i was saying he wrote it last year. not 20 years ago. greg: what is wrong with what he said? the definition of a ponzi scheme is getting in early so you get your return from other people who come in after you. that is social security. eric: not only that, it s not social security but the whole budget. the federal government. there is supposed to be $2.3 there in the social security trust fund. right? bob: yes. eric: how much is in there? bob: $2.3 trillion. eric: remember dumb and dumber ? it s the same thing. ponzi scheme. we hope the treasury will pay off. bob: i spent my career scaring people to death about social security. i never believed when we said it. it s not true now.
andrea: it will happen eventually when they address each other head on. start early, especially if your campaign is flailing like romney s is. bob: if you opened up perry s closet it would sound like the boston pops at the fourth of july. are you kidding me? you never heard the boston pops? eric: trying to figure out the analogy. bob: never mind, never mind. it usually gets last for people who are tuned in. they told me i had to tease. okay, producer, i will. stay with the five. because we have more on 2012, the republicans. so much news to cover, including michele bachmann. yes, another story! crossover sport and the white house response to rue mars that hillary clinton is planning 2012 run. watch this one. ooh baby, looks like you need a little help there
are request the bachmann look. praising her for the looks but same story it looks like bob: motorcycle helmet. andrea: $vii 00 on hair and makeup. more scrutiny of female candidate. dana: i don t care how much she spends on hair and makeup she has a flattering haircut. i m sure what happens is when a liberal woman wants her haircut, she will go in and say now i don t agree with a thing she says. and i don t like i used to get. i can t stand your boss, but i love your hair. and where do you get your haircut? it s kind of it s a nice little point to score. eric: where does biden get his haircut? greg: implanted. bob: not a single one of my dates ever asked for her hairstyle. greg: they ask for other things. i have to say this. this is such a stupid article.
we have to win the conversation in some climate. they have become incorrect to use the word. [bleep] greg: you know what bugs me? we re laughing at this but this is a gross idea that we are linking mental illness, which is a real problem to natural disasters hypothetically caused by climate change. this is insulting with people are real problems, real mental illnesses. eric: insulting that al gore comes out with that. if you don t believe in global warming you re a racist? what? c mon, al. he has clearly lost it. greg: you believe in the link, don t you? bob: all i can say is
consumer confidence level is at the lowest point since bob beckel s glory days, that of the carter administration when bob thought the world, everything was going great. the only person in the country. greg: he can t remember that. he has no memory. bob: there is something to be said about that. andrea: the rest of americans weren t smiling there is one positive economic indicator, but still, the consumer confidence is the biggest. people aren t feeling good. bob: why did you have to combine the two of those, dana? i was going to end on the great news that we have the best consumer confidence spending in the last five months and big deal and that drives the economy. of course, you had to combine it with other piece of eric crap statistic. eric: here it is. a one-month increase in consumer spending. but can t say with confidence that a two-year drop to 44 dana: it is, what it is. eric: massive drop. massive drop. bob: i think we should have led the show with the fact t