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It may be that it will go a few hours or a few days, but in the end, theyre going to have to pass a clean cr. but of course, the much, much greater threat is that they insist on some -- on delaying the affordable care act and holding in part as a condition of raising the debt ceiling and they throw the country in default, and that could be catastrophic for the economy for years and years and even generations. and whats particularly wrong about this is that its one thing to have a budget fight, y...

Clinton was a good boy and helped the president in awn qualifieded way which he wasnt doing until the convention, the president would turn around and clear the path for hillary. now you see the vice president whos very loyal to the president emerging through sources as potentially wanting to run in spite of hillarys run. it leads me to think that now presidents focused more on who could protect my legacy better. thats certainly going to be joe biden and not hillary clinton. >> now that weve give...

Do with re-electing barack obama as anybody. and i dont think there was any deal. but i do think that president obama understands the power of the clinton brand, and monica, my sense of it is that the democrats who on balance love hillary clinton and love bill clinton not understanding whatever issues it may be feel its her time. with the republican party as tony you both know totally divided between the rand paul wing, the chris christie wing. the democrats are basically pretty aligned. >> thes...

Baldwin. coming from the same tat that put ron johnson in the senate not long ago. will she be a political soldier for progressives or be more moderate in representing a swing state? >> that is an interesting question, she is a known progressive. but wisconsin is a state of ticket splitters as you know, many wisconsin voters will vote for a democrat and republican on the same day, re-electing paul ryan and voting for president obama for example, she will have to look at the change demographics i...

See it moving them, you know, a small share of people, but i could see it moving people toward obama making them more comfortable with the idea of re-electing him. if its a 1% or something, small, but its big in the context of this election. >> in the context of endorsements, specifically, i was struck by the fact that the obama campaign today in its first day essentially back with the president back on the campaign trail after thisdealin time, running a clip of colin powells endorsement, on the...

Could see it moving people toward obama making them more comfortable with the idea of re-electing him. if its a 1% or something, small, but its big in the context of this election. >> in the context of endorsements, specifically, i was struck by the fact that the obama campaign today in its first day essentially back with the president back on the campaign trail after this hiatus for dealing with the storm full time, running a clip of colin powells endorsement, on the same day we get the unexpec...

Popular components to it that the presidents going to be able to campaign on. >> well, there are some popular components, but by and large, its terribly expensive. i think its the wrong prescription. were going to vote on it in the house next week again, and i think health care will be one issue. but when you get jobs and manufacturing and the loss of jobs in the manufacturing sector, particularly in ohio where theyve lost nearly 18,000 manufacturing jobs, weve lost nearly 599,000 manufacturing ...

Defining and protecting marriage as a union of a man and woman, as husband and wife. marriage can not be severed from its cultural, religious, and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society. >> notice the date there, right? that was president george w. bush, february 2004, running for re-election, against these advances in gay rights that threaten civilization, that threaten to bring down the nation. in 2004, that year, the republican party supported ballot initiatives in 11 s...

Threaten to bring down the nation. in 2004, that year, the republican party supported ballot initiatives in 11 states banning gay rights. that not only had the effect of materially hurting gay people all over the country, but they also hoped it would drive up turnout of voters motivated by anti-gay prejudice. so come for the chance to hurt your gay neighbor, stay for the re-electing of george w. bush. but at the same time that george w. bush was standing there in the roosevelt room, pledging the...

Advances in gay rights that threaten civilization, that threaten to bring down the nation. in 2004, that year, the republican party supported ballot initiatives in 11 states banning gay rights. that not only had the effect of materially hurting gay people all over the country, but they also hoped it would drive up turnout of voters motivated by anti-gay prejudice. so come for the chance to hurt your gay neighbor, stay for the re-electing of george w. bush. but at the same time that george w. bus...