we ll speak with mark kelly whose wife gabby giffords survived a shooting in arizona. you re watching velshi & ruhle live on msnbc.
talk. now there is nothing progressive about killing collective bargaining. it s not shared sacrifice when you give tax breaks to the top 2% and ask the middle class to serve it up. this isn t reform. it s a cut. whenever you hear a republican use the word reform grab your wallet. they re looking at a cut. for more on this let s go to john nichols, washington correspondent on the nation. what is this huge rally, historic proportions, what does it mean at this point? well, it was an epic rally, ed, and i think had a tremendous effect not just on the people who came. who weren t there to mourn walker signing the bill. they were clearly energized and ready for the fight ahead. the recall, the coming supreme court, the legal battle. the 14 senators joined the march with the madison firefighters and madison teachers and there was a sense that these senators have also been transformed.
in that sacrifice with all of us in government. yeah, right. i think that is almost psycho talk. now there is nothing progressive about killing collective bargaining. it s not shared sacrifice when you give tax breaks to the top 2% and ask the middle class to serve it up. this isn t reform. it s a cut. whenever you hear a republican use the word reform grab your wallet. they re looking at a cut. for more on this let s go to john nichols, washington correspondent on the nation. what is this huge rally, historic proportions, what does it mean at this point? well, it was an epic rally, ed, and i think had a tremendous effect not just on the people who came. who weren t there to mourn walker signing the bill. they were clearly energized and ready for the fight ahead. the recall, the coming supreme court, the legal battle.
a factual foundation. shoots just how out to lunch she really is. i know she spends a lot of time going through the newspaper acts for the latest news from the indian press, too, i m sure. yeah. that s a regular source of information. she reads third world reporters. we laugh about her being on the intelligence committee but that s an important sort of post. it s actually a little disturbing that she ll have access to you know to top secret cables and things. she s a loon. let s not escalate this. she may not be able to find the meeting room. anyway, it s guessing worse here i will change the subject. go to politifacts biggest whopper as they see it. drumroll please. rim shot. the american s attack line the republicans attack line that the democrats health care reform was a government takeover. here is a greatest hits lift penn let s listen to this one. pushing through a massive government takeover of our health care system was certainly not a good idea. this isn t
i know she spends a lot of time going through the newspaper racks from the indian press. we laugh about her being on the intelligence committee, but that s an important sort of post. actually a little disturbing that she s going to have access to top secret cables and things. she s a loon. let s not escalate this. she may not be able to find the meeting room. it s getting worse. going to change the subject. drum roll, please. the americans attack line, the republicans attack line, the reform was a government takeover. let s listen to this one. pushing through a massive government takeover of our hemt care system was certainly not a good idea. this isn t reform. this is government takeover. this is about control. all we need is enough in the house of representatives to do the right thing for the american