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Is that clean vote, dont bother. it will be tabled as soon as the senate comes back into session tomorrow at 9:30. it seems that the republicans are planning on going ahead with further votes tonight, proposing a conference committee to work on differences between the bills. whats your take on that? >> well, you know, as you played in the clip, six months ago, we called the bluff of the republicans. and the senate passed a budget and the republicans have failed for since months to appoint a conf...

Are planning on going ahead with further votes tonight, proposing a conference committee to work on differences between the bills. whats your take on that? >> well, you know, as you played in the clip, six months ago, we called the bluff of the republicans. and the senate passed a budget and the republicans have failed for since months to appoint a conference committee. at this moment, 17, 18 minutes after the government has already shut down, now theyre saying they want to go to conference. for...

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People like ted cruz into feeling they have a much larger following than they do. as nicole was pointing out, its a very fervent base, but whether or not its as many people as ted cruz and his followers would like to believe -- you know, i dont know that thats the case. >> obviously bill clinton was president the last time there was a government shutdown in 95. his advice to president obama, he said, its time to call the republicans bluff. >> theres nothing to negotiate with. he shouldnt delay t...

Ought to be the counter of cruz. yes, if its obama against cruz, of course its easy for republicans to -- >> i think on the national stage for republicans, im not afraid of ted cruz. i dont find ted cruz scary. what i find scary is the no egs that he is in charge of the house of representatives. of course, if he became speaker -- but wait. of course if he became speaker, he might find that its not a very pleasant job. but what is scary isnt the presence of cruz. what is scary is the absence of b...

But you werent the one who siphoned that money off the sort of huge machine. i think thats what a lot of its that happening here. >> whats fascinating to me, youre getting two simultaneous arguments from republicans. they say, we have to kill this now because its our last chance. and when it goes into effect, it will be a disaster. but those two things cant possibly be true. >> no. if you could defund it today, you can defund it in six months >> when its terrible! >> when its catastrophic and th...

Ceiling increase votes, and they think they can do it again so theyre going to attempt to call his bluff. >> and quite honestly, the public want some cuts. you look at the polls and the public is saying, you can go into the debt ceilings notions but you have to have some cuts some where. the president might have to give a little bit. >> he might but he has been so firm. he will have to eat his words and the democrats said as well, theyre banking on him not buckling here. but it looks like the ru...

Middle class family your taxes today are lower than when i took office. >> that was his promise in 2011. but the factor bill oreilly is calling his bluff breaking down numbers and showing how much the tax man is hitting your wallet. >> that statement is spin, pure spin. once again the federal government is getting more tax revenue than ever before. state and local taxes are at the highest level in the history of this country. more facts. state and local income taxes clock in at 114 billion in th...

Know whats going on here. one republican leadership source in congress musing out loud to abc news today saying that ted cruz should probably be expected to only go on long enough today to reach the prime time audience on the fox news channel. a senior house republican aide telling talking points memo, quote, i dont know how the senator makes it down a flight of stairs, because he is completely incapable of thinking one step ahead. this comes on the heels of an unnamed adviser to republican sena...

Have thai bifurcation of personality. i have my grassroots -- >> thats exactly right. >> im down with the people, but only after i have my latte. >> right. >> so, thats the problem. >> do you think hes vulnerable there? >> i think so i think ultimately, it becomes like swiss cheese, holes that you can go in through and have a problem with. hell have a problem with down the road. but thats if he does a presidential race, because as you saw, they get into the oppo research out on the guy already. ...