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Reform, because they put it in one night two senators said this is intriguing. the next morning they came back and said, no to tax reform. no to reducing rates. and then they also said no to any deal that didnt have at least a trillion dollars of tax increases. so the -- people say the republicans said dont raise taxes. correct. 236 republicans in the house have signed a commitment to the american people. the taxpayer protection pledge, that they would not vote for a tax increase as long as they...

Hes been the front-runner. newt, romney, one of those guys is moving forward. they both looked you in the eye and said theyre not going to raise your taxes. >> whos got the better conservative credentials? >> on taxes theyre both fine. on their commitments not to raise taxes. and newts put together a fairly radical robust tax reform proposal. i think the most written-out one is now rick perrys of texas. his 20% top rate, kill cap gains, thats great. i think romney put his plan in very early. nee...

Tax in for the king to spend. >> and if a republican raises taxes after taking the pledge, as president of the united state, iron clad, one-term president in your view? >> well, we have some history here. george herbert walker bush had a very successful presidency. he managed the collapse of the soviet union, he threw iraq out of situate, didnt get stuck occupying the place for a decade. he had one hole in the bottom of his boat, he said he wouldnt raise taxes and he did, and he lost the preside...

The next morning they came back and said, no to tax reform. no to reducing rates. and then they also said no to any deal that didnt have at least a trillion dollars of tax increases. so the -- people say the republicans said dont raise taxes. correct. 236 republicans in the house have signed a commitment to the american people. the taxpayer protection pledge, that they would not vote for a tax increase as long as theyre a member of congress. and 41 senators have made the same commitment. those a...

Position is, if the only problem in washington, d.c. is the peasants arent sending enough tax in for the king to spend. >> and if a republican raises taxes after taking the pledge, as president of the united states, ironclad, one--term president in your view? >> well, we have some history here. george herbert walker bush had a very successful presidency. he managed the collapse of the soviet union, he threw iraq out of situate, didnt get stuck occupying the place for a decade. he had one snow ho...

Tax increase as long as theyre a member of congress. and 41 senators have made the same commitment. those are important commitments. those are public commitments. but the democrats have the secret agreement, which they announce every once in awhile on tv, they want $1 trillion in tax increases. so whos being unreasonable? the guys who want a trillion dollars more of your money to waste, or the people who say, were spending too much of your money now, lets bring spending down to normal levels, no...

Decade. he had one hole in the bottom of his boat, he said he wouldnt raise taxes and he did, and he lost the presidency. the american people dont like people who lie their way into office. they do like people who keep their commitments and stay im not going to raise your tax s because you are not the problem, america. were going to reform washingtons overspending, thats the problem. >> is newt gingrich the likely nominee of the party? >> boy, newt has sure shot up quickly, and the new hampshire...

>> well, weve actually had several elections and for the last 15 years, people have been electing a majority of the house of representatives, and many senators, because they have made just that commitment. a poll can be asked in many ways, an election is a real question of where people are. and elected officials should keep their word to voters. they shouldnt say one thing and do another when they get into office. they shouldnt change their mind and betray the voters confidence in them. the grea...

8% dont know what congress is. we the people well understand the chaos in washington. the democrats generally speaking want to spend. they often get elected by promising entlements from minorities to unions to special interest groups. the republicans want a much smaller government. they want to strangle whats in place now by denying it revenue. g.o.p. also wants president obama out of there so they are not likely to compromise much. in the meantime, little gets done. the debt gross larger, the e...

Missed opportunities. formed back in august and given the job of tackling the nations crushing debt, the group of 12 proved incapable of compromise. >> democrats believe that the government having made a lot of commitments and promises that we really cant keep with the revenue ought the to increase revenue dramatically. >> america is stuck with the rigidity of people who wanted to protect the wealthiest people in the country instead of providing $1.2 trillion of deficit reduction. >> nbcs luke r...