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Programming note. david drgregory will interview m geithner on meet the press sunday on nbc. check your local listings for times. back now to the news nation political postscript. much of this week was dominated by the looming fiscal cliff. weve heard a lot of talk, a little progress, and several signs that this debate may go up to the last minute. >> i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> no pledge taker has vote...

"scrambled politics." grover norquist as an unusual way of describing republicans who might abandon his anti-tax pledge to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> no pledge taker has voted for a tax increase. theyve had some people discussing impure thoughts on national television. we would certainly highlight who has kept their commitment and who hasnt. >> well, things got personal between senate majority leader harry immediate and minority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday. mcconnell is angry about reids pl...

Bigger issue to me. it is not necessarily about grover norquist or a pledge and what you run on as you head to congress. some of these speeches and we have all heard them and been to the rallies. they make promises that are virtually impossible to keep and thats the problem with the governance, the mind of not moving the ball forward in the current congress. you cant make promises you cant keep. these types of i will never do this and always do that, thats a bad way to start things off and youre...

Horror, break with their sacred pledge to grover norquist. >> im not obligated on the pledge i made tennesseans aware is just elected that the only thing im honoring is the oath that i take when i serve when im sworn in this january. >> theres a lot that has been said about this pledge, and i will tell you when i go to the constituents that have elected -- re-elected me, it is not about that pledge. it really is about trying to solve problems. >> when youre $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge ...

Starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. from impure thoughts to a christmas penance for the gop, here are todays "top lines." wheres grover? >> no pledge taker has voted for a tax increase. >> i had impure thoughts about a man. >> weve had some people discussing impure thoughts. >> i think he was a bandit or something. >> we would certainly highlight...