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Here? speaker boehner or the democrats? maybe its the democrats who should be getting concessions from boehner. hes the speaker, and i bet, you know, he doesnt want the country to go into default on his watch or anything close to it on his watch. lets bring in sirius xm radio talk show host joe madison and also salons editor at large, joan walsh. great to have you with us, as well you, joe. two great takes coming up on this. im doing some cheerleading tonight but at least before the speech i sai...

The other thing, ed, was that he drew not only one line in the sand, but he drew two or three lines in the sand. and at a time where he wont be able to flip up. he has to hold tight on this. tomorrow i know what im going to be saying is that, look, we bailed out big banks with, what? tax money. we bailed out wall street with what? tax money. the very wealthy in this country who dont pay taxes and also hire, what, lawyers and accountants to make sure they baffle the irs and the irs, as the "usa t...

>> give me the results in your mind and your political take on how the last election went, just last week. was it a god night for od t for progressives in the state of wisconsin? >> i think so, ed. what happened was an unknown challenger for the wisconsin supreme court came out of nowhere and came up to where its a razor-thin margin. still to be decided by what happens in waukesha county. >> mr. risser, you make me feel like a young buck. youve served a lot of people and done a lot for your comm...

Who holds the best deck of cards in negotiating on how this plays out? and can the republicans afford on their watch to play a tough hand against the democrats on this and come out a political winner? how do you see this? >> well, look. i was not thrilled with the compromises that have -- that were made either to extend the bush tax cuts last year or even on friday. i wasnt happy with some of the things the president gave up. however, he did that. he ought to have bought some good faith from the...

The other thing, ed, was that he drew not only one line in the sand, but he drew two or three lines in the sand. and at a time where he wont be able to flip up. he has to hold tight on this. tomorrow i know what im going to be saying is that, look, we bailed out big banks with, what? tax money. we bailed out wall street with what? tax money. the very wealthy in this country who dont pay taxes and also hire, what, lawyers and accountants to make sure they baffle the irs and the irs, as the "usa t...

Hes done. he cant pay for what hes doing unless he steals more from you. what you heard today, if you havent heard it, you will. its like a labor party leader in europe. >> joining me tonight is democratic congressman barney frank of massachusetts. congressman, great to have you with us tonight. >> thank you, ed. >> i dont think -- theres really no surprise at how the republicans were going to react to this. but they just cannot accept any type of tax increase whatsoever. whats your response to ...

How the last election went, just last week. was it a god night fod night fo progressives in the state of wisconsin? >> i think so, ed. what happened was an unknown challenger for the wisconsin supreme court came out of nowhere and came up to where its a razor-thin margin. still to be decided by what happens in waukesha county. >> mr. risser, you make me feel like a young buck. youve served a lot of people and done a lot for your community in this state. have you ever seen such radical times when...

Here? speaker boehner or the democrats? maybe its the democrats who should be getting concessions from boehner. hes the speaker, and i bet, you know, he doesnt want the country to go into default on his watch or anything close to it on his watch. lets bring in sirius xm radio talk show host joe madison and also salons editor at large, joan walsh. great to have you with us, as well you, joe. two great takes coming up on this. im doing some cheerleading tonight but at least before the speech i sai...

In negotiating on how this plays out? and can the republicans afford on their watch to play a tough hand against the democrats on this and come out a political winner? how do you see this? >> well, look. i was not thrilled with the compromises that have -- that were made either to extend the bush tax cuts last year or even on friday. i wasnt happy with some of the things the president gave up. however, he did that. he ought to have bought some good faith from them, and i think there are prominen...

Because he cannot pay for what hes done. he cant pay for what hes doing unless he steals more from you. what you heard today, if you havent heard it, you will. its like a labor party leader in europe. >> joining me tonight is democratic congressman barney frank of massachusetts. congressman, great to have you with us tonight. >> thank you, ed. >> i dont think -- theres really no surprise at how the republicans were going to react to this. but they just cannot accept any type of tax increase what...