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>> thats a nonstarter for the democrats? >> yeah, well, anyone who is for that is for dramatically increasing the risk that next time around the united states defaults. with all the negative consequences on millions of americans. and on the entire american and world economy. so that is absolutely a nonstarter. >> okay. this just in. fitch rating service has maintained its aaa rating for the united states, but places it on negative watch, citing the prolonged congressional negotiations over a hik...

Right -- far right wing in his own party that continues to bully him. hes got to stop being bullied. we talk about all these bullying tactics. hes got to stand up and show some backbone and spine. >> dr. die son, who says john boehner is going to bring this to the floor for a vote? >> i think, look, ed, if the reality that we face is that this will be the first time that we have gone into default like this, thats got to apply a pressure to john boehner that not even the tea party can leverage --...

Negotiators in good faith. they are not. they want this president out at all cost. >> yeah. i watched those clips from yesterday. they were an absolute disgrace with the sign in the background, impeach the president. he just got elected, you fools. you dont know the time of the day. and thank god you have nothing to do with the negotiations. well leave that to reasonable people in both parties. and i am telling you, ed. if we can live with this sequestration for a few more months, change it, bec...

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In the single digits that have signed up. >> what the heck. >> single would be less than ten. >> where did you learn to count? and todays top trender, red flag. >> you need to convince me of why we do need to raise the debt limit. >> a failure to increase the borrowing limit could seriously damage the global economy. >> republicans spread debt limit denial. >> the democrats are scaring people, saying we might not pay. >> the default is when you cant service your debt. we have enough money comi...

Democrats court right now. you have all the momentum. you have the people behind you. if there is a crack in the democratic caucus, this is going to create new problems, wouldnt you think? >> oh, absolutely, ed. youre absolutely right. and basically, what they would do is just bring us back to the starting point. we still have a government shutdown. but, you know, im not sure that speaker boehner is that influenced by public polls. i think the real poll that matters is the contributor base to th...

Senator, good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be with you. >> your thoughts on what boehner did today. >> well, i think you are absolutely right. he is attempting to hoodwink the american people with the short-term solution which is totally unsatisfactory. the position of the democrats has got to be end the government shutdown. mr. boehner, have a vote, a fnd y and if you have a vote, the government will reopen. the other point that you made, which is very, very important, ed, is to unde...

This is the way the world is going to turn. i mean are, they running the republican party, and ironically, boehner just steps out the next day and says okay, well extend the debt limit for six weeks? >> ed, because of this disastrous supreme court decision called citizens united, people like the koch brothers have already and will in the future, unless we change that, be able to suspend hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars on campaigns. they established their funding helped establish the...

Time end social security. privatize social security. voucherize medicare. give seniors an $8,000 check. and when they have cancer, that will last for at least two days. make savage cuts in medicaid. ed, what part of their agenda is not simply raising the minimum wage, they want to eliminate the minimum wage. get government out of that area. no floor on wages that are paid in this country. people will work for 3 bubs an hour. eliminate the environmental protection agency. the department of energy...

Much money. well, forget about the wars and the tax cuts, and rope americans in a six-week period of believing that its all obamas fault, and he is the problem. now, moving from that, how do you think, senator, should the liberals and the progressives in this country move forward against this wall of really new obstruction that is out there? >> well, two things. i think weve got to be absolutely strong, and i think harry reid deserves a lot of credit for being strong and for being tough. the sec...