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Position. >> i do not like to come to this table with sympathies for john boehners plight. the problem he is facing, i think we can all agree, he may be able to agree to something in a room, that he may not be able to get an agreement tomorrow on capitol hill to then make something happen here. what is the number, what do you think the number of republican votes john penner has to get to be able to say the republicans are really participating in this agreement? there is some version of this wher...

Will not implement what it is at this point an unlawful law. >> i have to ask you about your counterpart, governor walker, in madison, and what he is going there. your thought on what is taking place in wisconsin? >>guest: all i have seen is what is on the news at this point but i want him and all the people in wisconsin to know our prayers are with him and i look forward to a successful outcome this. >> we appreciate your time, governor. that was a live look at the house floor, congress by the ...

Just because people are angry, just because they want something new it doesnt mean they will deliver on election day. >> with one more point, the turn-out in britain jumped up 3%. there was a time at the beginning of the campaign that they were projecting that the turn-out in britain might drop, as vote trust straighted and felt they couldnt make a difference. instead, there are polling places in britain where people waited in line for over 90 minutes to vote, unheard of in that country. some pe...

Just because people are angry, just because they want something new it doesnt mean they will deliver on election day. >> with one more point, the turn-out in britain jumped up 3%. there was a time at the beginning of the campaign that they were projecting that the turn-out in britain might drop, as vote trust straighted and felt they couldnt make a difference. instead, there are polling places in britain where people waited in line for over 90 minutes to vote, unheard of in that country. some pe...

Bill: horrific violence today overseas where the news is breaking out of baghdad that city shattered by multiple deadly bombings, a massive explosion reducing an apartment building to rubble, 39 now reported dead, more than 100 wounded. minutes later yet another bomb destroy ago downtown restaurant, those blasts, the latest in a wave of attacks killing more than 100 across the country since last week. violence spikeing in iraq after march elections did not produce a governing majority. iraqs pol...

Gains. >> lets remember also even if the republicans pick up 20, 25, 30 seats in the house and if they pick up five or six seats in the senate, which i think would be big numbers for them, the democrats will still have a very comfortable governing majority. and i think that president obama will be able to go forward into his reelection in 2010 with those comfortable majorities and be able to work on jobs, and as we make progress on the jobs report, as we make progress on wall street and financia...

Their calculation is that they would have -- could really have lost control of the house. now, some republicans, alex, say theyre going to lose control of the house because of health care reform. but their argument is people will see some of the impact within the next six months and that that in the end will be good for them and they look like theyre a governing majority at least that can get something done. >> i think most republicans would tell you, though, that passing something now is going ...

Folks in her back pocket, some democrats who are saying, look, we want to vote no on this bill. but if you need us, we dont want to be the deciding vote against health care reform. so youll get us if you need us. so that makes them feel a little better. on the larger question, what theyve been doing is talking to democrats and saying, look, think about this. youve already taken the tough vote on health care. why do you want it to be meaningless? dont you want your vote to show an accomplishment?...

Problem is that he has also got to lead a governing majority, and he laz to fihas to find a w things done, and he has a base in the party that is pretty upset with him if he starts to cut deals with the republicans, but he just might do it, because he is going to probably lose a bunch of the seats in the midterm elections, so he is going to be forced into it anyway. >> thank you, gloria borger for joining us. >> it is snowing here. >> yes, we have cameras outside of the capitol and stay warm and...

Accou accountable. we must do a lot more with less. >> listen, im not saying president trump has an easy job, he has a very hard job. but he said right there, it is our moral duty to do more with less. were doing exactly the opposite. how can he cheer lead for this bill now? >> well, he has been pearing don departments of government. it is a monumental task. theres no question about it. its a task -- its going to take many, many years to accomplish. here is the fundamental fact, is that we dont ...