On the recordDecember 7, 2010
I think the Republicans are -- I understand that they made terrible mistakes in the Bush years letting the deficit, letting spending get as much out of control as they did.
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transcripts.cnn.comI think the Republicans are -- I understand that they made terrible mistakes in the Bush years letting the deficit, letting spending get as much out of control as they did.
Gergen reflects on the past mistakes of Republicans regarding spending and deficits.
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I think, basically, this is about power. I think he wants to cripple Joe Biden before he ever gets started.
I think it makes it more likely that Joe Biden will win the election. It makes it more likely that the Democrats will take over the Senate.
Never before has the opposition undermined the legitimacy of a new President before he has even taken office to anything like this degree or in this fashion.