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As a matter of fact, you have to be pessimistic. you see us lurching from cliff to cliff. if you see us getting passed this one, how can you be convinced were actually passed it. theres going to be a debt ceiling coming up, theres going to be a fight over the sequester, at some point, when that is supposed to kick back in. this is no way to run a railroad. and its certainly no way to run the united states of america. >> is there any reason to believe, ryan, it will be any different i.? that will...

>> well, i think its worth mentioning, ryan, that wall street is open tomorrow. so maybe some of this could be driven by if we see the stock market tank, i wonder if they would put any pressure on congress. >> i suppose so, but i dont see the stock market moving on this. the irs said its not reconfiguring its computers to deal with these tax questions. the pentagon and all the other government agencies told their employees that theyre not going to do anything with the sequester in january, becau...

Minority leader mcconnell is doing. >> how much hope is really the question here, ryan? taking the cost of living essentially, the cpi off the table for social security, which was going to be a non-starter for harry reid and for the president, so i guess the republicans could say look, we gave that up. what are you giving us? >> i dont think theres much hope at all, frankly. part of the reason is that nobody really has an incentive to get a deal done today or tomorrow. all the incentives line up...

Ryan grim is washington bureau chief for "the huffington post," and glen johnson is politics editor for boston.com. i worked on the hill for years. you cover the hill and know it. that was a very personal shot from harry reid. is it accurate to say, open question, that speaker boehner is worried about staying speaker? >> yes. hes definitely -- i think hes not worried about his election on january 3rd, but thats not the end of it. you know, i think hes worried about his speakership every day hes ...

Well, in this case the house and the leadership that the republican leaders have in congress is going to be dictated by this very hard right tea party caucus, and so theyre not in a position of strength. theyre in a position of -- excuse me, theyre in a position of strength. that dictate what issues get tackled and the interaction between congress and the presidency. >> as long as the hard right is only afraid of the hard right back home, the further hard right, they have a lot of strength. >> y...

>> you can survive in congress for 30 or 40 years simply issuing press releases trashing the government. >> easily. >> thats all you have to do. >> theres 100-plus that could be there forever. >> theyre all stuck with the committee chairs. the democrats would love to be the committee chairs, and the republicans would love to be the ranking opposite member who doesnt have to do anything. its so bad. anyway, what a disgrace. ryan grim, thank you. [ male announcer ] playing in the nfl is tough.

Financial footing. >> what is boehners game plan? does he even have one? ryan grim is washington bureau chief for "the huffington post," and glen johnson is politics editor for boston.com. i worked on the hill for years. you cover the hill and know it. that was a very personal shot from harry reid. is it accurate to say, open question, that speaker boehner is worried about staying speaker? >> yes. hes definitely -- i think hes not worried about his election on january 3rd, but thats not the end ...

Schultz. the president cuts his vacation short to come back to washington, d.c., meanwhile, house republicans are literally phoning it in, this is the ed show, and as ed would say, lets get to work. >> this is something within our capacity to solve. it doesnt take that much work, we just have to do the right thing. >> six days away from the fiscal cliff and there are real consequences to millions of americans if no deal is cut. congressman elijah cummings and ryan grim of the huffington post are...

Done like the affordable care act. like dodd frank. she got it done. >> thats great advice, and we hope he listens. >> i hope so. >> thank you so much, my friend. >> my pleasure. lets turn to ryan grim. mr. grim, the jobless are really the only segment of the population who get an immediate hit if we go over the fiscal cliff. doesnt this strike even what appears to be heartless politicians that the people most vulnerable are working class and working poor and middle class people who will get s...

She found a way even with maximum republican opposition to bring her diverse caucus. that is a caucus with diverse views together to get things done like the affordable care act. like dodd frank. she got it done. >> thats great advice, and we hope he listens. >> i hope so. >> thank you so much, my friend. >> my pleasure. lets turn to ryan grim. mr. grim, the jobless are really the only segment of the population who get an immediate hit if we go over the fiscal cliff. doesnt this strike even wh...