them. spend some time with them. work face-to-face work with them and build a relationship. that s how you govern. if you continue to see this particular reaction from the president, it just continues to signal that the show downwill be in place for some time. and it only signifies a concern that he is going to be working under a lame duck strategy. it very much does. and when why was a kid, we used to have a device we could call chinese handcuffs. they were a webbed device, you put both fingers in. the harder you pulled to try to get your fingers out, the tighter they came. in a way, what president obama is doing is playing with chinese handcuffs with the members of congress. instead of trying build bridges of relationship, spend more time talking to them, he spends more time talking about them. and the result is, they have less trust. they have less willingness to work with him.
for billionaires and do away financial transaction tax that said every time you buy a stock or bond or currency you may a robin hood. tax on cigarettes and off shore oil drill tax on u.s. airline that is land in europe and all be done by treaty which means the president s signature. the senate s consent and the house. the republican house has nothing to do with it. i believe that obama s second term and lame duck strategy will be able to create global gloverance and impose through treaty the gun controls and tax increases that he cannot get through a republican house. steve: check it out. here come the black helicopters bound to be a new york times best seller. thank you very much. congratulations . brian: three minutes before the top of the hour. want to buy a gun or ammo?
session. even if the democrats lose congress or lose the house in november, put it in later and say, tough! it s law. i think the democratic strategy is they know they re going to lose big in november. they know their majorities are going to vanish. therefore, pass as much as you possibly can. put it into law because obama s veto will prevent the republicans should they take over one or both houses of congress for changing it. kim, do you buy the lame duck strategy as a possibility here? i think anything is a possibility with this congress and this presidency and, you know, america should be on guard for that. but right now, what they are focused on, they want an energy victory and cap and trade makes it harder for them to too that energy victory and claim they ve done something about an oil crisis. it s more likely they let that go for the moment. what about the ability, holman to link the republicans to big oil and b.p.? that s clearly part of the strategy. harry reid is pu
guest: always good to talk to you. neil: the front runner for governor of ohio. i misstated the case that we called governor strickland, we called and he was not available. the polls are not open for hours but republicans are focused on the race after the race. three lawmakers are joking for the looking for the number three place in the house. and republican congressman is joining us. we did contacts her democratic opponent on that and we have not heard back. so, congresswoman, what is the lame duck strategy regardless of how you guys perform or don t perform tomorrow? guest: well, for the republicans getting some certainty related to the tax increases that are going to take place on january 1 at the top of the list. because where we go we continue to hear from small businesses, from families, that they don t know how to plan for 2011.