1.8 million people every year until it is eradicated. time for the big three now in today s topics. who will blink, boys club and best week worth week. reporter from real clear politics, democratic strategist and republican strategist. hello, guys. good to have you all here. thank you. susan, i d like you to take a listen to president obama in pennsylvania friday talking about taxes going up for everyone if congress doesn t act. i m assuming that doesn t sound too good to you. that s sort of like the lump of coal you get for christmas. that s a scrooge christmas. susan, the president suggesting republicans are planning on giving the american public a lump of coal. what is your take on that? i think the president still has his campaign bus rolling around the country is what i think. he s going out there in a very aggressive style, and he s trying to like you said at the entrance who blinks first.
and benghazi. we we ll have that live for you. also, a special agent who worked on the uss cole investigation joins us with his thoughts on all of us, including ben dossey, and why he says we have to keep the focus on the bigger picture and where our enemies are at work. also, coming from the white house, who blinks first? a fair and balanced debate coming up next. bill: for the starter right now. let s start it. but that apparently has been replaced with a different mandate. we have an update on that for you. martha: what did the organist do? martha: some of new york s largest cities at a standstill today. workers going on strike. economic worries, we will be right back all eyes, right here.
things of that nature. they were all pretty much, buying for lack of, i won t say lack, for fear of their own safety, considering what happened in aurora. they want to be prepared as much as possible. martha: still no word yet exactly how many people actually bought a firearm in the wake of all of that. bill: guess what they re fighting over today? a battle over taxes will head the senate floor today. democrats argue the wealthy should pay more. those making more than $250,000 a year. republicans say, extend the tax cuts for every american. meanwhile the white house claims if congress fails to act, middle class families will see their taxes go up an average of $1600 per year. art laffer, a former economic advisor to president reagan. art, good morning to you in nashville, tennessee. good morning bill. how are you? bill: i m doing fine, thank you. the lines are being drawn and some would argue this is largely symbolic, a political message in a political year. true. bill: the quest
people who were talking worried about the company going on. the oeb was more worried about solyndra than the department of energy. department of energy stepped in and gave solyndra another chance the lime. the omb, they were kind of rolling their eyes, we don t know about this company. it looks like it s got rough times. it will be an interesting tale and definitely interesting between now and friday morning. greta: we ll see who blinks first. joe, thank you. straight ahead, a street sweeper strikes goal. you will not believe he pulled out of a dirty drain. and new set back for martha stewart, what is it this time? not what you think but do you want to know, so you need to stay tuned. [ male announcer ] we know you don t wait
people who were talking worried about the company going on. the oeb was more worried about solyndra than the department of energy. department of energy stepped in and gave solyndra another chance the lime. the omb, they were kind of rolling their eyes, we don t know about this company. it looks like it s got rough times. it will be an interesting tale and definitely interesting between now and friday morning. greta: we ll see who blinks first. joe, thank you. straight ahead, a street sweeper strikes goal. you will not believe he pulled out of a dirty drain. and new set back for martha stewart, what is it this time? not what you think but do you want to kno there s another way to help eliminate litter box dust: purina tidy cats. our premium litters now work harder to help neutralize odors in multiple cat homes.