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Vice president Joseph Biden is stepping up his argument that rapes and murders.
Could increase if congress doesn't pass president Obama's latest stimulus plan listen to this exchange with a reporter.
-- We're -- and let's get educated user -- right now let me just listen to me I'm listening high savings rate was up.
Three times -- -- the numbers go look at the numbers.
Murders up rate goes -- and burgers and that's exactly what I said and if the Republicans don't pass this bill.
Then rates will continue to rise murder will continue to rise grateful continue to rise all -- -- continue to rise do you think it's appropriate for the vice president's use of language.
In such yeah.
Wow we'll smoke and Joseph -- Democrats like senators Ben Nelson Mark -- and Joseph Lieberman.
Who voted against that portion of the jobs -- that was aimed at first responders like firefighters and cops.
Who better to ask about this.
Then they veteran New York City congressman that great Democrat Charlie -- a great friend of the show that Charlie welcome back.
-- surprised to see the vice president United States talking like that available to we we want you to vote eappen murderer gonna go up c'mon.
Actually get an expert -- -- into the war -- expert Charlie that's why I hear that experts would be may is that they hired these people.
To suppress crime to avoid and prevent crime first responders write yet and -- I had got this in order to give better health.
That high -- 55 is in order but -- bias.
If indeed these people -- -- and they going to be laid off and they would because of its history of bonds it just makes sense that maybe.
What is it right for the number two Democrat in the party and in the country.
To say to the world rapes and murders look a lot but you don't vote for our jobs -- is He excluding other ways that could generate revenue -- -- saying this is the only way.
Anti I -- scare tactic.
Get the idea that He was used in -- taxes and say how necessary that is.
To help local government to do what -- job is what why do you say the vice president suppose He was the governor and the mayor.
They say the same thing what makes it different well because He has a big megaphone I mean He presumably speaks -- behalf of the administration as the number two person in your party under the federal govern always challenging what He said I mean W segment and the propriety of -- -- While the propriety that they're two different pieces -- first of all.
If you have a certain number of cops is -- -- And then you you fly at half Bob of what of an -- and it's might be.
Beauty is it safe to say that you're expected priority in Greece a good argument -- understanding tonight and I yeah okay that the second broad -- this propriety okay.
If a guy on the street says it.
He's just a guy book industry's is that what will cops in my block.
And then the vice president says I agree with you He has -- -- -- more cops she said if you don't vol for those double B -- rates and and and murders what is hot water with rank and file Democrats as we hear another we're not -- Biden Joseph Biden.
Dawned on them.
No lazy presidency hot water with the Democrats in the senate.
Who voted against this legislation that He said if you don't vote in favor you're gonna have more rapes and murders I think unfortunately.
Had a lot of things a good friend of -- Joseph Lieberman.
Unfortunately I think that 2012 election has receded -- ability to trying to get the economy globally.
And people back to new jobs if that is so it's unfortunate okay.
Switching gears but it's very relevant to the topic a few months ago when the congress was out of session the president was in Brazil.
He announced that He was gonna bomb in the idea that bombing apparently can't -- combination yesterday.
One colonel Qaddafi was killed you and I questioned the constitutionality.
Of the president is doing that and some members of congress even filed a lawsuit.
To prevent the president from starting a war zone without a congressional authorization so far so good the courts throughout that lawsuit.
Congress -- -- -- the president does what He wants.
Is the congress the least important and least powerful branch of the government won the framers intended it to be.
The most important and the most powerful because it -- of thumb on the public pulse.
I don't know that it reasoning behind the court's decision but there is no way in the world for me to believe.
That the executive branch of government.
Can put -- men and women in harm's way.
Without the support of the congress I might even in -- -- without the support of the American people.
Which means that we are representatives.
Up the people so I I you know.
Judge -- getting to the point if you have any diplomatic problems within the head in nation take -- -- Why not should the president be able to do kids don't decide what country Obama -- foreign leader to QL I don't want and and remember this judge in -- talking as American patriots.
That whatever we could do.
Crazy people could do the same.
And so I really think we've been dating from the constitution.
But worse than that.
We deal we -- -- from international behavior and that's we had a terrorists had about a made no sense.
Propriety as it relates to human life -- it Charlie Rangel always a pleasure to -- good to be with judge.
