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Hard enough to cause the injury? >> i might have. if you can get the person to say, well i might have held him a little hard because youre suggesting that and youre structuring that as a way out, youve now found a crack in the wall. >> we want to talk with you again tomorrow to see if we can jar any nerms. >> if you can find that crack in the wall, you can stick something in it and bang on it and widen the crack and try to develop it. >> is that all right? talk to you again tomorrow? >>. >> yeah...

Generation of americans, this is probably going to be the first time in our history where because of all the debt we are bestowing upon future generations, their lives will not be as full as ours. so the republicans should be willing to say you know what? its the noble thing to do. lets go ahead. lets just jump off that cliff with the president of the united states, lets strap on our parachutes for the kids and future generations. >> gretchen: yesterday jay carney said that the president has bee...

>> id say right about now hes right about that. that the white house has made the choice, if we dont get exactly what we want before new years eve, were going to let this happen. >> yeah, were going to let it happen. and, look, its not the end of the world. the question is, do we do a deal in the ninth inning or the tenth inning. >> exact legal. >> nobody who is serious about this is that there would never be a deal. if there was never a deal and we had arbitrary defense cuts and restructuring o...

So they need to realize the election is over, president obama is not messing around. hes not playing chicken. hes laid down his requirements. he wants these rates on the wealthiest americans raised. there is no other way to generate any significant income through deductions or any of the other restructuring theyve suggested without also impacting the middle class. so -- or letting the very wealthiest americans get out scot-free. it doesnt touch somebody who is making 10 million a year or $20 mil...

Joining me now, nbc news senior political director mark murray. we have talked about the republican base perhaps learning lessons after the election, learning that it may not always be wise to sign a pledge if you dont want to be dedicated to it for 20 decades. but we have not talked a lot about the democratic base and folks on the left who may end up with a deal they dont like. >> youve seen some big hints and yesterday another one of senator dick durbin giving a speech at the liberal center fo...

It at $250,000. according to calculations that in the event that happens, that will raise revenue to finance about eight and a half days for the federal government which leaves 356 and change left in order to finance. im curious, does this not really solve the problem to real restructuring. just financing eight days isnt going to do much? >> we need to do two things. you need to look for additional cuts. as part of the budget control act that was passed more than a year ago, we did a trillion do...

And all these numbers are suspect. >> greta: the senate wont even do a budget. they wont do a budget. talking about somewhere, i dont feel like they are getting started? >> that has been one of challenges for the president and democrats and they are vulnerable to that criticism if they dont try to get something done. we do have divided government and have been doing continuing resolutions year after year. >> one of the problems that i see, if they raise taxes according to the plan, its about eno...

It at $250,000. according to calculations that in the event that happens, that will raise revenue to finance about eight and a half days for the federal government which leaves 356 and change left in order to finance. im curious, does this not really solve the problem to real restructuring. just financing eight days isnt going to do much? >> we need to do two things. you need to look for additional cuts. as part of the budget control act that was passed more than a year ago, we did a trillion do...

Eastbound lanes of interstate 10 in southeast texas reopened this morning after a horrible 150-car pileup. two people were killed and 62 hospitaliz hospitalized. officials in beaumont said it happened in extremely foggy conditions thursday morning. and the major shake-up at oil giant bp. the company reportedly planning to announce a reorganization of its oil and gas operations. lamar mckay is reportedly set to head a new exploration and production unit, the second significant restructuring sin...

The expense of obamacare is huge. >> weve calculated it will be some millions of dollars across our system, some millions, what does that say? that says we wont build more restaurants or hire more people, exactly the opposite affect. >> i did a town hall conference call the day after the election. we had nearly 1800 members on the call and 58% said that they were inclined not to grow their business moving forward after the election. 28% said they had no plans to change their plans in 2013. and 1...