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into a little bit of anger. good morning. tuesday, february 6th. welcome to morning joe. with us on set, we have msnbc contributor, mike barnicle. looks kind of awake this morning. i am. i don t know what s going on there. been up all night. former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst, steve rattner. and washington bbc world news anchor, katty kay. good morning. good morning. good. should we get right to news? sure. if you want to. are you joking? you guys want to talk about something? a good story. it is good. johnny damon wants to play baseball with the yankees. they need somebody. i should have gone with it. when conservatives gather at cpac, they ll do so without one of the most popular republican leaders in the country. have you heard this? i did. conservative chris christie will not be invited to speak at the conference despite him having a record high 74% popularity with the voters. here are some that will be invited.
the bigger story is the fact that some very tough choices are coming, and it is the folks in washington who are going to decide for everyone. we have it all covered tonight, beginning with our chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, good evening. reporter: good evening, leaders in wall street and washington have been warning for weeks of a possibility of an economic downturn if they don t avert what we have been calling the fiscal cliff. and yet the consumers we have been talking about are not acting very worried. trying to capitalize on the strong holiday shopping season, the president warned that the economy will spiral downward if it is not addressed. i think it is a reason that retailers are so concerned. that congress has not yet extended the middle class tax cuts. reporter: the report also estimates that consumer spending could drop by $200 billion by 2013. 31st, there will be a massive fiscal cliff, of large spending cuts and tax increases. reporter: the f
my cue? okay. can i see the shot? producer john tower, be kind. what answers do you have? have? we have a good buddy from new york city who writes, i tuned in to find out who louis was wearing during last night s in natural ball. what were you wearing? i was wearing tar go. i think they featured me and very happy. louis looks great. who wants to see him drink straight from the bottle? no! nice try. great show, everyone. morning joe starts right now. hey, baby! f we must make the choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit. but we reject the belief america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its futur future. the commits we make with medicare and social security, these things do not sap our nation, they strengthen us. they do not make us a nation of takers, they free us to take the risks that make this country great. wow, look at the crowd. this