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"alan colmes radio show". gentlemen, good morning to both of you. tucker, what gifls here? >> well i think the president overplayed his hand on the sequester. this is by the way --. bill: really? you think thats it? >> i think it is cumulative effect. keep in mind the president last term promised to right the economy with a serious of stimulus packages. that didnt work to rein in health care costs with obamacare. that didnt work. to fix the budget gap by raising taxes on the rich. that doesnt wo...

We have major yj omera, david nocamura for the washington post joining, as well. we have a lot to talk about as we kick off a new workweek. were in it to win it sequester style. david, i want to start with you because john boehner gave great sound over the weekend with david gregory talking about his take on the sequester. take a listen. >> there is no one in this town who has tried harder to come to an agreement with the president and to deal with our long-term spending problem. no one. >> davi...

Months. >> chris. >> and clear its title 1 teachers and (inaudible) whether its sequester related i dont know, these were teachers given pink slips. >> megyn: thats the point, is it sequester related or isnt it. thats the context in which he offered the original remarks. ap then the washington post came out and gave arne duncans original claim four pinochios, they werent layoffs, they were transfer notices and werent to the sequester. and moments ago the presidents team questioned we will he get...

The rest of us were as aggressive as he was. he did a great job. ann was brilliant and when i first covered the white house she was there for the post. she taught me that you cant back down. if youre going to be a reporter for a major news organization at the white house, you cant back down and intimidate efforts like that. plouffes tweet to intimidate bob or make fun of bob is not a winning hand for them. the underlying cause for this was bob pointing out the president trying to say he wasnt pr...

Between now and september 30th. well lose $1.6 billion. there are not going to be as many fbi agents, atf agents, dea agents, prosecutors able to do their jobs as we would like them to do. this is something that will have an impact on the safety of this country and anybody who says thats not true is either lying or saying something that runs contrary to the facts. >> cramer, real quick? >> the sequester is a real bad word. sequester because 99% of american people dont understand it. i hate to us...

Congress more than they are blaming him, and the white house knows this everyone is going to be blamed eventually and the mud is going to spatter on both sides. >> thats true. >> josh, we have another crisis around the bend. the sequester is going to happen tomorrow and then march 27th we have to figure out how to fund the government. when is the time? we keep asking this for a grand bargain. if its not the fiscal cliff, if its not the debt ceiling, sequester tomorrow, government running out of ...

I think other reporters can be intimidated. bob is not intimidated. >> bob did an interview saying he was threatened. >> hes not intimidated. >> isnt that part of the process. you get people pushing back on you when they dont like your reporting. >> some get intimidated and some dont. im focused on the dooms day budget machine. >> i love you, bob. i need more. >> were not calling it sequester. im falling asleep just saying it. look at these people. they just came off the fashion week runway. loo...

Being challenged is not a big deal. >> he stands by his reporter that the white house initiated and designed the sequester. >> the budget dooms day machine. >> jim vandehei, thank you. >> we havent talked about the civil rights challenge at the supreme court. were not going to talk about that now. well talk about it next hour. its fascinating. >> supreme court going to take up contraception next? were going back to 65. >> whats up next? >> interesting arguments on both sides. >> john roberts ask...

Woodward and theres a statement that reads in part the e-mail from the aide was sent to apologize for voices being raised in their previous conversation. the note suggested that mr. woodward would regret the observation he made regarding the sequester because that observation was inaccurate, nothing more. former obama adviser david plouffe took to twitter writing watching woodward last two days is like imagining my idol mike schmidt facing live pitching again. perfection gained once is rarely re...

People back to work. we increase take-home pay and fiscal picture that we face going forward becomes a lot smaller. more people working. more people investing. more people making money. more people paying taxes. >> why isnt there more urgency addressing these issues? why are people taking vacations and why is the meeting tomorrow opposed to today? >> its unfortunate that we waited until tomorrow. tomorrow is quote, dooms day, as you said and today is the last safe day to go outside. the presiden...