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moving from the left. unite his coalition across the board. plus, republicans block a bill to help cover the health care costs of workers at ground zero. lets get this straight, the party that wrapped itself into the flag after 9/11 now says we dont have the money to help the people who worked at the site of the attacks. and sarah palin takes aim at her republican critics. >> its -- they are impotent, limp and they are weak. >> wow. well find out whats got palins eyre up in "the side...

and welcome to "the ed show." tonight, coming to you live from the white house. these stories are hitting my hot buttons at this hour tonight. progressive democrats are not backing down on this tax cut deal. they are sending a message to the president and the president pulled out his best friend today on this fight. former president bill clinton made a visit to the white house today. i was able to ask him a question about this stimulus package. oh, wait a minute, were not supposed t...

president obama didnt stand up for what he promised. fair enough. progressives have their values. we should fight for them. my job here is to ask the questions. you dont like the presidents decision? i say go for it. but then the question, whats the alternative? specifically, what could president obama have done? what could he do as of this moment to get what he and the progressives want? to end the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. should he really have waited out the republicans till ne...

this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin with wheeling and dealing. last night house democrats managed to advance a nearly $1.1 trillion proposal to keep the government operating before the current budget expires this month. but lawmakers in both houses still have a lot to deal with before heading home to the holidays. nbcs tracie potts joins us with the details. >> reporter: lets start with the tax fight. vice president biden told democrats if they tried to change the deal between repu...

Nothing on the table for them. congressman, weve got to go. i appreciate your time tonight. adam green, the co-chair of the progressive campaign change committee. adam, your analysis. what is the future? >> ed, tonight across the nation there was a very regretful but collective sigh of how dare he as the president spoke. there is nothing wrong with a reasonable compromise if you have truly tried your best. but millions of people trusted this man when he said that he would fight for his core camp...

we begin this morning with the art of the deal. it appears the stalemate in washington over the expiring tax cuts isç nearing an end. yesterday the president announced that an agreement has been reached with republicans. but as is often the case in politics, not everyone is welcoming the compromise and it still has to pass congressman. nbcs steve handelsman reports. >> no doubt everyone will find something in this compromise that they dont like. in fact, there are things in here that...

going to be hell to pay with progressives on this one. in my opinion, president obama, he has given up too much. capitulation, sold out to the republicans. and this deal is going to hurt millions of americans. well, every kitchen table in america is affected by this deal. but what about the long-term? well talk about it. my commentary on that, plus exclusive reaction from congress man alan grayson, luis gutierrez, and the pccc is steaming mad tonight and big labor is going to have some...

back-handed compliments followed by some members of the democratic party attacking the republicans? oh, no. remember theyre democrats. so they attack the democratic president. >> a deal with congressional republicans. >> giving tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires does very little to actually grow our economy. >> the white house all but agrees to do what republicans want. >> lets outline the deal. >> giving republicans tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires. >> republicans have a...

not yet. lets play "hardball." good evening. im chris matthews. back in washington, leading up tonight, shaping the political battlefield. i woke up this morning thinking the republicans and the democrats, the president and his partisan rivals in town had it figured out. the president would limit the rich peoples tax cuts to a temporary deal. the middle class would get their tax cut made permanent. the jobless people would get their full extended benefits. and we wouldnt risk a secon...

this is lo"first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with getting along. high stakes talks between president obama and gop leaders seemed to take a notable shift in tone yesterday, resurrecting hopes that washington leaders could be ready to put party politicking behind and advance several major issues. nbcs tracie potts joins us from washington with details. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. both sides are promising to work together, but its going to be a challenge. t...