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And now youre saying i want a bigger one, it doesnt pass the laugh test. and again, the american people sort of saw through that. so what speaker boehner said isnt right. his party, if they had been resolute for this middle-class tax cut for the last six months, maybe theyd have a leg to stand on. but they didnt. they were against it, against it, against it. >> have you -- could you point to any other time where the democrats have held together so strong on an issue? >> no. >> there was no cavin...

Payroll tax cut because they thought that it would help the economy too much. and now of course they said two months isnt enough. well, if two weeks ago youre saying i dont want any of it and now youre saying i want a bigger one, it doesnt pass the laugh test. and again, the american people sort of saw through that. so what speaker boehner said isnt right. his party, if they had been resolute for this middle-class tax cut for the last six months, maybe theyd have a leg to stand on. but they didn...

And it makes no sense. but, you know, there is some justice in politics. i know the frustration we all have. sooner or later it catches up with you. it began to catch up with them when the debt ceiling emerged. and after that, americans were beginning to smell why these folks are extreme. now its coming home in even much, much stronger colors because this is a tax cut. and republicans have always been for tax cuts. well, if youre for a tax cut, just be for it. this idea that, oh, two weeks ago w...

Happens, follow them. and it makes no sense. but, you know, there is some justice in politics. i know the frustration we all have. sooner or later it catches up with you. it began to catch up with them when the debt ceiling emerged. and after that, americans were beginning to smell why these folks are extreme. now its coming home in even much, much stronger colors because this is a tax cut. and republicans have always been for tax cuts. well, if youre for a tax cut, just be for it. this idea tha...

The procedures not to allow it to come to a vote. because they are afraid that there might be out of the 245 republicans, 35 or 40 who out of sense of survival will vote with us. >> in terms of that sense of survival, if this doesnt pass and if the payroll tax cut expires at the end of the year and people start seeing their paychecks shrink in january, does your political sense tell you that people will blame washington in a generic sense? and democrats in the white house and republicans will al...

They have announced theyre going to use their control over the procedures not to allow it to come to a vote. because they are afraid that there might be out of the 245 republicans, 35 or 40 who out of sense of survival will vote with us. >> in terms of that sense of survival, if this doesnt pass and if the payroll tax cut expires at the end of the year and people start seeing their paychecks shrink in january, does your political sense tell you that people will blame washington in a generic sens...

Should be able to win and probably will win. beyond that i dont really know. i dont know about the extension of unemployment benefits. the guy i was talking to up here, you know, outside on the dartmouth green. hes been unemployed for a year and a half. hes had unemployment benefits for most of that time. they are running out now. i dont know whether they can be extended again. thats actually going to be a big fight if that happens, and i think republicans are going to take the risk of saying th...

Dartmouth green. hes been unemployed for a year and a half. hes had unemployment benefits for most of that time. they are running out now. i dont know whether they can be extended again. thats actually going to be a big fight if that happens, and i think republicans are going to take the risk of saying they are not going to support it without compensatory budget cuts elsewhere. they tried that before and failed. i bet they try it again. and in terms of the presidents big infrastructure program, ...

Lost homes and damages done. we have workers and first responders that are already at the sites right now. were going to be sending all of our people out surveying damage, and there are people out right now surveying that damage. but were still in the middle of a big storm, so were trying to warn as many people as we can to pay attention to the weather, be safe and get all of our people strategically out where they need to be, where theres been immediate damage and destruction. >> excellent advi...

>> right, people drive up the street and they say they didnt know where they were because they cant recognize the general markers they usually drive by. fascinating and depressing. >> but a community effort and some good news out of it today. i think that provided a lot of hope and courage for people to hear that someone did survive through the tornado. theyre trying to save anything. and a young boy found the pastors bible today, and he was happy to find that. >> jackie jaris, thank you for tha...