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But thats what he does. right after the interview where did he go? went to virginia, where some of the cuts, if they take place -- people seem to have amnesia about the whole point sequester was. it was the fourth conversation, fourth new negotiations. nobody wants to sequester. the whole point was pick something that each party thought was something that a third rail in their -- in their conferences so that they would force them to have a new conversation, so the whole re-imaging of the sequest...

State politics. i hate to say it. but thats what he does. right after the interview where did he go? went to virginia, where some of the cuts, if they take place -- people seem to have amnesia about the whole point sequester was. it was the fourth conversation, fourth new negotiations. nobody wants to sequester. the whole point was pick something that each party thought was something that a third rail in their -- in their conferences so that they would force them to have a new conversation, so t...

>> bill bennett, my impression spending time with governor romney and talking to him about these issues on camera and off is that he understands the need for some level of compromise, and to even take on conservatives. and yet in this interview there was a level of rigidity, even to the point saying this deal on a defense sequester makes no sense. >> well, he distinguished between the willingness on principle to compromise and the willingness to compromise on principle. and thats an important di...

Against it. 95 democrats voted against it. all republican leadership in the house voted for it. doug, give you the last word. >> bottom line everything has to be on the table by democrats and republicans is we cant afford political orthodoxy anymore. im for putting obamacare, taxes, revenue, entitlements on the table, bottom line, monica may be right. bill: wow! double-barrel. >> she may be right, but if we stick to our positions rigidly we all as americans lose where americans before were democ...

Now theyre trying to wriggle out of what they agreed to do. >> bruce, the republicans are getting very nervous about some of this and especially, according to your reporting, the defense cuts. >> thats right. as you know, a big part of the sequester or the fiscal cliff, rather, is a $1.2 trillion spending cut, 600 on the defense side, 600 on the domestic side. and the republicans are very panic about the 600 on the defense side. dick cheney has been telling them, oh, you cant do this. our defens...

Now theyre trying to wriggle out of what they agreed to do. >> bruce, the republicans are getting very nervous about some of this and especially, according to your reporting, the defense cuts. >> thats right. as you know, a big part of the sequester or the fiscal cliff, rather, is a $1.2 trillion spending cut, 600 on the defense side, 600 on the domestic side. and the republicans are very panic about the 600 on the defense side. dick cheney has been telling them, oh, you cant do this. our defens...

What dick cheney is going to do is apparently go to these authorize whip team and tell them just how dreadful these cuts would be to dod. i asked the same question you posed to the gop leadership and they said quote, the former vice president and secretary of defense obviously has a valuable perspective on the devastating impact of obamas defense sequester that they feel will be invaluable to their members. so the idea here is heres dick cheney, a guy that you all know, love and trust from his e...

democrat. then never too late to talk vp stakes in election 2012. with dana dash and jeff zeleny "the new york times." im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." a new cnn/orc poll shows president obamas job approval rating is over 50% for the first time since last june, but americans are worried about rising gas prices, and in an election year, when americans worry, politicians act. the president wants congress to end tax breaks for big oil. >> its time they got by withou...

with house intelligence chairman mike rogers and ranking democrat. then never too late to talk vp stakes in election 2012. im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." a new cnn orc poll shows president obamas job approval rating is over 50% for the first time since last june, but americans are worried about rising gas prices, and in an election year, when americans worry, politicians act. the president wants congress to end tax breaks for big oil. >> its time they got by withou...

Striking a deal that is there to be gotten so that they can do their business and get out of town. republicans in congress would hope not to drive down their approval ratings any further. its now at 8% in one poll, 13% in another. hard to imagine it could get lower. but a government shutdown just might do that. >> which is why john boehner says hes still committed to a grand bargain to slash the deficit. but you write theres growing unhappiness among republicans for his push to cut a deal with p...