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Know what? the vast majority of senators and members of the house won reelection. yeah. congress is an institution is very, very unpopular, but as long as people still get reelected, they have some leverage negotiating with the president. >> whats your predicts since we do not have a balanced budget amendment where the government is open for business. whats your prediction that when this continuing resolution that had passed in the house at the end of the week, what happens? do we see a governme...

Budget in 1,341 days. i did not expect them to work quickly today but hopefully they can put something out that includes spending cuts because that is the problem. we have the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling and again, that remains a problem and any deal that ignores spending is no real solution and just punts and makes it more difficult down the road. >> how do you get leverage negotiating around the debt ceiling, it is the second time in two year we have blown past the ceiling but no one car...

In 2003, they actually kept the vote open for hours, up until 3:00 a.m. so it can be done. there is a lot on the line. not only for john boehner but for eric cantor tonight. if they cant deliver this vote, they not only lose all leverage negotiating with harry reid and the united states senate, but it sends a message they do not have control over their conference. and that is something they wont allow to happen. there is a thing we call on capitol hill called the dracula effect. that once the su...