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>> let me ask you this, is the republican part more afraid of a fiscal disaster in is country say on the level of portugal or island? not quite greece, and more like the tea party? leaders like him? more afraid of, possible disaster or a lynching by his own people. >> i think boehner tried to walk the line. >> so youre not sure what hes supposed to be afraid of? >> what good does he do obama if hes no longer speaker? its tricky politics. not so simple. >> and they dont want to default. they said...

Reinforced republican an thing pi towards this. not inconsequently politics. the position two months ago on the economy and jobs issue u, thats why theyre driving the hardest bargain they think they can. >> listen the president earlier to at the press conference. >> they keep going out there and saying, mr. president what are you doing about jobs? and when you ask them what would you do? weve got to get government spending under control, and get our deficits under control. so i say, okay. lets g...

Youre too far out on the limb. so he drew back. the thing the president also said today that was important. he said i have untested problems on my left. they dont know what the social security and medicare cuts are, all this is written in water. until anyone sees these details even of $1 trillion in spending cuts over ten years im not sure any of it is practical. until people vote in the house and senate on something real and detailed we have no way to know about the underlined politics all this...

Dont want to kick the can down the road. before you respond, here shes portraying speaker boehner as being in a tough spot with his own party. showing sympathy for the lad. lets listen. >> my experience with john boehner is, has been good. i think hes a good man who wants to do right by the country. the politics that swept him into the speakership were good for a midterm election. theyre tough for governing. >> tough for governing. >> well, theyre very good for a mid-term election, because it al...

Theyre not there yet. >> let me ask you this, is the republican part more afraid of a fiscal disaster in is country say on the level of portugal or island? not quite greece, and more like the tea party? leaders like him? more afraid of, possible disaster or a lynching by his own people. >> i think boehner tried to walk the line. >> so youre not sure what hes supposed to be afraid of? >> what good does he do obama if hes no longer speaker? its tricky politics. not so simple. >> and they dont want...