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You cannot continue to do that. at some point you have to get fiscal control. >> discussions are underway between the house republican and the senate democratic leadership on a continuing resolution or c.r. to fund the government until late september. congressman langford says the outcome of the sequest her have an impact. >> sequestration brings the number down to discretionary spending. c.r. continues with that number as well. in the next six months we have to honor the number. >> democrats pu...

Violence lube? it not be the only way to prevent aggressive monsters. teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational, ie boring, it can improve a toddlers behavior. anyway, said one egg head, the take home message is it is not just about turning off the tv. it is about changing the channel. it is a good way to do that. the study did show the cr was md meantime the red eye found that cats are still easily amused. >> died a day later. >> he said i look fixed. >> what do you ...

Really difficult situation the end of the year facing tax increases across the board, obama had the upper hand there and they caved in a way that was incredibly painful for them. and so they looking coming out of january, they made the decision that they would rather stand and fight on the sequester than the debt ceiling. fight on the sequester to say in nine days that they have wrangled, you know, a significant amount of cuts out of the obama administration, an administration they say doesnt wa...

Point, too. i dont think the public is engaged in this fight, and until they are, its not much evidence on march 1st they are going to become so, especially since this is going to bleed into the c.r. debate. >> howard, the always wise chris cillizza in the fix talks about the obama strategy and uses his gimlet eye to talk about it. since the collapse of the grand bargain talks in summer 2011, obama has become a far more cynical and politically successful operator. what the president is doing wit...

Ca cardinal turkson is hugely popular on the world human rights. >> not so much on the lgbt. >> and also birth control which runs against the catholic principles, but i am not a catholic, but i think that it would be a great thing if somebody could introduce the idea that maybe women have a right to control their reproductive rights and i dont think that is particularly scandalous. >> and those who work for catholic organizations, but who are not themselves catholic plooefr believers. talk to me...

Which -- lets put aside the budget itself for a second. the appropriations process has broken down, too, and were just doing things by cr, continuing resolution. so basically youve given power to a few very powerful congressmen, and all the other members are sitting there waiting to be told what to wait for. >> mark halperin, it is frustrating. and this has been going on for some time, and its really dangerous for a democracy when you have two bodies -- and actually, one run by a democrat, the o...

I call this plan r for run away. but we know that john boehner often has had trouble with his various plans. plan b most notoriously, getting them approved, accepted and passed by his own house republicans. and cantor made a very declarative statement today. were going to bring this to a vote, and when you do that, usually you think you have the votes, but immediately there were grumblings that some house republicans will go along with this im not sure that democrats will, too. so it remains to ...

What is his gain? >> well, i think he is ready for a shutdown. i dont know that he would be ready to refuse to lift the debt ceiling. but, you know, he cease himself as having won something in the fiscal cliff go-round, chris, and so -- and i think that boehner sees himself as having lost something and needing to win back the fealty of those tea party republicans. so i still think were in for an ugly few months. but i think they -- if they wont do the debt ceiling, they have less leverage. >> wh...

David gregory. why isnt he answering? it sounds like mr. mcconnell would be the first one to throw a monkey wrench into this system. whats his game? >> i do think hes ready for a shutdown. i dont know that he would be ready to refuse to lift the debt ceiling, but he sees himself as having won something, chris. and i think boehner sees himself as having lost something and win back the republicans. i think were still in for an ugly few months. >> what a country. lets drop left wing, right ring. we...

Pass a cr -- the continuing resolution on the presidents terms. it has no obligation to pass a sequester of the presidents terms. i think those are both much better fights than, say, a debt ceiling. the debt ceiling guarantees a crisis. it guarantees that the markets will all cave in on the republicans. and the republicans in the end will give up. >> let me get a break, ej, and well come back with you. i want to talk about the strategy, whether theres a government shutdown in the future, as well...