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Live in new york to tell us more. good morning. >> good morning, carol. its been dysfunction junction in washington and with he know when decisions are made in washington they impact real people around the country and in this case, the timing of the end of this temporary boost to food stamps couldnt come at a worse time. were weeks away from thanksgiving, hanukkah, and christmas, and usually republicans are blamed for these types of cuts, in this case, the finger is pointed at the white house. i...

To stand and speak. make them stand and speak. you could have a filibuster clock on your show. it would be mesmerizing. not really actually. people would hate it. they would hate that two people would hold up one judge in illinois. thats what were seeing. if those senators are held accountable by making them actually stand and filibuster, it would make a difference. the american people will see it. there could be other reforms as well. i put those out there as doable and something that could mak...

People would hate it. they would hate that two people would hold up one judge in illinois. would hold up one judge in illinois. thats what were seeing. if those senators are held accountable by making them actually stand and filibuster, it would make a difference. the american people will see it. there could be other reforms as well. i put those out there as doable and something that could make a huge difference. >> and make the senate not function on a super majority basis. >> dysfunction junct...

Clock on your show. it would be mesmerizing. not really actually. people would hate it. they would hate that two people would hold up one judge in illinois. thats what were seeing. if those senators are held accountable by making them actually stand and filibuster, it would make a difference. the american people will see it. there could be other reforms as well. i put those out there as doable and something that could make a huge difference. >> and make the senate not function on a super majorit...

Thinks that president oba will not meet an equal in mitt romney when it comes time to debate, theyre fooling themselves. mitt romney is going to be someone who will be a formidable challenger in the debates against the president. so yes, it will be terrific when you have the two of them there standing, facing each other and you can look and see do i want to see either this guy for another four years or this guy for four years, but also, as we were talking about in the last segment, that is the o...

>> bob, thank you, i appreciate it. >> reporter: merry christmas. >> you too. dysfunction junction. remember that song from "schoolhouse rock?" of course, well, thats what americans think of congress. plus kim jong-il was known as many things, a dictator, a tyrant, but you may not know some of the more bizarre aspects of his life. we have that coming up on our flip side. dont go anywhere. un. see? hes taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin f...

The truth is, were not far apart on this issue. the negotiators got extremely close. we owe some stability and good tax policy to the hard-working people of this country, not more gimmicks and political gains. >> there you have it. house majority leader eric cantor moments ago keeping the political train on the tracks and away from dysfunction junction is a much needed goal considering whats going on in washington right now. 14-year-old started hission group united now. his goal is to target par...

We are back now continuing our discussion about leadership and dysfunction junction also known as washington, d.c. and dylan, you were making the point at break that what is really lacking here is leadership and -- a prism for leadership and i would say to that, we are dealing with a congress whoes dysfunctionalty and the lack of sort of bipartisan endeavors is at an all-time low. i believe we have a graphic that shows the crossing over of the most liberal republicans and the most conservative d...

Do you remember this? >> as a dysfunction junction. thats right. >> i will say the train has left the station now. we passed health care reform, we passed the jobs bill, we passed the extendsers, we now have more to do on that. we got the faa authorization, aviation, travel promotion. were moving. and part of that, and i think part of the answer to the filibuster, as much as id like to see reform and hope we do it. but its calling people out. when they slow down the process, when jim bunning giv...

Potential nominee for the seat, im dying to know how seriously shes taking that, amy klobuchar, hello. >> well, hello, rachel. >> as you see, im wearing the wrong color to be on the supreme court. >> well, your microphone is black, and its very slimming. >> theres the speeches, remember the sotomayor, im slav vain yin. >> it could be a small bloc. >> its a small country. thats right. >> is it flattering to be mentioned? is it awkward? is it both? >> it is, but i love my job now. as you pointed o...