that is about as good of news as you can get right now if you are democrats. looking at the map are you looking at in the senate and just at the concrete hold the republicans have on the house. best news, yes, the economy would certainly be helpful. the other thing that democrats really need to go for them is they need republicans to put up candidates that allow them to make a strong contrast. republicans were very good at giving them big, fat targets in 2010 and 2012. we ll see how they do this time around. you write a piece in the newspaper that most of the tea party challenges have failed. most of the races which produced shall we say out of the mainstream republican candidates. but one other contrast the president tried to draw this week. give the president some credit, they got to more than 7 million in obamacare. they hit the road trying to use the paul ryan budget, the republicans are just cold-hearted, mean-spirited.
and look, the person i think i should defer to michael because in his piece today on the daily beast he puts it all together. the supreme court decision, the paul ryan budget. and i always forget the third one. what is it? their opposition to obamacare. oh, obamacare. which is redistributive. and to my mind, what was so brilliant about what michael wrote today, it puts into perspective what harry reid has been doing for months now, hammering away at the koch brothers. and right now what people can see what do the koch brothers want? what do they want? they re not interested in politics. they re not boy scouts. they re not turning into the peace corps. they re not doing it for national service. why are they involved in american politics, the koch brothers? what is their approach? their own self-interests. oil and gas. start with that. right, right. that s what they re in for. that s why they re trying to do all these things. and to get to my point, by focusing on the k
jane pauley back in 1984. well, from his beginnings on television as a local weatherman out in indiana, believe it or not, to his prolific 34-year career as a late-night comedian which started on nbc, of course, dave letterman has announced he is set to retire. he just did it, next year. here is how he broke the news last night. it s been great. you ve been great. the network has been great. but i m retiring. i just want to reiterate my thanks for the support from the network, all the people who have worked here, all of the people in the theater, all the people on the staff, everybody at home, thank you very much. and what this means now is that paul and i can be married. of course, letterman wouldn t be letterman without his trademark top ten list. here is a look back at some of our favorite political moments from those over the years. to keep the budget balanced,
i ll rent the situation room for sweet 16s. hey, that s a nice idea. number eight. i m the guy in the photo that comes with your picture frame. that s right. that s where i have seen him. number four. thanks to corporate sponsorship, majority whip now known as miracle whip. number five, first day in office, my mother s face goes up on mt. rushmore. wow, look there! and the number one sign barack obama is overconfident, been cruising for chicks with john edwards. of course, when it came to politics, one of letterman s favorite targets is chris christie, who he has relentlessly parodied in some over-the-top videos. but despite the laughs at his expense, the new jersey governor famously got in on the joke with a little self-parody when he joined letterman in february of last year. i ve made jokes about you, not just one or two. not just ongoing here and there, intermittent, but [ laughter ]
whatever, and that s going to change as there are more and more single people, particularly single women in the electorate. thank you. and thank you you governor rendell. up next in honor of david letterman s retirement announced last night we put together some of his best political moments. they re coming in the side show. sting around for this. number nine what s up, gangstas? it s the it s the m.i. double tisle. number five. confused stare. no two people have the same financial goals. pnc investments works with you to understand yours and helps plan for your retirement. talk to a pnc investments financial advisor today.