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Forward on the jobs front. >> neil: isnt the greater risk to the economy this constant maneuvering to do just what youre saying? that everytime were up against the brink we find a way to just move the goalposts? >> well, thats why i think we should use this time, next two or three months, first to replace the sequester so you dont begin to see the very negative impacts of the sequester, and according to the nonpartisan congressional budget office, if you allow the sequester to take full effect f...

Moments in political reported a, the sequester was originally thought up in the white house and approved by the b. he b he made the claim in his reporting and reported widely on television, increased taxes closing loopholes the president is talking about speech after speech were not part of the original deal with the house republicans. that the president chenged the goalposts as woodward put it. both these things have been politically damaging to the white house. theyre very upset with bob woodw...

Of paper and this agreement, i cant do what i need to do to protect the country. thats a kind of madness that i havent seen in a long time. >> it is a madness. you also say here, you say the presidents call for a balanced approach is reasonable. and i think we probably -- a lot of us would agree on the presidents reasonable approach. and he makes a strong case of those at the top income brackets could and should pay more. but that was not the deal he made. you talk about the president moving the...

And did not include revenue. woodward says thats fine if the president wants to make case for tax revenue replacing spending cuts but he didnt at that time so he is basically trying to break the deal. bill: the white house says were not trying to move the goalposts. this all something that is a part of the negotiation. there is an essential question, why does it matter whose idea it was in the first place, bob? >> well, you know, bill, if the sky does fall on friday or into next week, if there a...

To salvage whatever it can. >> metal like this will be sifted out and disposed of in a manner that it can be reused. always got a big piece of concrete here that we will pull this out. >> reporter: at one site in the rockaways there is enough wood to fill an entire football field piled higher than the goalposts. some will be mulch and other will be incinerated. >> we reduce the footprint. if you throw this material into a landfill, instead after 100 cubic yards of wooded debris you would have so...

Them. at the onset he wanted $1.6 trillion in revenue. hes going to end up with something along the lines of $600 billion. yes, he moved the goalposts towards republicans in that respect. you know, the big sticking point right now is what to do with this sequester, and, you know, theres been talks on the hill about delaying it for two or three months. i know democrats are skittish about that idea because it will put it in the heart of the debt ceiling debate and they dont want those two things p...

In his press conference and this was genuinely important, he said after this deal, even once republicans have voted to increase taxes by about $600 billion over the next decade, if they want to undo the sequester or do further cuts to medicare or social security, those -- that will all have to be part of, as he put it, a balanced package including revenues. hes saying even after this deal, the next deal, which we all expect to happen again because this is a pretty small deal, will have to includ...

Have gotten done a month ago and two weeks ago. its not going to get done tonight, but i think we are so close that we can get a vote at least on the issue of tax cuts. my own view is the president properly compromised on the issue of the income threshold. >> youre okay with 400 and 450. >> absolutely. 250 does not make you rich in all parts of the country like new york and elsewhere. so for that reason alone, there should be an adjustment. the more pressing reason is that we are willing to comp...

Speaker boehner said its time for a backup plan. >> our plan "b" is protect taxpayers making $1 million or less and have current rates extended. >> there there is little chance of passible in the senate. the democrats say if goalposts is getting moved. >> take the football and charlie brown episode. they jerk it away. >> 15 months ago the president suggested threshold on tax hikes might be a $1 million. >> middle class families shouldnt pay higher taxes than millionaire and billionaires. today t...

We will not walk away from the tough issues. were ready to debate those issues right now. your response to that? >> bluster. its just bluster. and you know what? paul ryan has a lot of bluster. i mean, here is someone who was eviscerated yesterday on the sunday shows for being evasive about their tax plan and what deductions they would take away to pay for it. he got caught all but lying or maybe lying by norah odonnell about his vote on the sequester. you know, paul ryan is turning out to be th...