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Tonight that the patriate act extensions that republicans were banking on passing through the house with no problem. when we learned that the patriot act extensions had unexpectedly failed in the house, we learned again just how little we have learned as a country about what the republican party is turning itself into. as a country that is supposedly obsessed with politics, the unfinished business of remaking what it is to be a republican in the post-bush, post-mccain era, like it is still a sur...

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Aggressive battle where you take the fight to the enemy. hows that for an ironic bit of hope? all right, and now get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonights text survey is, do you think president obama will fight republicans harder in 2012? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. and of course, i will read those survey results later in the show for you. joining me now for a different point of view is former congressman harold ford jr. a political analyst for nbc news. ...

Benefits in the most recent week, the lowest number since, get this, july 2008. so that shows you that the job market getting a little bit better on the very front end. this is, again, this is people who for the very first time, not the 99ers, not people further out getting extensions for benefits. these are people who just recently lost a job and filing for those benefits for the first time, 388,000, the best thats been the lowest since july 2008. >> thats great to close out the year, right? le...

Think president obama will fight republicans harder in 2012? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. and of course, i will read those survey results later in the show for you. joining me now for a different point of view is former congressman harold ford jr. a political analyst for nbc news. welcome. >> good to see you, merry christmas to you. >> now i know that you dont -- >> oh, merry christmas to you too. i know that you dont necessarily agree that some of these compromises were so bad. ...

Get an adjustment on the estate tax? >> im not drawing lines in the sand. ty dont think this is going to be enough for me. this is a very flawed product thats very expensive and at the end of the day doesnt do the things we like. the more you look at, the more the deal seems to be not very good for working people. the tax cut for the payroll tax, the unemployment insurance. theyre only one year extensions. and the tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires in two years will be difficult for me. ...

Swell that would give him time, even if he has to go to december 31st he is not a fight, he is conflict adverse, he doesnt like to take on corporate power and he takes his base for granted, mainly lower income people and labor and made him president. that is not a trustworthy president, people who brought you there and continue to cater to the most craven republican party and corporate pay masters in american history. >> michael learner, havent the republicans already shown enough of their fangs...

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Is passed via the quote, omnibus, then that frees up the government to basically have a real budget process for a year or two years down the road. explain the difference. >> well the difference is, i mean, if you have an omnibus bill, youre taking all the bills and all the appropriations committees that have not been completed. you roll them into an ominous package that takes care of every department, every agency and send them the money. you give them another year in spending so theyll know wha...

What well cut. >> ill tell you what, if you sit here and say that were not going to give extension of the tax cuts to those people who are frankly the 1% wealthiest in the country, you can also do that. the other issue that really jumps out when you look at these numbers here, and that is we see that theyre down when it comes to charitable contributions. people complain about food stamps, talk about section 8 housing. so if you take away these extensions, then what do those folks do? theyre goin...