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Democrats responded to today to all of the talk. >> we conot hold the full faith and credit hostage. >> american people have had enough of the brinkmanship. they want us to get things done. >> this is clear to me that the tea party direction of the republican party is driving them over a cliff. >> bret: what about this? bring in the panel. steve hayes for "weekly standard." jeff zelney for the "new york times." syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. here we go again, steve. >> its interesting...

Himself to the house republicans. that is something to watch more than anything else in this. at the end of the day, goodbye thanksgiving goodbye christmas. this is the tense period after the question. its fascinating theater. on the substance front. its important. i dont see an end dame here. >> bret: there will be short-term patches to get in next year to avoid a train wreck. you have wonder how that is going to happen with the politics of an election year? >> i dont think it can be patched....

They have always known it will be a tough election. they see the same numbers everybody else does on the economy. >> bret: charles? >> what the president says in that clip. i personally have never been tempted to compare obama to god almighty but im glad he is urging others not to. that shows humility which is refreshing in the presidency. its clear from the poll you showed that romney has an advantage, ten points on the economy. interesting, its a question that doesnt ask are you better off tha...

People inside are talking to one another to understand what the different parts did that caused the problem. you hear from washington immediately. calls for tighter regulation. its not even clear it would have been prevented by the regulation had they been fully implemented at this point. yet, you have call for tighter regulation. its typical washington response to a problem that may not yet even need a solution. >> bret: jeff? >> i think the president was pretty measured in his response. almost...

Double digit anyway. being called too liberal and too moderate does not hurt romney in the general election that much. most republicans are enthusiastic, more enthusiastic to vote against obama than anything else. they will stick with the party. >> bret: santorum is feisty on the trail. an example of that with jeff zelney earlier. >> he fashioned the blueprint. i have been saying it at every stage. quit distorting my words. if i see it, its bull [bleep]. cmon, man. what are you doing >> bret: we...

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