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Journal" reported that there were -- that because of what the governor said there were now two timelines out there from the governor about when he learned about these traffic -- this -- the traffic lane closures and even in that story it said that he might have heard about it from press reports before reading about patrick foye, the patrick foye e-mail. so i am as confused by the moving goalposts as anybody else. >> i said when he did his big long news conference that he absolutely killed any pr...

Really produce what the republicans want. >> how do you get these two sides to come together? because you know, this was supposed to be the issue that they would likely come together on. what will it take? >> i think there are real problems because i think the goalposts will kept being moved, the democrats want a particular set of objectives, and a lot of big business people want cheap labor, but i have to tell you something. were dealing with a issue that most voters in the country dont think i...

Wage, middle class and economic inequality. if 2010 what is the year of the tea party, 2014 might be the year of the progressive left. "politico" says president obama sees populism that gave rise to elizabeth warren and bill de blasio and whats his own left turn said a white house official. already leaders signal they hear their party and willing to make concessions. by way of example janet yellin federal reserve larry summers. choice to go nuclear and eliminate filibusters on presidential appoi...

Out. >> he made it. >> look at that guy. >> he was able to carry it through. i stopped at the 10 yard line. he went all the way down. that was a move i couldnt quite nail there. i love him. >> hes fantastic. he and peter johnson actually are going to be out on the streets of new york city where currently it is 24 degrees. tonys going to be directing some traffic. >> going to get some blood moving. >> thats right. >> how fun. meanwhile, today is friday the 13th. bad news, elizabeth, for obama c...

Here, but its from people who are working for us in the military or in the federal government. and theres no shared, you know, sacrifice as the president called for. >> so wheres the left on that? >> and that -- >> but the left -- again and again the democrats have been willing to recognize in divided government you make compromise and dont get everything you want. its the republicans -- >> let me say something here. john, id like to get your thoug thoughts. in the process, as democrats have sai...

Only thing they agree is taxes should be lower. if they try to do anything else they run into a freak out problem with the base. they need to try to be willing to let some of those voters go elsewhere or stay home or reach out to new people. until they do that -- >> they need to leech themselves. the republican party has failed in terms of creating a governing platform, the tea party has won in that the goalposts moved far to the right, broud bipartisan, budget talks, extending unemployment bene...

>> if you look at the rollout itself totally botched by the federal government, the numbers according to hhs, 106,000 people have enrolled right now out of potentially 7 million? less than 2% about able to enroll. thats why i think it would be a great idea to put the president under obama care and have a picture of him sitting by the computer signing up with a smiling on his face, maybe a 10 or 15-minute process and telling everybody, its fixed and were ready to roll. >> a month ago we heard tha...

It. >> i will say and you wrote about this today e.j., the fact democrats of talking about sequestration and austerity is a good thing. for progressives and the left of the democratic party in general. it is a reminder the goalposts have been moved to the right on the questions of spending and the budget. >> right. and all progressives are asking, lets move this back to a more reasonable place. the sequester is really stupid. its a series of really stupid cuts and its very bad for the economy ri...

Need to be lifted but the risk is not zero. there could be no agreement. that five to 10 to 15% risk should scare some people. jon: well, nina, is this a case of lucy pulling away the football? have republicans essentially handed the football to democrats wanted and now they say they want more? >> to some extent theyre changing the goalposts. they injected question of sequestration cuts. that is definitely the case. going back to the question of what is going to happen by thursday, if you take t...

An entitlement reform. >> a lot of republicans have been saying the democrats were moving the goalposts. >> i think it is important we have a uniform voice. it is not like you see on the democratic side. they have different perspectives. i will agree with one simple thing. it reminded me of operation market gardener in world war ii which we know as the world too far. you have to narrow your focus and get the common ground that american people can understand. if the affordable care act supplied t...