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And we have adapted a lot of their policies and doing a lot of things they did -- >> only better at it. >> i think they are in a way the white house is picking and choosing which parts of the bush agenda they like, and you have to give the obama administration credit like in afghanistan, where it appears they are taking the fight to the terrorists on the ground, and jon kyl admitted that. >> this administration is saying we are doing the same things and you are not giving us enough credit for it...

There is a trick, but i think we will get it done. there is a trick. reconciliation is not the process for comprehensive bills like this. its to balance the budget. it would be some -- some call it the nuclear option to prothat way. i dont know why we have a summit down at the white house if they decided on the other process in which they will jam the bill through that passed the senate on christmas eve. >> where do you think republicans can give on health care? what are you willing to say? this...

Through, we gave the republicans every last chance. thats what the republicans are afraid of. let me move you to washingtons favorite topic. we really did have a blizzard here. i want to turn your attention to senator durbin of illinois and what he had to say about it. >> i never could get over the way people in this town react to snow. im convinced infants born in washington, d.c. are taken from the arms of their loving mothers right when theyre born where someone shows a film of a snowstorm ...

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Thing. its important that people understand that we have a sitting vice president who is very much involved in the day-to-day operations of our national security, and he is a member of the national security council and has access to all of the information. i just think that what was done in this particular case will prove out to be the right thing in terms of how it happened. now the fair issue is people have different views. >> do you consider the former vice presidents information informed? >>...

President proposes to do it this way. i dont know whether republicans will support this or not. all i was saying is that this was not what we had proposed in the past. >> okay. fair enough. do you think that there is room -- we are in the new era where we will have open health care meetings and you all will be there with the president, and you have been invited and i assume you probably will be going. is there really room, or are you looking at this as many republicans have publicly said, this i...

They did not consult their intelligence chiefs enough and they made sure now that that is going to happen, but they say, look, we are better than the guys before us, and dont try and say that we are not. >> but, it seems to me there are signs that the white house knows that its kinds of around the edges made mistakes? >> yes, and one of the fascinating things about the counter point with biden and cheney, the administration has not figured out how to respond to cheney. but the point is when he s...

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Do that. and in the national security council, we cant do it any other way. >> iran, the president said the door is open still open for negotiations. why is the door still open? we spent a year there, and last time we heard they were moving towards the nuclear capabilities. why would the doors still be open? >> the best solution is iran will see the offer on the table for what it is, is that supported by much of the world community, and it gives them a chance to show their peaceful intent with t...

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