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Knowledge that one or another parent, whoever is serving, might die at their jobs. >> right. >> and that blanket that hovers over them on a day-to-day basis, tell me about speaking to them about this reality of their lives. >> well, you know, there was -- i talked to a lot of students whose quotes and names didnt get in the story for lack of space. but i remember talking to one student who said that, you know, you have to understand, just what you just said. she said, you know, we have to live w...

Generation who knew what it meant, you know, you work, your put your time in, theres going to be something there for you at the end of the day. it was guaranteed. you didnt worry about it. and now -- >> and the fact that public employees still have fixed pensions is the thing, i think -- the single thing that distinguishes them from so many private sector places which has added to this mistrust of these too generous public employee pension things that the rest of us who no longer have fixed pens...

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U.s. government that sticks a gun to its head. sorry to use gun metaphors, but basically sticks a gun to its head and says we dont trust ourselves to legislate like normal people. even presidential commissions dont work anymore. what weve got to do is give ourselves artificial deadlines and bring ourselves to the precipice, create all sorts of uncertainty, create manufactured crises because without that pressure, we can no longer be counted on to do anything that remotely redecember bem zesembl ...

Voters have given them. thats the credibility question that republicans face right now. yes, they all suffer from it. the president suffers, too. but more importantly, theyre not thinking about the broader economy. theyre not thinking about even the next two or three months in the markets because there is this deep, deep ideological struggle. until that is resolved, until republicans decide whether or not theyre ready for national government, this isnt a district-by-district thing. tax rates are...

Congress coming in. does the composition in the new congress, can anybody figure out what happens there? >> well, i mean, numerically, its more favorable to democrats, right? the house will still be controlled by john boehner. so you still have that divided congress. but the calculation is not, you know, a numerical one. its the idea that if they go home -- first if they go home for christmas break, theyd feel the pressure, but it doesnt seem like thats coming. if they go over the cliff and they...

>> i am really a lucky guy. good luck in lansing. change your watch. you can do the 5:30 up there. just flip your watch and you could be doing the same thing. what else? >> harold who writes, im trying to figure out how to assemble my kids new toys. barnicle, what gifts did you give? >> i give a gift that you dont have to assemble to everyone in my family. i give myself. thats it. thats all you get. all right? and that is all you get right now. >> boo! >> this is harsh. this is harsh. all right....

President, and it also raises questions about the tactics. this whole idea floating trial balloons, essentially you put somebody out there. theyre vulnerable. they become a pinata. people whack at them. even if they get through, theyre weakened for the experience. ill be honest with you, i dont understand this political process. if you really want people to get confirmed, from day one when you put them out there, you back them. i dont understand this int interregnum. >> what happens is, exactly ...

>> i think he started off in a legitimate direction where he talked about how much of the legislation is done with deadlines and during lame-duck sessions. were responsive as opposed to getting proactive. i get where hes coming from with respect to failures with the assault weapons ban in 1994. if you had a ban prior to 1994, you could hold on to it, but that doesnt excuse the government from trying to curb some of these episodes of mass gun violence. i think theres an obligation as a society fo...

Second-term transition plan or director. i mean, i think they had somebody that came up with an outline of, okay, this persons leaving. this persons leaving. here you go, mr. president. youve got to make these decisions. but they didnt seem to actually have a strategic plan. of how to roll these nominations out. and i think thats why susan rice took a political hit. it looks like chuck hagel now suddenly -- i mean, when chuck schumer -- how many times did david gregory ask him if he could suppor...