Escape From Washington

" health care debate rages on tomorrow the White House we'll announce that the country is in greater debt than it originally thought."

" The President Obama is nowhere to be found no he is vacationing on Martha's Vineyard and has -- that the press. Respect his family's privacy while he's away from -- them."

" And not what we hear from the press. This. That's right nothing."

" Now I know I remember things a little bit differently when George Bush was in office in fact. Every time he took a vacation the press used it as evidence that bush is lazy reckless and irresponsible. Let's take a walk down memory lane. Remember back in 2004 New York Times columnist Bob Herbert he chastised the president for taking vacation. While the country wants a war writing quote Mr. President there's a war on you might wanna consider hopping on a plane to Washington. And then there over at the Washington Post Eugene Robinson argued that President Bush's policy quote amounts to the belief. That'd be concentrate really hard and stays in shape regularly by doing that toward to Crawford on his mountain bike that he'll be able to summon a miracle. And -- was another person who spoke out against mr. Bush's presidential vacations from the beginning that was Leon Panetta he said in 2001 quote. With the nature of the problems confronting the world as well as this country."

" It would just be a little more comforting to make sure that he's around both departments and agencies and crisis that he's got to confront."

" So I wonder if he shared those thoughts with President Obama. And joining me now to discuss this ridiculous double standard Fox News contributor. Author of the New York Times number one best seller catastrophe Dick Morris Dick good to see and we'll go -- welcome back for -- about the ever present needs a vacation. But this is the land of the liberal."

" Martha's Vineyard -- you -- you remember the story about Bill Clinton and me on vacation."

" We didn't 93 in 94 he took vacations and Martha's Vineyard and I to -- told him in 94 are going into summer 95 -- cut it out."

" Because -- these photos of you wouldn't starlets aren't doing any good yeah I tell -- you looked like the Beverly hillbilly -- And and I said you know let me I took a poll and they want you to go to the Iraqis camping on vacation pay. And then I tested each activity there was biking which could do golf which she could. -- he couldn't do fishing he could. Camping he did but the real reason he hated it was that he had to live -- like this three person tent yeah with Chelsea and."

" That's -- yeah. I think that's not gonna work I what are you -- president deserves a vacation but you gotta admit as he goes on this vacation things could not be worse for him. We've got now days. The lowest numbers John Zogby no 45% you predicted to be here by the end of the summer YouTube and I did as well -- now. -- fourteen minus fourteen on the presidential index rating but it's it gets force -- that. Paterson is getting creamed as governor democratic governor of New York Corzine is in trouble in New Jersey dot is in trouble Harry Reid is losing by eleven points -- over the numbers."

" And Patrick who was sort of Obama it's about Patrick governor of Massachusetts. Is behind the Republican Christian and my costs by five points right so when you put all that together all these numbers going on vacation. You know this idea well I think the big problem and is going on vacation -- these democratic senators and congressmen."

" Who are taking this and then didn't staff at these town hall meetings --"

" And they look at -- Obama on vacation. That's that's terrific a little bit. But look."

" The real thing that's going on here is this unbelievable. Public groundswell. Against the health care package kind of concerned about the deficit."

" And I thought that Joe Lieberman really broke some new ground yesterday. When he opposed the move adopting -- health care package as it is now. Include more criminal and he said incrementally and he said don't try to do it when we have this deficit we have this recession. Now that was a strain of argumentation. That really pulls all of the problems together in a very very interest in way. And you know I believe the Democrats are gonna try to ram this through with fifteen votes I believe that they are not gonna go for any bipartisan accord. But I believe they may have a hard time getting those fifty votes because I really that the Democrats. Or are beginning to really sense that they have to run for cover these and you know you can -- that burden Kennedy aren't gonna vote -- can't vote."

" And Kennedy's replacement won't be there and Lieberman is off."

" Nelson of that -- Nebraska is probably off the reservation. -- Lincoln of Arkansas a tough reelection fight she's probably not gonna go with that land drew may not. And you getting to 5352. Votes get it down to 49 and you win."

" Ma Max Baucus and speaking of polls and by the way I misspoke last week when -- said maxis -- a Spencer on social security and I apologize senator but. Max Baucus is numbers among Democrats in terms of he's handling -- health care here. I'm worried that were very very bad so does that."

" That comes a time and every political situation. Where you confronted with the one thing you can never predict which has -- capacity politicians. Propensity to be willing to commit suicide. And you you just can't judge that."

" But generally a president who's going to be there for four years -- most you know it's needed most is more willing to do that -- senator congressman. And I think that you may find a lot of these guys jumping off very quickly."

" As this thing begins to move toward a vote what we get with the other way he'll pull something. But it may have been. And -- it may it may just be face -- great art but. It look at what dividend announced tomorrow addicted their -- estimates are off by -- trillion dollars in other words. A 25% higher deficit estimate. And one of the things we've been predicting. You know when -- first proposed Medicare it was nine times higher than the original projections right this two trillion dollars and 25% higher. How is that gonna impact this -- they think it's gonna be devastating for him and you know. We -- my wife and I title -- catastrophe some catastrophe was not the stimulus package the catastrophe was not even the recession."

" The catastrophe is the debt. And what that -- mean. In the next year in 2010. And eleven."

" I think it is very very likely that -- this high deficit you're going to recover a little bit. And then enter another depression economists are calling it a double digit percent drop. Stop drop its called double double -- on the second dip. That's -- that will happen may be and send you may also have -- inflation. Which means that the Fed cannot stimulate the economy without risk of having the inflation go completely crazy. And you know how a patient dies when -- you have two things that are you are you're sick -- that he can't read freedom both think the this is something like being unable to be -- because of the inflation."

" And have to stimulate because of the recession."

" Take it what you're saying I have an article here in the economy totally unnecessary if he hadn't passed the stimulus package well -- I that -- a matter of fact the Financial Times website this weekend this guy -- he's a professor they called got to do everything he predicted everything here he say in this recession could last another two years with just a -- anemic slight quick recovery but exactly what you're saying. And no employment as part of it -- the inflation comes the interest rates go up. And we really got ourselves one very dangerous economic situation in this country precisely because we can't control. The in the inflation by raising the interest rates. Because that's gonna cause more unemployment and recession. But with -- here's the question -- the what is the political fallout of that. Scenario unfolding poets it's a disaster for the Democrats. You could literally at this point just see."

" A hundred -- changing in -- you're -- if if you. If we go into a double dip recession."

" And there is a perception that that is because of Obama's deficit. And they -- health care reform and some very version and add that to the deficit and then this the bailout of Chrysler and all of that staff. And then that causes the stagflation. That that you absolutely. Were all bets are off it's just unbelievable. And does this guy is absolutely had -- for all I can say is he's headed for catastrophe. Could colorful book keeper -- but it -- writing for the country thanks very much."