Weâll show ourselves out.
Still, the best humor is always rooted in a kernel of truth, and thatâs certainly the case with the inflation weâve seen of late â from gas to beef to lumber. As our Nate Jackson pointed out today, âWhile both parties went on a spending binge last year that goosed inflation numbers, Joe Biden aims to be the Six Trillion Dollar Man with his runaway federal spending proposals. Instead of slowing down on spending as the economy recovers, Biden insists âitâs workingâ and therefore we need more of it.â
Right. All we need is more cowbell.
years. right. jon: and, you know, within a couple of years the economy had roared back, growth, economic growth was up over 6%. we seem to be stuck in, i mean, malaise is a good word for it. jimmy carter made that malaise speech, but economically we are in a malaise right now, mercedes. that s right. i mean, i think that for president reagan it was about rebuilding or restoring the self-confidence of america. something that president obama has failed to do. we saw president reagan s economic plan work. on the other hand, president obama s plan which he spent over a trillion dollars in the stimulus program i mean, for crying out loud, our gdp is going to be, you know, lingering at 3.5% every year 2.5% every year until 2014 at the rate we re doing. when you look at the economic differences, clearly president reagan s policies worked. there was huge expansion. we saw gdp growth up to 7 and 8%, and again, i don t think we saw the same thing with president obama.
on its worst day, america and the poorest of americans still fare far better than many middle class in other countries. but i do think we are cynical, especially in an election year. megyn: even though the president may or may not be in a position to make this argument, is he wrong? is he wrong about our politics? really bumming the american people out right now? there are people sticking to their values on the republican side. the president wants congress to pass things that would violate those beliefs in smaller government and more libber difficult for citizens. i think what he s doing is channeling jimmy carter. if you go back to the 70s temperature jimmy carder had the malaise speech where he blamed the americans for the failure of the country to do well.
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most uncooperative congress we ve had in history. jimmy carter, his peace-making work around the world. if i had one constant prayer the last 35 years of my life, it would be to bring peace to israel. his place in history. reporter: what s the one piece of advice you would give any president when they walk in the oval office for the first time? tell the truth. plus, larry cuomo. what he thinks about the state of our union. we have extraordinary mobs at the same time. this is piers morgan tonight. jimmy carter was president from 1977 to 1981, but his work since then has won him praise worldwide and a nobel peace prize. his latest book is through the year with jimmy carter and tonight i m privileged to sit down with president carter. president, thank you for welcoming me to this extraordinary center. good to have you at the carter center. i love the dates here. you became president in 77. cnn is launched in 1980. the carter center s launched in 1982.