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and minnesota congressman keith ellisson and i take on one of the tea partiers effectively holding the country hostage, kansas congressman tim mulecamp. the only thing standing in the way of the most massive debt reduction package in american history is the united states senate. shortly after 7:00 p.m. eastern this evening, the republican-controlled house of representatives voted to pass $2.1 trillion in cuts over the next decade. 174 republicans and 95 democrats voted in favor of the ...

deal, the tea party is still saying my way or the highway. president obamas meeting at the white house with john boehner and eric canton, but house republicans still refuse to budge on any deal to raise the debt limit. theyre saying no to the president. theyre saying no to the game of six senators. they are even saying no to mitch mcconnells plan b. today one democratic senator add new word for the tea partys extremism. the cult fringe. >> the debate and fight is not between the democr...

budge on any deal to raise the debt limit. theyre saying no to the president. theyre saying no to the game of six senators. they are even saying no to mitch mcconnells plan b. today one democratic senator add new word for the tea partys extremism. the cult fringe. >> the debate and fight is not between the democrats and republicans. it is between senate republicans and they are sort of cult fringe as i refer to them, dead beat debtors is what they are. >> joining me is congressman tom ...

>> getting in the one the least partisans parts of washington, d.c. that you can find. the party label doesnt always moon a whole lot. ive been there the second longest out of the commissioners. ive been there a little over five years. that gives you institutional memory to work with. i think since commissioner baker left, im trying to think if i casted the vote. i think i have. i dont remember what it was. >> has there been movement for another republican commissioner? >> i dont know....

million to make charges of corporate spying and hacking go away. and it all happened here in america. plus, did shady republicans try to use the maxine waters investigation for political reasons? that hot story tonight. welcome to the show, im al sharpton. tonights lead, president obama is vowing to veto what some are calling the republicans worst idea yet. its the so-called cut, cap and balance bill. a tea party plan thats even more extreme than the ryan he budget. here is the -- ...

try to use the maxine waters investigation for political reasons? that hot story tonight. welcome to the show, im al sharpton. tonights lead, president obama is vowing to veto what some are calling the republicans worst idea yet. its the so-called cut, cap and balance bill. a tea party plan thats even more extreme than the ryan he budget. here is the -- >> classic washington posturing ka bookie theater. you know, this is a measure thats designed to duck, dodge and dismantle. duck res...

security checks and blow up the economy with the debt ceiling thing. after all these months and weeks of fighting about it and republicans saying we wont do it, we wont do it, no way we will do it. you wanted to know what happened today? ding. actually doesnt look right without a breeze i dont think. hold on. thats nice. thats better. what an amazing turn of events today in washington. heres the back of the envelope basics on what just happened today. its kind of incredible. i think it...

fault on our debt on purpose, whether or not were going to throw the country back in recession, whether or not were going to stop sending social security checks and blow up the economy with the debt ceiling thing. after all these months and weeks of fighting about it and republicans saying we wont do it, we wont do it, no way we will do it. you wanted to know what happened today? ding. actually doesnt look right without a breeze i dont think. hold on. thats nice. thats better. what an ...

Mind of a man who is that good of a memoirist. >> how is that different from doing an op-ed and putting it in "the wall street journal" or "the new york times"? >> op-eds and the way most politicians use twitter or facebook is very canned. you know, its very much either written by someone else or has a very stentorian feel to it. this is a guy who has an ability to actually reflect on his and it to people in plain language. there would no end of an audience for people to understand what that inn...

does the white house care? and three days of rioting in egypt. a president under pressure. where is this going and what does this mean to the u.s.? good morning, its thursday, january 27th, 2011. im savannah guthrie. >> and im chuck todd. just got through my commute from last night. thanks to everybody on twitter who -- >> kept you company? >> kept me company last night. it was the good side of twitter. anyway, if you woke up in the northeast and looked out the window and wanted to g...