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>> david, does having that political argument really solve the nations deficit problem, the budget problem? does demagoguing them on medicare, it works politically perhaps, but does it work for getting stuff done? >> it doesnt -- i think because the politics of the 2012 were so ever present in all this, i think the chances have gone high now that we will not get entitlement reform and we wont get a serious reform of taxes until after the 2012 election. to me the question is, are we going to find...

With the unions, a very small proportion of democrats side with the companies. in this case were talking about companies, by the way, not government public service unions. look at i understand pents. 49% side with the unions, 37% with unions. but the democrats, 72% with the unions and 24% with companies. i guess in places like wisconsin, unions had to know that when a republican administration takes office, this is whats going to happen. >> well, i think we did see it coming, but i dont think an...

In a campaign may not be achievable. theyre going to have to learn to give and take legislating, and thats what theyve done in this process. theyre not going to give up. theyre going to be aggressive and certainly in the debt limit fight theyre going to be aggressive, but every time they have a fight like this that results in a compromise, they learn a little bit about how to function in washington. >> so then what do you think the half life is of the tea partiers in washington and across the co...

Of distrust between the two parties. >> union oppose pension reforms and ending seniority for teachers making the politics tough on brown. >> i dont think this is about power bases and money bases as much as it is just maybe his personal preferences. >> so governor brown campaigned on the idea that he could get this done. that he can work with republicans to solve the states budget problem. he failed. so democratic lawmakers, you guys are considering raising taxes without the required 2/3 vote a...

Even into tomorrow morning well still see a slight risk along the eastern seaboard. back to you. jenna: shay ryan, thanks. jon: well, capitol hill lawmakers have four days left to avoid a government shutdown. efforts to cut a deal on spending could fall flat over some hot button ideological issues. joining us now, vermont congressman congressman peter welch, chief deputy whip for the house democrats. congressman welch, are you an optimist or pessimist when it comes to a government shutdown? >> w...

With the reduction deficit commission. >> what about taking on so many controversial subjects. is paul ryan a hero or a fool to exaggerate it? is he going to create political problems for his party down the road or is he really being the only racourageous person standi up to say we need to take on entitlements? >> we cant serve the long-term budget problem without dealing with entitlements. someone had to go first. i think paul ryan is a hero for going first. what political impact it is going to...

Budget problem by giving away hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue that would help close the budget deficit and give it to business. if you want to make it a budget fight, democrats win. >> that gets to the philosophical difference between where you sit and how i sit and how we look at the dollar that comes into state government, where the dollar comes from and how it is turned around either through tax policy, fiscal policy, and et cetera. they believe and i believe so rightly that ...

Martha: all right. we have breaking news crossing the wires to report to you, this coming through from reuters and we take you back to the situation in syria where were now hearing reports that syrian forces that are supporters of the president, bashar assad are now beating protestors at a mosque and there are witnesses to that. this is coming by reuters, around 200 worshipers chanting slogans there in the southern city of daraa, the situation clearly intense and heating up in syria. more on tha...

Their goal to remind members of conscious not to renege on their promise to reduce spending. seat countdown clock yourself. countdown to the shutdown.com. anna, thank you for being here. the tea party goes back to capitol hill to try to bring what message to whom? >> the message to our elected officials, speaker boehner, harry reid, they need to do what it takes to fix the budget problem we have on our hands. the inevitable dav day of reckog has come. its our money thats being miss spent. and we...

The federal government. and today, the number two republican in the house, majority leader eric cantor shocked the world by admitting he has no idea how to solve the budget problem because he has no idea how a bill becomes law. >> on friday, we will bring to the floor the government prevention -- excuse me, prevention of government shut down act, and that will say to the american people the senates got to act prior to the expiration of cr. if it does not act, hr 1 becomes the law of the land. >>...