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Interlocutory appeals. these are judges that are going to make decisions that can make the case go away. they can dismiss the case. they can interpret the law in the way to what the 1965 voters rights act doesnt have any teeth at all. 11 months is not enough time to fix the problem. its going to be chaos. its going to be discrimination. the new jim crow type of era is on us. and whats happened, ed, is it happened to us while we werent paying attention. >> well, professor, tell us, what is the he...

Lifestyle. i dont want to run the economy. thats an entirely different philosophy but its very, very much in our tradition and in the tradition of our constitution. >> i mean, this is the tea party candidate, is it not? >> well, in some ways it is. if youre looking at it in terms of shrinking government, absolutely. he has been extraordinarily consistent. youve got these other candidates who are all over the map. and ron paul, you know, you might not like him, but he has got the courage of his c...

Anybody except, perhaps, ron paul, who does get his 15% to 20%. >> if ron paul wins here, what then? >> to a certain degree it will discredit the iowa caucuses. >> i think right now anybody other than ron paul could beat obama if the election were tomorrow. >> and ron paul to me is a complete distraction. >> i absolutely positively guarantee you that if ron paul is the republican nominee, barack obama -- >> hes not going to be. >> barack obama is the next president. >> right. hes not going to be...

short-term extension of a cut in payroll taxes. a cut in payroll taxes that americans have enjoyed for the last year. had that not been extended, every american who gets paid by paycheck would have seen a pretty substantial increase in your taxes. come january 1st. the deal today also reportedly includes a short-term extension of unemployment insurance benefits for americans who are out of work. each of those policies has major economic implications for the whole country. unemployment ...

payroll taxes. a cut in payroll taxes that americans have enjoyed for the last year. had that not been extended, every american who gets paid by paycheck would have seen a pretty substantial increase in your taxes. come january 1st. the deal today also reportedly includes a short-term extension of unemployment insurance benefits for americans who are out of work. each of those policies has major economic implications for the whole country. unemployment benefits are thought to be among ...

Economy, to educate our children, to keep our country safe. the most important thing is to make the president a one-term president. >> and i am joined tonight by house democratic leader nancy pelosi. leader, thank you for being here tonight. i appreciate it. >> pleasure. welcome to washington, ed. >> i have to ask you, have you ever seen the divide in this government as great as it is right now? the atmosphere. >> well, it is a difficult time. no question about that. it was terrible when the gin...

>> i am joined tonight by nancy pelosi, leader, thank you for being here tonight. >> a pleasure. welcome to washington, ed. >> i have to ask you, have you ever seen the divide in this government as great as it is now, the atmosphere? >> well, it is a difficult time, no question about that. it was terrible when the gingrich republican majority in congress set out to impeach president clinton. that was not a very good time, either. but whats interesting now is just to see how brazen the republican...

Terms of offsetting big money by small contributions. its about removing obstacles to their participation any polls, which the republicans are throwing up every step of the way. so that the power of the few outweighs the power of the many, thats not the american way. >> nancy pelosi, thank you for joining us. >> i appreciate t happy holidays to you, ed. >> and to you. coming up eugene robinson and former new york governor eliot spitzer with analysis of my interview with house democratic leader...

But let me put an overlay on this. what concerns me, ed and gene, is if this is the entirety of what were talking about to get our economy moving again, were not going to make the progress we need to make and so i think while this is good short-term stuff we need a much broader conversation to get our economy back to where it needs to go. >> well, nancy pelosi said any arrangement now to keep the government open will not include revenue. so the democrats have not gotten what theyve wanted so far...

Deal. this prevents any disruption in savings or benefits in the short run. joining me now is senator bernie sanders of vermont. senator, great to have you with us tonight as that news is breaking. how did it hit your ears? >> well, obviously, nobody wants to see the government shut down. but on the other hand, if theres going to be an extension of the payroll tax, the interesting question is hows it going to be paid for, that holiday? and i think what the american people have been very clear ab...