ABC, George brings up the etch a sketch comment. Matthew Dowd thinks it IS a big deal...it creates a visual that people understand. Brings up Louisisna, the leading candidate, ROmney, loses the state by 20 points. very unusual .....compares it to 1976.
Cookie on Ryan’s plan - it doesn’t have taxes (on the rich), it plays into the whole unfairness arguement.
Dowd is giving progressive democrats advice on how they should deal with the budget. They SHOULD take on medicare, SS, otherwise there won’t be any money in the discretionary budget to invest in important things - roads, education, EPA (LOLOLOLOL)
ABC shows clip that people have been waiting in line for three days in front of the Supreme Court. (WOW, Power to the People!)
Terry Moron - why should SC halt the debate? This is a hot political issue, let the people thrash this out. SC shouldn’t have taken it.
George WIll - disagrees. The circuits are in conflict; the SC should take it. Brings up interstate commerce,
Cookie - healthcare is different - we will all participate in the HC system one way or another.
Brazile - LAw is constitutional and fair (WOW)
Matthew Dowd - SC will be affected by politics. Romney cannot make an authentic argument. If the law is overturned, it helps obama (george will agrees) (Hey, he’ll frame it as the War on Healthcare)