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Gotten rebuffed because what speaker boehner and the republicans have said is, we can not do any revenue. we cant do a dimes worth of revenue. so, what more do you think i should do? okay. i just want to clarify. because if people have suggestion im happy to, this is room full of smart, this is a room full of smart folks. zack? >> mr. president, the next focal point seems to be the continuing resolution that is coming up at the end month, expires at the end of the month. would you expire the cr ...

The second half of the first term. he wants to destroy it. he beat them on the fiscal cliff. on taxes. now he wants a way to destroy them on spending. by showing, by waiting until the republicans will cave on this. and say okay, well give it to you and taxes instead of in cuts because the pain will become intolerable. this is all about a political game. winning the upper hand. for the rest of his agenda. because he isnt interested in spending or deficit or cuts at all. >> bret: i mentioned the c...

I think hes clearly agitated that this campaign of hysteria did not stop the sequester. used to the campaigns being effective an winning the campaigns and i think he didnt really want to be here. at this moment. with the sequester happening talking about the cr, how to strategize a government shutdown or against a government shutdown. not a happy guy and its rare that we see -- im not -- im not gloating. >> nothing to gloat about. >> this is a loser for everyone. its just rare to see a strategy ...

And so far weve gotten rebuffed because what speaker boehner and the republicans have said is we cannot do any revenue. we cant do a dimes worth of revenue. so, what more do you think i should do? okay, i wast want to clarify. because if people have a suggestion, im happy to, this is a room full of smart, this is a room full of smart folks. >> mr. president, the next focal point seems to be the continuing resolution that is funding the government at the end of the month that expires at the end o...

Kind of like "the producers." lets do it, nobody will like it, the show will never open, and its there. and i think the public has crisis fatigue. what are we going to do with it? the cr is coming in a month. they have the debt crisis in the wings. people are just frustrated, and i think members of congress, members are extremely frustrated, too. >> well, i think the president went out there campaigning thinking that the republican party would never go along with defense cuts because its a hawki...

The sequestration would almost be comical if it were not affecting so many people. kind of like "the producers." lets do it, nobody will like it, the show will never open, and its there. and i think the public has crisis fatigue. what are we going to do with it? the cr is coming in a month. they have the debt crisis in the wings. people are just frustrated, and i think members of congress, members are extremely frustrated, too. >> well, i think the president went out there campaigning thinking t...

Going to go a dime above the level that has been established. look, we running trillion dollar deficits. $16 trillion in debt. this is unsustainable. we have to begin to get it under control. >> the c.r. you are talking about is addressed in this bill. the only thing that makes defense different from domestic president cut half a trillion out of the bill. thats why, that is my major concern, that is my area of interest. >> senators thank you very much. welcome senator manchin if he will come on ...

Bargain. should he agree to one year of those cuts and say, okay, fine, if youre not willing to do this, here are my cuts, take it or leave it. >> they all need to be adults and come to the conclusion it will take revenues and it will take spending cuts. you can wait until the cr on the 27th, but i bet they just kick that can down the road. >> thats what i think. i dont think theyre going to dothis. >> end up in september when they have to do a whole new thing. maybe between now and september to...

The parochial special interest. >> bret: there was talk of a bill that republicans try to move forward to fbi the agencies, including the pentagon the ability to privatize. in one instance to say cut the waste, fraud and abuse they could find and not hurt the personnel. is that possible? >> it doesnt look like it. both sides are dug in. any for capital hill is for show. that is an issue that is punted to the next crisis deadline. >> which is the c.r., the continuing resolution. >> exactly. when ...

Notice the impact of the sequester. what is fascinating about the debate is the reason both sides are amped up. nobody knows what is going to happen. nobody knows if there are fewer teachers in school or fewer tsa agents and how it affects waiting in line at the airport. >> bret: its your sense that democrats reach the point they are now pulling back the fight to go to the c.r.? to march 27 and continuing resolution? >> i think both sides are. >> bret: you agree? >> i think they made the case. w...