stage is [ inaudible ] but if the health summit was any indication we can expect at least a passing glimpse of the welterweight wonk. what do i mean when i say that? first year the bill has ten years of tax increases half a trillion dollars, about ten years of medicare cuts half a trillion dollars to pay for six years of spending. john heilemann, scranton joe versus the welterweight wonk, you had a masterful profile on joe biden a few weeks ago in new york magazine and i want what are your expectations as far as biden going into this debate? i could watch old biden debate tape forever. the one liners, asides, god love themes. will we see that a lot? i think the vice president is eager for this debate. he was eager for it before and he s been preparing a lot. he s systematically underrated as a debater and one of the things i pointed out in that
million miles in 39 missions. we ll bring you more what it means for the future of space travel. president obama blames oil speculators for the soaring gas prices. a short time ago call forward tougher measures to crack down on the speculators. he wants to require traders to put more of their own money and increase the penalties for manipulating the markets. republicans blame the president s policies for the rising prices. he says drilling alone is not going to solve the problem. politicians who say if we just drilled more then gas prices would come down. we have been drilling more. under my administration america is producing more oil than at any time in the last eight years. more outrage over the lavish $800,000 conference in vegas paid for with right, your tax dollars. lawmakers are holding another round of hearings on the spending scandal at the gsa. they say huge amounts spent on food, parties, hurts the reputation of all federal employees even those not involved.