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Proposal but opposed the house health care proposal. and i think that this could endanger some votes if the individual mandate repeal is include in the bill. >> let me ask you about your vote, you supported it, yet according to all independent analysis, for the middle class, its going to be -- its going to expire, its going to be sunset by the end of 2026. and even many people in the middle class will not benefit, poor people will pay more under some considerations. plus, the corporate taxes are...

the dow is up 217 points, the reason, the jobs numbers for july was better than anyone was looking for. the total number, 163,000 jobs created last month. as you can see, the prediction was 100,000. we need about 125,000 jobs created per month, just to keep up with population growth. so this report does that. but look at the rest of the year. i mean, we havent been able to clear that hurdle since march. its been a really grim stretch. so there was a little bit of relief today. the bott...

erin burnett. and the market looking for the slightest bit of good news, and got a little bit today and surged. the dow is up 213 point, the reason, the jobs numbers for july was better than anyone was looking for. the total number, 163,000 jobs created last month. the prediction was 100,000. we need about 125,000 jobs created per month, just to keep up with population growth. so this report does that. but look at the rest of the year. i mean, we havent been able to clear that hurdle s...

erin burnett. and the market looking for the slightest bit of good news, and got a little bit today and surged. the dow is up 213 point, the reason, the jobs numbers for july was better than anyone was looking for. the total number, 163,000 jobs created last month. the prediction was 100,000. we need about 125,000 jobs created per month, just to keep up with population growth. so this report does that. but look at the rest of the year. i mean, we havent been able to clear that hurdle s...

Multiple different compromises that would have extended or made permanent the bulk of the bush tax cuts. so if they get to december of 2012, and they say, this is an unpopular position, that they would rather let all of them expire, those for the upper income taxpayers expire, the outcome could be $1.8 trillion, and it would be in a sense because of the pledge. because in being so pennywise on taxes, they became pound foolish. do you look at that with any kind of threat of concern? >> one, thats...

Catching this, asked grover norquist about his worst nightmare on "now with alex wagner today." >> they have now said no to multiple different compromises that would have extended or made permanent the bulk of the bush tax cuts. so if they get to december of 2012, and they say, this is an unpopular position, that they would rather let all of them expire, those for the upper income taxpayers expire, the outcome could be $1.8 trillion, and it would be in a sense because of the pledge. because in b...

Rail against the 2001/2003 bush tax cuts and the fact that they were not paid for and added mightily to our deficit. youre going to let them expire for the wealthiest americans, but you will keep them in place next year for the rest of us. and the question is, why not have the courage of your convictions and keep that principle equal and apply it equally to the wealthy and to the middle class if you really are serious about it? >> well, savannah, what we know is that the middle class is hurting ...

Caught up with grover norquist, the most powerful man in republican politics. >> who made grover norquist king? >> the people have made this commitment not to raise taxes. >> if you raise tax rates, that is violating a tax pledge. >> 232 of the 240 have signed the no tax increase pledge. >> americans for tax reform would oppose any effort to weaken, reduce, or not continue the 2001/2003 bush tax cuts. rumors swept the capital this morning that the president and speaker of the house were close ...

Republican party that its time for conservatives to step back from the brink. >> apparently norquist is rescinding that hall pass. he quickly walked back his comments during an interview with msnbc. >> theres certain things you could do technically and not violate the pledge but that the general public would clearly understand its a tax increase. so i can be clear, americans for tax reform would oppose any effort to weaken, reduce or not continue the 2001/2003 bush tax cuts. >> and by not extend...

Fighting and juggling and lines in the sand and the discussion about who is going to do what, when everyone in congress and the senate and the white house knew this would happen. >> it wasnt like we didnt know it was coming. we had votes in august, not in august. we werent in august. but july and september to try to force this issue. democrats didnt want to talk about it. run-up to election and they didnt want a big debate on taxes, particularly this one going to election. its put off. here we a...