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Sort of penetrate that logjam? >> takes leadership talent. >> who is lettedder ship? >> it takes people who respect you as a leader, they respect you, they respect the office, they respect the country. >> i get that. >> and im not only blaming democrats. the republicans have to do it, get together and make deals. on your show i said the super committee will never work. >> thats correct. >> and it should have never been set up. they shouldnt have a super committee because what is it? its just a w...

Scale into the middle and repeal the tax cuts in their entirety which he is not willing to advocate for because that would be unpopular. megyn: the other side is spending and entitlement reform. the president and the white house said we tried on that. we submitted a plan to congress saying why dont we make certain cuts to med i care and keep the tax cut going. is that fair? does the president have a point? >> he offered a budget that spent more. he says behind closed doors hes offering entitleme...

Centrists in the group, they will have a debate. they have to argue whatever they can find were you dont have big argument between them on the issue of taxations, for instance, and the need for regulatory change. they are all pretty much in agreement over that. they are fighting about the things they can find to fight about. >> the one thing most americans agree on, theres a horrible logjam in congress. if i were running, i would try to come up with an idea why i could be more persuasive or more...

Expect my jelling general expenses to run at and if its going to be higher, what do i need to do to figure out how to offset it. were going to offset it. we need those certainty, so we know the numbers that we can hire on a permanent basis and. our shareholders are not going to say, washington is not helping you out. its okay if you make less money. that is not how business works. were going to have to scramble and do things differently to respond to what the new set of realities become. >> gret...

Think we can all do just a bit of contribution around this shopping season. >> people wont be offended if theyre wearing a sweat shirt with it. >> no. >> no one will know where it is -- >> even the neediest families turn those away. >> i saw president clinton speak at an event recently and he said one of the struggles, people are fatigued by our logjam in washington. and he said do something locally and do something that changes your neighborhood right now. and that might make you feel better an...

Slightly used, you can pass those along. just small and big ways that i think we can all do just a bit of contribution around this shopping season. >> people wont be offended if theyre wearing a sweat shirt with it. >> no. >> no one will know where it is -- >> even the neediest families turn those away. >> i saw president clinton speak at an event recently and he said one of the struggles, people are fatigued by our logjam in washington. and he said do something locally and do something that cha...

Together, put politics aside, and solve a problem that is plaguing our country. >> i do not believe this committee alone will solve our nations debt crisis, but a bipartisan negotiated reduction in the growth of our nations debt would be a wonderful, needed, hopeful step in the right direction. jenna: two cochairs of the super committee sounding upbeat at the beginning. ten weeks later, jon, though, time is running out a little bit. we are glad you are with us, everybody, im jenna lee. jon: what...

Talks have taken place over the weekend and they will continue to take place but the reality is, we need to come to an agreement and we have to get it drafted and it has to be estimated by the congressional budget office, and by the end of monday. so, it is a daunting challenge. no doubt. >>chris: is there any sign out there that either republicans or going to make a big concession or democrats are going to make a big concessions? you got over 24 hours, now, to make a big concession that will br...

A lot of these veterans were working men and women, part of our communities who were pulled out of their jobs to go serve. many of them injured. theyve returned home. its the least the country can do is to make sure that when they return home either their job is still there or theres another one waiting for them. but heres the problem. while the president on the one hand wants to tout and create for the wounded warrior tax credit for an employer, those employers are then buffeted by the reality ...

House this week. we like the things get brought up. things changed since republicans have taken over that people havent looked at is the transparency. we are going to conference for the first time in three years. we had an open process where anybody can offer an amendment. much more open than you have had in the past. >> whats the problem? theres such a logjam here. and even the president, hes critical of congress and congress is critical of him. what seems to be the problem? you all work within...