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The debt ceiling is now on its way over to the house and were going to see how that plays out as the night goes on. but this is a very big bipartisan vote. 81-18, and i dont have the exact names of the 18 nas but i would be surprised if there were democrats on that. >> in terms of the timing of the house vote, i mean, whats the expectation? >> well, they are trying to expedite it as much as possible. the house has the ability to move faster than the senate because majority really does rule with ...

People and apparently according to a lot of republican commentators do a lot of harm to the republican party. we need to get beyond this for the sake of the country. >> two other quick topics on some of the big issues youre talking about. nsa, "washington post" has another revelation saying the nsa is collecting e-mail contact lists not just of foreigners but americans. how do you justify that you? >> as you know, im not in a position to discuss specific tools or processes. as you know, the nati...

Fund the federal government. so thats chinas propaganda agency. but i think you and i are agreeing on how the world sees us right now but not agreeing on how we got there. >> i agree we look foolish to the rest of the world. i came back from an international trip this weekend and the rest of the world is saying what are we doing? and for a moment, if we can, to take it out of the immediate term and the partisan bickering in washington, i think the reality is that people are worried, whether its ...

Unlikely that the court is going to uphold the aggregate limits, at least as applied to individual candidates. secondly, i think its equally clear the court understands very little about the mechanics of how elections are financed, and number three, this is not a court thats inclined to show deference to congress that presumably understands those mechanics better. but i think at the end of the day, as we all think about the problem of money in politics, we have to face the reality that limits ha...

My application, you make that plea to the regents. if you say the fact that im black or latino is an important part of who i am and it can contribute to the discussion at the university, you have to go through the long, arduous, and impossible process of amending the state constitution and its those two political processes weve challenged as fair and unequal. >> weve got more. theres another small case that is potentially huge and its about prayer and the question of whether or not this case tes...

Talking to. what timeline have you putford with other snoreds about a deal and whats your response to the white house? >> this is one place where i think the president and the republicans share the same space, a notion of a six-week debt ceiling deal is problematic. if we have to go through this one more time in six weeks, doesnt make sense for us to come to a conclusion and raise our hands that we have done something, if we cant accomplish a long-term sustainable deal togovernment ae debt. i do...

Go to the white house this afternoon, and then the president will agree to negotiate with them, and then i think they will also make a deal on the government shutdown. i think were seeing an elaborate dance, everybodys feeling like they take the initiative in getting things off of this impasse. but ultimately, i think this will be a good thing. im kind of astounded for them to ask for a budget conference now, the republicans, since we have been demanding that the speaker boehner appoint conferre...

Employers, they continually talk about the importance of fiscal responsibility for this nation. >> i just want to be precise. if the legislation that boehner might put on the house floor simply says the congress is going to raise the debt ceiling and none of these other matters are included in that resolution, be i assume you would vote nay, you would not vote to raise the debt ceiling. is that what im hearing? >> i wouldnt want to do that because i think the people of this nation are expecting ...

Democrats dont fare better. no real surprises in here. >> no real surprises. i want to meet the people that have a favorable impression of congress. thats an optimistic bunch. a couple thoughts from the conversation you guys were having earlier. i actually think as bad as things are now, they get substantially worse over the next two years. every incentive -- today is not an isolated event. this is the culmination of a decade of changes in politics and all those changes get worse. basically ever...

Majority into doing something they want as a policy thing. you dont see the united states, the democratic senate saying we wont vote the budget, we wont do a continuing resolution, well shut down the government unless you give us a strong gun control bill or unless you give us a good immigration bill. no one thinks to do that. you do that through the normal democratic processes. they are using the blackmail of a minority to try to blackmail the senate and the president, and frankly, the american...