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The splitting is not helpful to anyone on the right. >> the amazing thing to me is the republican have so much power and they just dont seem to be able to use it. they dont use it properly. and theyre not -- dont deal from strength. ive never seen anything like. theyre at a great negotiating position and theyre just not using it. ive never seen anything like it. >> gretchen: its either negotiating or messaging, one of the two or both and other things. speaking of singling people out, cpac is com...

Than as actual im going to do x and y and z and one that you point out was a promise made. but we talked about this yesterday. who is the speech really for? is this more for members of congress to send a signal to them where his negotiating position is or more for the public to rally them behind the causes that the president cares about? >> before television cameras this was a speech for congress. since television cameras covering the event its absolutely nothing to do with congress other than a...

Money cannot buy anything as fantastic as that flee circus, right? they are not doing their own cause a great service. we saw this on the fiscal cliff. the extremity of the language and the fact that the house couldnt pass something because a group of people on the right in the house didnt want it passed compromised john boehner in getting a better deal for their side. i think its the same thing here. when you have wayne la pierre and david keene saying these crazy things, it compromises the neg...

Sponsor was mick mulvaney from the tea party in california. people should note in that debate that clint eastwood lost to the chair, one of the few h things he said, that got wild applause at the republican convention. and the american people are ready for this sensible reduction. >> and this goes to something interesting. speaker boehner said something interesting that surprised me in his interview at "the wall street journal." the automatic spending card, that trims all defense, and domestic s...

Interesting. speaker boehner said something interesting that surprised me in his interview at "the wall street journal." the automatic spending card, that trims all defense, and domestic spending, mr. boehner says the significant support, the sequester to do its work. up until now, boehner and the republicans are very, very against the spending. do you think there is something real there? or do you think that boehner is trying to carve out a negotiating position, saying were not afraid of the se...

Democratic seat he is. the house lost some republican seats but republicans still control the house, obviously, the president is still in the white house. still absolutely a recipe for stalemate. what mcconnell said in that op ed is interesting, a lot like what john boehner indicated when he didnt want to negotiate one-on-one with president obama anymore. they are saying what they need to say today to keep control to keep support among their caucus you exactly the message that mitch mcconnell ne...

>> if you look at the negotiating position and trying to make a bigger deal on social security, it shows he was willing to bend, even on this deal. the taxes, he bent on the payroll tax cut. he is willing to bend. mitch mcconnell said he didnt have anyone to dance with. the president doesnt have anyone to dance with. when boehner cant get his deputy to support a deal that people think is needed along with over 100 republicans that he couldnt get on board, you see the republican party lacking any...

Thats not a loss. he obviously got a school districtry at the very highest level on rates. you know, theres certainly some elements that both sides can say are a win, but at the end of the day this was the best card that president had to play in terms of revenue. he has played it. if we get this taken care of, thats out of the game, and honestly i think our negotiating position visa vi the white house is infinitely stronger when this is settled. >> just moments ago on msnbc democratic congressma...

Republicans saying that the president is not realizing how much they have already handed over. theyre obviously in a much stronger negotiating position at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, but we have to caution you guys, the ink is not dry on any type of deal. the house is not going to vote on it tonight. they honestly believe the deadline could go until thursday at 11:59 a.m. by which this congress would have to adjourn legally by then, constitutionally. so they think theres still some time. its going...

>> i think we probably are. im not in the room, so i cant say with specificity, but i do believe theyre edging closer from what ive heard, and hopefully they can announce something next week. >> senator, how can a deal be possible if the republicans are so bent on protecting the wealthiest americans? it doesnt seem like any of them in full force want to move in that direction, or are you hearing differently? >> well, first of all, theyre in a very bad negotiating position, because as you know, t...