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No they wont. >> whats the end game? we are left with a few questions. can boehner raise the debt ceiling before the federal government reopens? when it comes to a debt limit hike, what will the white house request? the president and his team have been careful not to answer that question. they said how big they would like the debt ceiling hike to be. given that the white house must eventually answer that question perhaps, isnt that by definition negotiating over the debt limit? three, how does b...

Minimum -- lets just say a minimum of 35 house republicans who can commit themselves to voting for a raise of tax rates. it would be and could be primary suicide for those 35 republicans. because we know these gerrymander districts. this is not about swing districts anymore. thats the problem boehner had. if boehner had 35 safe republicans, safe from a primary challenge, safe from somebody from the right on taxes, i think this deal would have happened even a lot sooner. they might have gone ahea...

Districts anymore. thats the problem boehner had. if boehner had 35 safe republicans, safe from a primary challenge, safe from somebody from the right on taxes, i think this deal would have happened even a lot sooner. they might have gone ahead and passed parts of -- most of that bill that came through the senate. >> they have to schedule -- the thing about leadership is they have to schedule a bill. thats the tricky part. lets take a look at this. a very interesting moment in the press conferen...

Angry about the crap they gave him, so to speak. thats my feeling. of course i like him. >> i do, too. and i think susan rice is getting a raw deal here. now, back to -- >> lets talk taxes and the middle class and how the president. it seems this president was crystal clear on looking out for the middle class. if youre rich, have you to pay a little more. those are the stakes. on election night. hes claiming them now. >> thats exactly right. thats exactly right. he campaigned on the issues that ...

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The american people are absolutely against this. >> let me show you the poll give you the depth of the problem, time for a third party, tea party supporter, 60% said yes. 52% of republicans said yes so you know if they just keep give into the wall street guys and keep, you know, the spending, whether it is through tax loopholes or revenue or government contracts, et cetera, they are going to have a real voter problem on their hand, arent they? >> they do and it is a problem for the whole establi...