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Before myself, and i know i will probably use it again, but i really dont like the term "facecle cliff." . its misleading. the idea which you have already heard hundreds of times this year is the country will face a sudden traumatic crisis on january 1st unless democrats and republicans in washington come together and strike some kind of a grand bargain on taxes, spending, and the deficit. but that is not a good way to understand what were facing here. the reality is that the cliff is really mor...

Congress operates, and as john boehner said, its going to take leadership to change it. i think the president never has liked particularly getting down in the weeds and dealing with congress. he doesnt like smoozing the members of congress and having them down. he doesnt like doing all that lyndon johnsonesque stuff that you have to do in washington. i think hes going to have to do that. politics is the art of getting people who dont like you to do things they dont want to do in the interest of ...

Understand you cant push us around. >> so to help interpret what we just heard, we bring in a man who lives, eats and drinks washington. thats our friend howard fineman, hes the editorial director of the huffington post media group. >> guilty as charged. >> a con ciliary tone there. what struck me yesterday with john boehner he was saying as we approach the fiscal cliff, boehner was saying yesterday that the bottom line for republicans after this election is the same as its been for 22 years. th...

Not politics as usual. >> mr. president, this is your moment. were ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but americans. >> its better to dance than to fight. its better to work together. everything doesnt have to be a fight. >> i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. >> because the american people expect us to find common ground, were willing to accept additional revenues via tax reform. >> legisl...

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