why is there such a massive divide? you know, it s a big question. the simplest answer has to do with education. if you adjusted those rates for the various education levels within each of those groups, they d be a lot closer. for example, if you look at the unemployment rate for high school graduates, it s probably around 8% or 9%. college graduates, around 4%. one explanation. and, look, there s still discrimination in our job market against minorities, that s another explanation. okay. look, it s not just jack welch, whom we heard from, perpetuating this conspiracy theory. look at these interviews. congressman alan west, senator john mccain both on cnbc. here we go. i know. you are alleging specifically that the president is engaging in a cover-up of the data. you are saying that the administration is actively manipulating that data. correct?
the simplest answer is the right answer. can i just go back to this the tiresome blame bush card. because i don t think that tamara know hass she is talking about when we talk about the differences between fast and furious and operation wide receiver and project gun runner and i was at the forefront several years ago about raising questions about the marita initiative under the bush administration. i know -! cuse me. this this is not a partisan thi g thing. this is not a pa partisan thin. because i m not a best selling author i don t know what i m talking about? i clear early know what i m talking about. sean: michelle, finish your point. for some of us the core of national security, second amendment rights, integrity in government actually matters. it is not just some sort of teasey game debate for us, tamara. no, it is not. and i m not saying that the documents shouldn t be releas released. i m not saying that the
the simplest answer is the right answer. can i just go back to this the tiresome blame bush card. because i don t think that tamara know hass she is talking about when we talk about the differences between fast and furious and operation wide receiver and project gun runner and i was at the forefront several years ago about raising questions about the marita initiative under the bush administration. i know -! cuse me. this this is not a partisan thi g thing. this is not a pa partisan thin. because i m not a best selling author i don t know what i m talking about? i clear early know what i m talking about. sean: michelle, finish your point. for some of us the core of national security, second amendment rights, integrity in government actually matters. it is not just some sort of teasey game debate for us, tamara. no, it is not. and i m not saying that the documents shouldn t be releas released. i m not saying that the
simplest answer is the right answer, he was just not that into keeping the wealthy forcing the wealthy to pay their fair share. i mean we ve just got to face that. everybody wants do this freudian analysis. you know it s not his makeup. he s learned how to get along to go along his whole life you know? but i think we ve seen an example right now, they re fighting up on the hill tooth and nail to pass the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. the white house is doing things they never did for tax cuts. they re pounding the pavement. they re twisting arms. they re calling out republicans. you know what, and it looks like they re going to get their way on that one. so it shows that when they want to fight, they can do it. they really, really wanted to get that s.t.a.r.t. treaty and it looks like it s going to maybe get that way next week. they just didn t want it that much on fighting for these tax cuts. roy, can you draw a contrast, the fight for the tax cuts versus the fight for don t ask, don t tell.
but what s the aftermath in all of this and what, in looking forward, what are the rocks in the road, in your opinion? ed, i feel like i m a divorce guy looking at the old home movies of the woman that i used to love. what happened? you know looking at those clips of the president. i know it. it s kind of sad. but herepse the thing, ed. we ve got to be honest with ourselves and sometimes the simplest answer is the right answer, he was just not that into keeping the wealthy forcing the wealthy to pay their fair share. i mean we ve just got to face that. everybody wants do this freudian analysis. you know it s not his makeup. he s learned how to get along to go along his whole life you know? but i think we ve seen an example right now, they re fighting up on the hill tooth and nail to pass the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. the white house is doing things they never did for tax cuts. they re pounding the pavement. they re twisting arms. they re calling out republicans. you know what, and it